Jennifer Aniston: The U.S. talk show host, recently named the world's most powerful celebrity, was in Switzerland for the wedding of singer Tina Turner when the incident occurred last month, according to Reuters. Luxury shop Trois Pommes denied discriminating against Winfrey, an African-American, who asked to look at a "Jennifer" purse, designed by Tom Ford and named for actress Jennifer Aniston. The owner put the incident down to a language barrier and ZURICH - The owner of a luxury goods shop in Zurich has denied that racism was involved when Oprah Winfrey was discouraged from buying a 35,000 Swiss franc $38,100 handbag. The broadcaster said in two U.S. interviews that a sales assistant had refused to show her the crocodile handbag, saying it was "too expensive" and steering her towards other, cheaper ones. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Rafik Hariri International Airport: The six assailants stopped the vehicle on an old airport road in Beirut, pulling the two Turkish nationals from the van and letting the rest of the crew go, Lebanese security officials said. The vehicle was travelling from Rafik Hariri International Airport to a Beirut hotel when the ambush took place, according to the officials, who spoke on condition anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters, according to Huffington Post. The civil war in Syria has deeply divided the Lebanese. Syrian rebels, who are predominantly Sunni Muslim and backed by Turkey, have been holding nine Lebanese Shiites hostage since last year. There have been other kidnappings on both sides since the war began and BEIRUT -- Gunmen ambushed a van carrying a Turkish Airlines crew in the Lebanese capital Friday, kidnapping a pilot and a co-pilot in an attack that appeared to be linked to the civil war in neighbouring Syria. Lebanon's state news agency said a group called Zuwaar al-Imam Rida claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The previously unknown group said in a statement that the pilots "will only be released when the Lebanese hostages in Syria return,'' according to the National News Agency. The veracity of the claim could not be immediately verified. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Statistics Canada: TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed higher Friday amid surprising jobs data and positive indicators that showed China's economy was faring well. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Statistics Canada reported that the economy shed 39,400 jobs last month, enough to push the unemployment rate up one-tenth of a point to 7.2 per cent. Canadian dollars loonies are pictured in Vancouver, Sept. 22, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward The Canadian dollar was up 0.28 of a cent to 97.14 cents US. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Obama: Answering questions Friday at a White House news conference, Obama said the United States was reassessing its relationship with Moscow but that U.S. athletes should not be penalized by the nations' differences, according to Times Colonist. Russia's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad in the ongoing civil war and Moscow's decision to grant temporary asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden have roiled the already uneasy relationship and WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama rejected the idea of the United States boycotting the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year despite several significant disputes with Russia. "I do not think it's appropriate to boycott the Olympics," Obama told reporters. "We've got a bunch of Americans out there who are training hard, who are doing everything they can to succeed." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: "It's not enough for me to have confidence in these programs," the president declared at a White House news conference shortly before a scheduled departure on a weeklong vacation. " The American people have to have confidence in them as well." The president announced a series of changes in a program begun under the anti-terror Patriot Act that was passed in the wake of the terror attacks of Sept, 11, 2001, according to Times Colonist. And on Russia, he said that given recent differences over Syria, human rights and Snowden, it is "probably appropriate for us to take a pause, reassess where it is that Russia is going ... and recalibrate the relationship." WASHINGTON - Responding to critics, President Barack Obama promised Friday to work with Congress on "appropriate reforms" for domestic surveillance programs that were thrust into the public eye by leaker Edward Snowden, saying he understands why Americans are skeptical about the collection of telephone and Internet information. As for Snowden, recently granted temporary asylum by Russia, Obama said he is not a patriot, as some have suggested, and challenged him to return to the United States to face espionage charges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

London: LONDON - Jewelry, pieces of ships, medieval ice skates, centuries-old skulls some fascinating pieces of London's history aren't in museums, but underground. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The 118-kilometre 73-mile Crossrail line is Britain's biggest construction project and the largest archaeological dig in London for decades. In the city's busy business core, archaeologists have struck pay dirt, uncovering everything from a chunk of Roman road to dozens of 2,000-year-old horseshoes, some golden 16th-century bling and the bones of long-dead Londoners. In this Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013 photo, bones and and artifacts are uncovered by archaeologists digs on a site near London's Liverpool Street railway and tube station during the building of the new hi-speed rail line, during a media visit in London. Commuters scuttling past London's Liverpool Street rail and subway station this week were unaware that just feet away, archaeologists were gently unearthing the centuries-old bones of some previous Londoners. Jewelry, pieces of ships, medieval ice skates, centuries-old skulls some incredible pieces of London's history aren't in museums, they're underground. More often than not, they stay there, but work on a new railway line under the British capital is bringing centuries of that buried history to light. The 118-kilometer 73-mile Crossrail line is Britain's biggest construction project and the largest archaeological dig in London for decades. In the city's busy business core, archaeologists have struck pay dirt, uncovering everything from a chunk of Roman road to dozens of 2,000-year-old horseshoes, some golden 17th-century bling and the bones of long-dead Londoners. AP Photo/Alastair Grant More often than not, they stay there, but work on a new railway line under the British capital is bringing centuries of that buried history to light. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Georgian Bay Fire Chief Jim Boswell: In our area, a lot of those firefighters are volunteers and the job they have is huge and varied, according to CTV. There have been places when we've had to drive, we've had to boat and we've had to walk, says Georgian Bay Fire Chief Jim Boswell. We've had to portage an aluminum boat to get to places. Every day is unique and When accidents, fires, and other tragedies strike, police, paramedics, and firefighters get the call. The area is big, the terrain can be rock, but when an emergency happens in Georgian Bay, the volunteer fire department gets the call. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Gary Gendron: Gary Gendron told the inquiry into last summer's deadly tragedy there was plenty of expertise and equipment in the area, according to CTV. "Why would you not let them in and help?" ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. -- The fiance of a woman killed in the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall testified Thursday he will never understand why rescuers refused community help in searching the rubble for any survivors. "There's people here in Elliot Lake that did mining all their life," Gendron said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

archaeologists: More often than not, they stay there, but work on a new railway line under the British capital is bringing centuries of that buried history to light, according to Times Colonist. One afternoon this week, archaeologists were unearthing newly discovered bones in a pit beside Liverpool Street rail and subway station, while living city-dwellers scuttled by, oblivious, a few feet away. The remains belong to a few of the 20,000 people interred in a burial ground established in the 16th century and LONDON - Jewelry, pieces of ships, medieval ice skates, centuries-old skulls some fascinating pieces of London's history aren't in museums, but underground. The 118-kilometre 73-mile Crossrail line is Britain's biggest construction project and the largest archaeological dig in London for decades. In the city's busy business core, archaeologists have struck pay dirt, uncovering everything from a chunk of Roman road to dozens of 2,000-year-old horseshoes, some golden 16th-century bling and the bones of long-dead Londoners. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

language proficiency: The new rules, which build on measures announced in April, include additional restrictions on what language proficiency employers can request, broader requirements to advertise job openings and a new questionnaire that tries to ferret out whether a firm is seeking to replace existing Canadian workers, according to Huffington Post. "Qualified Canadians, including new Canadians, should have first crack at available jobs," Immigration Minister Chris Alexander who made the announcement jointly with Employment and Social Development Minister Jason Kenney said in a statement Wednesday and OTTAWA - The Harper government says it has further tightened the rules governing its controversial temporary foreign worker program, confirming it will charge employers $275 for each application they make. The changes took effect on July 31, but do not affect the seasonal agricultural worker program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.