Maxim Zhurelev: Maxim Zhurelev is staying at a homeless shelter in downtown Vancouver, but says the conditions are far safer than what he faced in Russia. , according to Huffington Post. "It is considered an honour for a Russian to harm or even kill a gay person. They will be honoured by society and tell everyone, 'I killed a gay person.' Everyone basically will be proud of that." A gay refugee claimant living in Vancouver says he fled to Canada from his native Russia to escape being persecuted for his sexual orientation. "I feel that I'm protected. I feel that I can be myself. I don't have be worried about violence," Zhurelev told CBC News. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Conservative MP: Brandon-Souris MP Merv Tweed is resigning his seat to become the new president of Omnitrax Canada. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Tweed has been a Conservative MP since 2004 and before that served as a Manitoba MLA. His resignation from parliament takes effect Aug. 31. MP Merv Tweed announces his resignation Monday morning. Omnitrax operates the Hudson Bay Railway and the Port of Churchill. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Bubba Hiers: Lisa Jackson sued Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers, last year saying she suffered from sexual harassment and racially offensive talk and employment practices that were unfair to black workers during her five years as a manager of Uncle Bubbas Seafood and Oyster House. Deen is co-owner of the restaurant, which is primarily run by her brother, according to 660 News. Jackson, at best, is an accidental victim of the alleged racial discrimination, Moore said in his ruling. There are no allegations that defendant Hierss racially offensive comments were either directed toward plaintiff or made with the intent to harass her and SAVANNAH, Ga. A federal judge Monday threw out race discrimination claims by a former Savannah restaurant manager whose lawsuit against Paula Deen has already cost the celebrity cook a valuable chunk of her culinary empire. But claims of race discrimination by Jackson, who is white, were gutted in the 20-page opinion by U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore Jr. The judge agreed with lawyers for Deen and Hiers that Jackson has no standing to sue her former employers for what she claims was poor treatment of black workers, regardless of her claims that she was offended and placed under additional stress. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Omnitrax Canada Inc.: Merv Tweed was appointed Monday as president of Omnitrax Canada Inc., just hours after announcing his resignation from the Commons, according to Huffington Post. Tweed brings a "wealth of knowledge" to the rail company, Omnitrax chief executive Kevin Shuba said in a news release and OTTAWA - A Manitoba MP who served as chairman of the House of Commons transport committee until last fall will head up a rail company that hopes to ship western crude oil through northern Canada. The Conservative MP for Brandon-Souris says he will resign his seat at the end of the month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Laszlo Csatary: Csatary died Saturday of pneumonia in a Budapest hospital, said his lawyer, Gabor Horvath B, according to CBC. Csatary was sentenced to death in absentia in Czechoslovakia in 1948 for similar war crimes. Last month, a Budapest court suspended the case against Csatary because of double jeopardy, as the charges filed by Hungarian prosecutors were similar to those in his 1948 conviction. Hungarian prosecutors appealed the decision and a ruling was pending and Laszlo Csatary, a former police officer indicted in June by Hungarian authorities for abusing Jews and contributing to their deportation to Nazi death camps during the Second World War, has died. He was 98. Hungarian authorities have said Csatary was the chief of an internment camp for Jews in Kosice a Slovak city then part of Hungary in 1944, beating them with his bare hands and a dog whip. He had also been charged with assisting in the deportation of thousands of Jews to Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps. He denied all those charges. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

University of Toronto study: Thats hardly a hard and fast rule, but thats the trend that emerged in a University of Toronto study of depictions of race in Canadian ads, according to Huffington Post. And how whites are depicted differs notably from how minority groups are shown and According to Canadas advertisers, white people are traditionalists who like natural foods, and minority groups are into processed fast foods. The study from assistant sociology professor Shyon Baumann and grad student Loretta Ho found white people are over-represented in Canadian advertising: While whites account for 80 per cent of Canadas population, they account for 87 per cent of the characters in TV commercials. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ihouma Amadi: Victoria Ordu and Ihouma Amadi, who have completed three years of study at the University of Regina, were found to be working illegally for two weeks at Walmart, according to Globe and Mail. Liberal MP Goodale fights for Nigerian women ordered deported over minor mistake Hundreds of people came out Monday to support two Nigerian students who have taken sanctuary in a Regina church to avoid deportation. Both women thought they were allowed to work because they had social insurance numbers. More Related to this Story (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Israel: Mustafa al-Haj expected to die in an Israeli prison for killing an American-born settler hiking in the West Bank in 1989. Now lights decorate his home to celebrate the planned release of the 45-year-old and more than 100 other Palestinian convicts in a deal that revived Mideast peace talks. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Israel published the names of 26 men, including al-Haj, to be freed before the first round of talks Wednesday. In all, 104 prisoners have been slated for release in four tranches over a period of nine months that the U.S. has set aside for negotiations. But their freedom is contingent on progress in the talks. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, sits next to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. Israel on Monday published the names of 26 Palestinian prisoners, most of them jailed for deadly attacks, who are to be released this week as part of a U.S.-brokered deal that led to a resumption of Mideast negotiations. AP Photo/Mohamad Torokman, Pool While the Palestinians are joyful, the decision to free the inmates has stirred anger in Israel where victims' families say it is an insult to their loved ones. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Andrey Samstov: Robert Hughes says hes had two clients in the past few months who have claimed refugee status in Canada after fleeing persecution because of their sexual orientation, according to CTV. One client, Andrey Samstov, was arrested after he unfurled a rainbow flag in a pride parade in Moscow in 2011 and As Russia cracks down on gay expression and fears of homophobic attacks rise, gay Russians may increasingly seek safe haven in Canada, according to a refugee lawyer. What has been unusual for me is to see gay Russians contacting me before they come to Canada. They re afraid of staying in Russia, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Labour Relations Human Resources Consulting: has joined Legacy Bowes Group as vice president of Labour Relations Human Resources Consulting. Therrien has extensive experience in senior HR roles in health care, aviation and food services fields. He has a background in recruitment, labour relations, training and development and performance management. He also has hands-on experience in benefits administration, employee communications, management coaching, occupational health and safety and public speaking. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Justin Ladia Paul R. Therrien, BA, M.Ed., CHRP (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.