manufacturing plant: The automaker said Friday that it will invest $30 million into its Princeton, Ind., plant with the goal of increasing production of the SUV, according to Times Colonist. The plant builds a gas version of the Highlander and will begin producing a hybrid version before the end of this year and ERLANGER, Ky. - Toyota says it will add 200 jobs at a manufacturing plant in Indiana as it looks to boost production of its Highlander mid-size SUVs starting next year. The company says that will create more than 200 new jobs, boosting employment at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc. to roughly 4,700 workers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

MGM Resorts International: Even before the wooden double doors of St. Mary's Hospital swung open and the new parents emerged into the London summer, babe in arms, it was clear whole chapters of the day-old's life story had already been written. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. For any family, even the most royal, the birth of a child is a moment to celebrate not just new life, but new potential. It is an occasion of the greatest hopes, but also often understandable fears. A newborn offers the promise of all that is to come and the trepidation of not knowing just what that will be. FILE - In this June 22, 2011 file photo, a young boy peers at fire department shirts on display at the Sept. 11 memorial outside the New York-New York casino, in Las Vegas. The memorial, which held a rotating collection of firefighter t-shirts commemorating the lives lost in the attacks on the World Trade Center, has been demolished and will be relocated by MGM Resorts International to make way for a $100 million renovation of the promenade in front of 16 year-old Manhattan-themed casino and the adjoining Monte Carlo. AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File Hundreds of news photographers clicked off thousands of images of the soon-to-be-named George, just as they had of his father on the very same steps 31 years before. Networks broke into their regular programming to bring viewers to the scene. An immense crowd wrapped the newborn, his beaming mother and father in a blanket of cheers and applause and, later, as prescribed by custom, bells tolled and cannons fired to herald his arrival. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

joyous celebration: The birth of a child, royal or otherwise, is always a cause for joyous celebration. But while one child is destined to a life of affluence and influence, millions of others living in extreme poverty will be lucky if they live to their fifth birthday, according to The Star. Later this year, for example, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will host an international replenishment conference, calling upon donor nations to pledge the $15 billion over three years needed to support thousands of programs in over 150 countries that address the leading diseases that disproportionately afflict children living in poverty and Re: Royal birth an emotional roller-coaster ride, July 25 It would be wonderful if the world could collectively commemorate the British royal birth by taking steps to ensure children everywhere survive and thrive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Finance Department: The shortfall was larger than the $1.8-billion deficit recorded in the April and May period a year ago, the Finance Department reported Friday. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. This year, the government is projecting an $18.7-billion negative balance, although the first two months represents a setback in reaching that goal. OTTAWA -- Ottawa's finances got off to a rocky start in the current fiscal year, posting a $2.7-billion deficit that was nearly $1 billion more compared with the same period last year. The 2012-13 fiscal year ended with an estimated $25.9-billion shortfall for the government -- the first year Ottawa failed to make significant progress in reducing its deficit since the recession. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Pier 21: But more than eight decades of Canadian history await, according to The Chronicle Herald. Many then continued their voyage on the train, venturing into a land of overwhelmingly vast expanses, punctuated with a city or town, followed by hundreds of miles of wilderness. Some settled in urban areas; others learned to navigate an endless sea of prairie or coax crops from acres of rocky soil; still others pushed on, into the hinterlands of the North and Northwest and It takes less than 10 minutes for the No. 8 bus to complete its route from Scotia Square on Barrington Street to Pier 21 on the Halifax waterfront. A sign inside the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 speaks volumes. From 1928 to 1971, one million people had their first glimpse of Canada when their ships docked at Pier 21 after days-long, often brutally harsh journeys from all over the world. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement: The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, the union representing the officers, said Friday that Treasury Board President Tony Clement had rejected its offer of binding arbitration because the union wouldn't accept the conditions Clement attached to the offer, according to CBC. "Effective Monday, in order to persuade the government that binding arbitration remains the responsible way forward to resolve our dispute, PAFSO members will withdraw all services until further notice at Canada's fifteen largest visa processing centres abroad," PAFSO said in a statement and Striking foreign service officers are withdrawing all services at Canada's 15 biggest visa processing centres abroad starting Monday, following a failed attempt to go to arbitration to settle the bitter contract dispute with the government. The union began staging rotating job actions in the spring at different embassies and visa processing centres at different times, which has slowed down work abroad but not completely stopped it. Now the union is stepping up its pressure on the government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Senegal: I am taking my whole family husband, and two kids, according to The Star. I have never been to West Africa. I know nothing about Senegal. I dont have a single friend there and I am having a mid-life crisis and moving to Senegal. We leave in a month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mutually beneficial: Re: Done well, internships can be mutually beneficial, Opinion July 21, according to The Star. Interns have been in the news a lot lately, with many current and former interns speaking about their terrible experiences/mistreatment. As a paid intern with Canadas largest NGO I wanted to give you the other side, tell you what I ve learned and how this will benefit me in the future and Re: Outlaw unpaid internships, Letter July 23 Outlaw unpaid internships, Letter July 23 (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

subway lines: Re: Stress transit networks, not subway lines, July 23, according to The Star. Re: Scarborough subway saga, Letters July 20 Re: Transit saga is going nowhere fast, July 19 Re: Derailing the subway, Editorial July 19 (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Hamilton Police Chief Glenn De Caire: Hamilton spoke with Hamilton Police Chief Glenn De Caire on Friday to get his take on these trends. The city's top cop said the decrease in crime speaks both to Hamilton's economic resurgence as well as to the quality of its law enforcement. Moreover, he defended his campaign at council to increase funding for the police force, arguing cuts to service would have direct impact upon safety upon Hamilton streets, according to CBC. First of all, we need to be really, really clear that this report is about reported crime. So we have to keep up all of our efforts and our educational outreach to encourage people to report crime, particularly in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault. There are a lot of reasons, but we believe those are underreported crimes and Police heralded on Wednesday a new Statistics Canada report showing the violent crime rate in the Hamilton area in 2012 was down 19 per cent over the previous year the largest decrease of any region in the country. And for the fifth year in a row, the study suggested, the city saw a drop in its overall crime, down seven per cent from 2011. Related: Hamilton sees largest violent crime decrease in Canada What impact do you hope this report will have on the perception of how safe Hamilton is? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.