Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale: "There are over-arching issues and policies that need to be addressed at a federal level," Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale told reporters during a news conference Friday afternoon, according to CBC. "It is extremely important that the federal government be involved but they're not at this point in time," Dunderdale said and Canada's premiers and territorial leaders urged the federal government to consult the provinces and territories on changes to programs or policy that affect them, including jobs training and energy, as they wrapped-up their summer gathering at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. The premiers cited changes in labour market agreements and the proposed Canada Job Grant, employment insurance, and raising the age of eligibility for Old Age security as examples of changes the federal government has made without consulting the provinces. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Generation Y: Now, over a decade after Arbuckle graduated from university, there are even more reasons to stress over that ubiquitous arts degree. Perhaps Generation Y, defined as those currently between the ages of 18 and 33, should be called Generation Anxious because of their constant worrying over unemployment. Health experts warn that stress driven by an uncertain economic future, not to mention the incessant technology and wired lifestyles of twentysomethings, is problematic for this generations mental health, according to Huffington Post. No wonder more than half of young adults these days live at home. A 2011 Stats Can survey found that 51 per cent of twentysomethings still live with their parents , while a SunLife Financial study from last year shows 90 per cent of Canadians aged 18 to 24 feel overwhelmed and experience excessive stress. The third annual Sun Life Canadian Health Index showed that feeling anxious about employment has a direct connection to ones health and High school English teacher Julia Arbuckle remembers the anxiety she felt when she was a student at the University of Toronto. I was stressed because I was doing an arts degree, she says, and I thought, How am I going to make it in life? Arbuckle, 36, who has been teaching yoga as part of U of Ts Art of Living Course for the past nine years, feels that everything worked out in the end and considers herself lucky to have a job. According to a 2013 TD Canada Trust study, 30 per cent of Generation Y also called millenials struggle to support themselves on their low salaries, 44 per cent find it difficult to pay for education, and 38 percent are bogged down with loan repayments. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Carmel Mikol: The New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee presents an array of free events during its weekend lineup, Aug. 2 to 4, according to The Chronicle Herald. Also Saturday is the Celtic Circles Songwriters Circle at 1 p.m. with Dave Gunning, Carmel Mikol, Jim Dorie and Cyndi Cain. There will also be performances by several participants in the Teen Songwriting Performance Workshop hosted by Carmel Mikol prior to the Jubilee and On Saturday, Aug. 3, the Childrens Jubilee provides an opportunity for kids to sing, dance and play with entertainers Sunshine Sue and Scotty and the Stars, plus games and bouncy houses, from noon to 4 p.m. in Carmichael Park. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ontarios Superior Court of Justice: I am one of four counsel representing the residents. The case was argued in Ontarios Superior Court of Justice on July 12, at the conclusion of which Justice Edward Morgan reserved his decision. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Globe editorial An oath of allegiance to a person is a potent symbol The case of three permanent residents seeking the right to obtain Canadian citizenship without taking an oath to the Queen has generated much discussion both about the oath and the monarchy. Unfortunately, some of the discussion is based on misinformation. RATNA OMIDVAR Citizenship oath: Let #039;s pledge to Canada, not to Her Majesty (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: However, the spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Putin was not involved in talks over the fate of the 30-year-old former U.S. spy agency contractor, who is wanted by the United States on espionage charges and has been stuck at a Moscow airport for more than a month. , according to Reuters. Peskov said Putin had expressed "strong determination" not to let ties with Washington suffer over the dispute, "no matter how the situation develops". MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined not to allow a spat over Edward Snowden to hurt ties with the United States, his spokesman said on Friday. Russia has refused to hand over Snowden, who leaked details of secret U.S. electronic surveillance programs to British and U.S. media, to the United States, and is considering a temporary asylum request. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Montreal: The Pakistani woman had suffered several heart attacks in her home of Lahore, the capital of Pakistans Punjab province and the site of intense religious tension. Tahira came to Montreal in 2000 in fear of her ex-husband. She left her one-year-old son behind in the care of her parents, according to CBC. She was escaping her abusive ex-husband, an influential man in their community with ties to religious extremists. At 17, Tahira left her son in the care of her parents and fled to Montreal, where shes lived ever since and Khurshid Begum Awan first came to Montreal from Pakistan as a refugee in 2011, with her husband and grandson. Awans daughter, Tahira, had come to Montreal over a decade earlier, in 2000, when her son was just a year old. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Nicolae Ceausescu: It made her scream, according to The Star. Mirela was one of tens of thousands of institutionalized children abandoned by poverty-stricken families under the regime of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu . In an attempt to increase the population, he had outlawed birth control and required all women to have five children and When Mirela Kinney first arrived in Canada, the 3-year-old was afraid of grass touching her feet, tickling between her toes. So did dogs, anything white and fluffy or food she wasnt used to. Almost everything in Calgary, except bread and milk, was new. Before she was adopted in 1991, she had spent her young life in a Romanian orphanage. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

United States: The letter also offered reassurances that the United States would not torture Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who faces criminal charges of disclosing classified information and has been hiding in an airport in Moscow in order to evade U.S. authorities. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. U.S. House votes to continue NSA surveillance program Attorney General Eric Holder said in a letter sent to the Russian minister of justice this week that the United States would not seek the death penalty against Edward J. Snowden and would issue him a passport immediately so he could travel back to the United States. Edward Snowdens father criticizes Congress, Obama over spy programs (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Juan Ariza: On Feb. 6, 2012, a van carrying migrant workers collided with a transport truck in one of the worst crashes in Ontario history, according to CTV. Juan Ariza, 36, survived the crash, but physical and mental scars remained with him as he rehabilitated in a London nursing home and One of three men to survive the crash in Hampstead that killed 11 people last year is returning to Peru, meaning he may never be able to return to Canada, News has learned. An investigation concluded that driver error was to blame for the crash. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Australia: BRISBANE -- The tide of refugees arriving on Australian shores has become so vast the federal opposition this week recommended a military solution. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. It's called "operation sovereign borders" and it's the latest move in a political chess game that doesn't bode well for Australia's already-tarnished international reputation for handling the world's most vulnerable. A fishing boat carrying Vietnamese asylum-seekers nears the shore of Australia's Christmas Island in April 2013. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says if he wins power in the looming federal election he will ask the Australian military to appoint a three-star commander to lead a joint agency task force to deal with people smugglers and border protection. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.