Beverley Maxwell: Justice Ronald Skolrood said in a ruling posted online Friday that Beverley Maxwell's employment with the B.C. College of Teachers ended because the agency that regulated the profession was dissolved under a provincial law, and the 60-year-old is entitled to severance in accordance with her contract, according to Times Colonist. "Absent a clear and express provision to the contrary in the act, that intent, and the college's now the Crown's corresponding obligation, continue in force." VANCOUVER - A former employee of the now defunct teachers' college is entitled to more than $312,000 in severance and benefits from the provincial government, says a B.C. Supreme Court judge. "It is apparent from reading the contract as a whole ... that the intent of the severance provision was to provide Ms. Maxwell, as a senior management employee of the college, with a measure of financial security in the event that her employment was terminated," wrote Skolrood. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: MOSCOW - U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden seems assured of a warm welcome in Russia and may even achieve celebrity status in his new home, but history suggests he will no longer be master of his fate and a Moscow exile will bring some difficult challenges, according to Reuters. Snowden, sought by Washington on espionage charges for leaking details of Internet and phone surveillance programs, now embarks on his new life armed with an asylum document that is valid for a year and can be renewed annually and By Alissa de Carbonnel The former U.S. spy agency contractor finally left Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Thursday after spending nearly six weeks confined to its transit zone while a diplomatic battle over his future raged between Russia and the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: After squatting in the transit area of a Moscow airport for more than five weeks, Snowden was granted a one-year asylum on Thursday, ratcheting up tensions between Russia and the U.S., which has charged him with espionage, according to The Star. Over the past eight weeks we have seen the Obama administration show no respect for international or domestic law, but in the end the law is winning, he said in a statement released by WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden has left diplomatic limbo land. But the freedom the fugitive American whistleblower is seeking may be difficult to find in his temporary home in Russia. He reportedly slipped away in a taxi to the home of some American expats, calling Russias offer a victory for the rule of law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: OTTAWA Canada has added its voice to those criticizing Russia for granting asylum to U.S. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, according to The Chronicle Herald. It is an example where it does show Russia is a bit of an outlier in the G8 and This is not something that Canada would have considered to do, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird told The Canadian Press in an exclusive interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: "The perspective of this government is very clear, it is very well-known by everyone in Washington, I think. And that is first of all, our number 1 priority in Canada is the creation of jobs this is a project that will create jobs on both sides of the border, and it is in our judgment an important project, not just for the economy, for job creation, but for the long-term energy security of North America," Harper said, according to CBC. He said this week that he expected Keystone would create 2,000 construction jobs, and as few as 50 permanent jobs once the pipeline is completed. The president has yet to approve the project, over which he has the final say and Prime Minister Stephen Harper responded Friday to U.S. President Barack Obama's dim view about whether the Keystone XL pipeline would spur significant job growth, holding firm to his belief that the project will boost employment "on both sides of the border" and bolster the continent's long-term security. Obama has downplayed the impact the pipeline would have on job creation , describing it as a potential "blip" for the overall economy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

earnings season: NEW YORK - With earnings season winding down and the employment report out of the way, the U.S. stock market is likely to shift into a lower gear next week, according to Reuters. "It has sort of become a trend now to go into earnings season with low expectations, so beating those expectations is not a big deal," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer of Solaris Group in Bedford Hills, New York and By Angela Moon The earnings season so far has been largely positive with more than half of the companies that have reported beating estimates. But cuts in outlooks from a number of bellwethers, including Intel INTC.O: Quote and Caterpillar CAT.N: Quote , mainly due to increasing concerns over China's growth, have raised fears about the third and fourth quarters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

President Barack Obama: WASHINGTON - After causing weeks of embarrassment for the U.S. intelligence community, the Edward Snowden saga has now cast a shadow over international efforts to end the Syrian civil war and deal with Iran, and could also undermine White House hopes for a nuclear arms reduction deal. , according to Reuters. With Russia's sheltering of the former U.S. spy agency contractor seen as a slap in the face to President Barack Obama, the White House is weighing whether he should now back out of a Moscow summit in early September, in a direct snub to Russian President Vladimir Putin. By Matt Spetalnick and Susan Cornwell Russia's decision on Thursday to grant asylum to Snowden threatens to send already-strained relations between the United States and Russia to the lowest point in years and further complicate efforts to work out geopolitical challenges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: The two countries relationship is already difficult because of issues including missile defence, human rights and Syrias civil war. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Snowden will cease leaks, start to build a new life in Russia Russias decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden has upset the Obama administration and angered Congress. But its unlikely the 30-year-old National Security Agency leaker will destroy tense ties between two powers that have moved past their half-century Cold War for global supremacy. White House extremely disappointed Russia granted Snowden asylum, reconsidering Putin summit (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Vladimir Putin: On August 1 he hooked another, according to CBC. Snowden is the man who leaked the NSA's global spying secrets and is being sought by the U.S. government. It wants him extradited back to face trial on charges that presumably would be similar to those Private Bradley Manning has just faced for sending over 700,000 government documents to WikiLeaks and Vladimir Putin is a little man with a penchant for big catches. Just a few days ago he reeled in a huge pike, weighing 21 kilograms, if the Kremlin press service is to be believed. Then he kissed it. Edward Snowden slipped quietly out of the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and disappeared into the Russian capital, there to pursue his reading of Dostoyevsky. He has apparently already read Crime and Punishment . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

business surveys: Output at British factories also surged last month, according to business surveys released on Thursday, while an index of China's massive manufacturing sector suggested the slowdown in the world's No. 2 economy may be stabilizing, according to Reuters. It probably does not, however, point to an imminent tightening of monetary policy. ECB President Mario Draghi on Thursday stressed that interest rates would remain at current lows or lower for an "extended time and NEW YORK/LONDON - U.S. manufacturing grew in July at its fastest pace in two years while European factories snapped a two-year run of declining output, suggesting a prolonged euro zone recession may be near its end. The data should hearten policymakers around the world, particularly those at the European Central Bank who have come under pressure to support an economy struggling to escape from the longest recession in the 17-country euro zone's history. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.