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Sylvie Therrien: A courageous risk, Editorial, July 25, according to The Star. There is no right or wrong way for a public servant to whistleblow against corruption either fiscal or ethical because the act of whistleblowing is always right and Re: A courageous risk, Editorial, July 25 I applaud Sylvie Therrien for her courageous, ethical stance and am grateful to her and those like her for their whistleblowing. As an Ontario public servant and a Canadian, I hope that I would have the courage of my own convictions when faced with implementing an unethical and often ruthless may I say stupid? politically-driven decision. It is no secret that politicians will throw public servants to the lions in the blink of an eye and we are scapegoats more often than not. The situation with Therrien is no different. Toronto police have been suspended with pay for years until serious allegations against them have been resolved, but Therrien gets suspended without pay? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Antonio Carlos Jobim international airport: Dignitaries including Brazilian Vice-President Michel Temer turned out at Rio's Antonio Carlos Jobim international airport to bid farewell to the Argentine-born pontiff after a visit marked by big moments. They included a visit to a vast church dedicated to Brazil's patron saint, a rainy walk through one of Rio's dangerous slums and a papal Mass that was one of the biggest in recent history, according to Times Colonist. "The church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you!" he said to applause in his final homily of World Youth Day festivities and RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent ended Sunday after a marathon weeklong visit to Brazil that drew millions of people onto the sands of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beach and appeared to reinvigorate the clergy and faithful alike in the world's largest Catholic country. Speaking from a white stage on the sands of Copacabana on Sunday, Francis urged a crowd estimated at 3 million people to go out and spread their faith "to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Pope Francis: RIO DE JANEIRO - An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "The church needs you, your enthusiasm, your creativity and the joy that is so characteristic of you!" he said to applause in his final homily of the World Youth Day festivities. Pope Francis waves from his popemobile along the Copacabana beachfront on his way to celebrate Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 28, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of young people slept under chilly skies in the white sand awaiting Francis final Mass for World Youth Day. AP Photo/Jorge Saenz Speaking from a white stage and looking out over the enormous crowd, Francis urged young Catholics to go out and spread their faith "to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Copacabana beach: RIO DE JANEIRO - Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent ended Sunday after a marathon weeklong visit to Brazil that drew millions of people onto the sands of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beach and appeared to reinvigorate the clergy and faithful alike in the world's largest Catholic country. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Speaking from a white stage on the sands of Copacabana on Sunday, Francis urged a crowd estimated at 3 million people to go out and spread their faith "to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent." Pilgrims and residents gather on Copacabana beach before the arrival of Pope Francis for World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Francis will preside over an evening vigil service on Copacabana beach that is expected to draw more than 1 million young people. AP Photo/Felipe Dana Dignitaries including Brazilian Vice-President Michel Temer turned out at Rio's Antonio Carlos Jobim international airport to bid farewell to the Argentine-born pontiff after a visit marked by big moments. They included a visit to a vast church dedicated to Brazil's patron saint, a rainy walk through one of Rio's dangerous slums and a papal Mass that was one of the biggest in recent history. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

economic data: TORONTO Investors have their plates full this week as they prepare to digest a variety of top-drawer economic data and another week of earnings news from corporate Canada, particularly from the beaten-down resource sector, according to The Chronicle Herald. Traders will consider the latest economic growth data for Canada and the U.S., along with the latest reading on U.S. employment. And on top of that, they will also look for clues about the future of economic stimulus measures when the U.S. Federal Reserve holds its scheduled two-day meeting on interest rates and It is a summer blockbuster week for data, said Doug Porter, chief economist at BMO Financial Group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Bonneville Salt Flats: This 1955 VW, with three around-the-world trips on its odometer, is heading to the Bonneville Salt Flats to attempt to join the 100 MPH Club in the 36 Horsepower Challenge, according to Globe and Mail. Best of the Lot Don #039;t panic about your Prius, but here are a few other options Probably the most famous, and certainly the most travelled, Volkswagen Beetle in Canada is about to set off on a new adventure. Lets back up the story a bit. In 1951, a German teenager, who had survived the war in Leipzig, escaped the Russian occupation and emigrated to Canada. An older brother had been killed in the war, a sister disappeared to a Russian prison camp and an uncle had been exiled to Siberia. More Related to this Story (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Adam Kreek: After he had freed himself from a boat cabin turned upside down and filling with water, Adam Kreek thought of his mom. She had made him take swimming lessons as a child because, after all, living in Canada anything can happen. You can fall into a river, fall out of a canoe, fall through ice. Liquid state, according to Globe and Mail. JOSEPH BOYDEN The wonder and danger of the mighty Moose River Part of Liquid State, an occasional series on our relationship with water. Governments ponder how to weather the next big storm (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian Punjabi Post: Mr. Grewal is the editor of the Canadian Punjabi Post , Canadas first Punjabi-language daily, with a distribution of 25,000, and he sees himself on the same level as mainstream reporters. And increasingly, the people he writes about agree. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. How Brampton demonstrates the new vision of Canada On the verdant, manicured grounds of 24 Sussex Drive, Jagdish Grewal was something of an outsider. Last month, he was at the journalists garden party the prime minister hosts annually at his residence. In the sea of mainstream reporters, he was the only member of the Punjabi press at the event. The Brampton Diaries Found in translation: Learning the language of home and the future (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canada Border Services Agency: According to the Canada Border Services Agency, 1,937 children averaging 10 years old have arrived in Canada since 2008 with no parents and no documents, fleeing war, poverty and other adversity in their home countries. The biggest influx came in 2009 when 460 kids crossed the border, according to CBC. Nearly half of the young asylum-seekers arrive in Quebec or Atlantic Canada and More than 300 unaccompanied minors are pouring into Canada seeking refugee status every year, a News investigation has found. "These kids are of varying ages, varying sophistication, they've all had something terrible happen to them which is why they're here," said lawyer Christine Lonsdale, who leads the Unaccompanied Minors Project at law firm McCarthy Tetrault. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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.