Russian President Vladimir Putin: RACHEL DENBER Obama wont talk with Putin, but he can still speak loudly, according to Globe and Mail. Baird belies conservative image through defence of gay rights abroad U.S. President Barack Obama with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, June 18, 2012. AP Video Social conservatives recently warned Stephen Harpers Conservative government that it may lose political support following Foreign Affairs Minister John Bairds criticism of Russian and Ugandan anti-gay legislation. In the case of Russia, federal legislation signed by President Vladimir Putin on June 30 makes the propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations an offence subject to the imposition of a fine. In Uganda, Bill 18, The Anti-Homosexuality Bill seeks to protect the traditional family by criminalizing sexual relations between persons of the same sex. Prescribed penalties under Bill 18 include life imprisonment for the offence of committing a homosexual act, to death in the case of an aggravated homosexual act although international pressure may succeed in having the death sentence removed from the final formulation of the bill . More Related to this Story AUREL BRAUN Putin isnt just humiliating Washington hes testing it (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita: BAMAKO, Mali - Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali's presidency after his opponent conceded defeat late Monday in an election aimed at restoring stability to a country wracked by a rebellion, a coup and an Islamic insurgency. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Keita, who is known by his initials "IBK," had been expected to win the runoff easily, having pulled nearly 40 per cent of the vote in the first round. Most of the other candidates from the first round had given their endorsements to Keita, who has had a long career in Malian government. FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013 file photo, presidential frontrunner Ibrahim Boubacar Keita casts his vote at a polling station in Bamako, Mali. The former prime minister has won Malis presidency after his opponent conceded defeat before official results were announced. Soumaila Cisse went late Monday, Aug. 12 to Keitas home to congratulate him on his victory, according to spokesmen for both candidates. AP Photo/Thomas Martinez, File Soumalia Cisse's concession averts a protracted election fight, allowing Mali to move ahead with establishing a democratically elected government, one of the international community's caveats for unlocking some $4 billion in promised aid. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edmonton Womens Shelter: The program known as WIN III is operated by the Edmonton Womens Shelter, which runs two other shelters for women and children escaping abuse, according to CBC. We re looking at operational funding, sustainable operational funding to keep it running, said Janine Fraser, executive director of the Womens Emergency Shelter and An Edmonton shelter that helps refugee and immigrant women escape violent situations is worried about its future if it can't find more stable sources of funding. While those programs receive provincial operational funding, WIN III does not. Instead, it relies on donations, fundraising and grants for its $400,000 annual operating budget. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ontario Conservatives: I heartily agree Tim Hudak is not the one to lead Ontario Conservatives to victory at the polls. I disagree, however, that the party needs a solid right-winger as leader. Ontario is a middle-of-the-road province, not a feeding ground for Tea Party-like extremists, according to The Star. Ontario and federal conservatives need to put the progressive back into the partys name and policies. Sound financial management with a heart not the divisive politics of victimization practised so ardently by Harris and Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Time for Hudak to step aside, Opinion Aug. 11 I abandoned the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party when it was taken over by Mike Harris and his one-dimensional slash-and-burn nonsense. I also abandoned the federal Conservative Party when it was sold down the river to the Reform Party by Peter MacKay. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Laszlo Csatary: He lived too long, Holocaust survivor Ted Bolgar told Montreal. He owes me 70 years for my family, according to CTV. Csatary is believed to have sent nearly 16,000 Jews to concentration camps from Kosice, a collection point then in Hungary but now part of Slovakia and Many around the world are expressing disappointment with the death of Laszlo Csatary at the age of 98, not out of sadness, but because they wanted to see him survive long enough to be punished for the many war crimes he is believed to have perpetrated. After the war, the Hungarian Csatary lived a comfortable life in Montreal and Toronto and worked as an art dealer at least until 1997, in spite of the fact that he had been sentenced to death in his absence in Czechoslovakia in 1948 for war crimes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

career centre: The building will house a new career centre and thrift store. The career centre will provide employment counselling and training to get people back to work, according to CBC. Goodwill will provide financial literacy training and training to youths at risk and Goodwill is building a new multi-purpose facility at the intersection of McDougall Street and Tecumseh Road. "It's a new program and we are developing new initiatives from a workforce development point of view because we know that the unemployment rate is 9.5 per cent in the Windsor area," said Kevin Smith, who speaks for the non-profit group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Cabot Links: The economy in and around Inverness will be the big winner as a result of a second golf course and hotel expansion at Cabot Links, says the provinces economic development minister, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Nova Scotia government's $8.25-million loan to Cabot Links is: UPDATED 7:52 p.m. The government announced Sunday it will loan $8.25 million to Cabot Links for the project. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Christian Salazar: UNICEF Deputy Director Christian Salazar said the data collected by the UN childrens agency and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs showed that 62 per cent of the young people are living in developing countries. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Immigrants in Greek detention centre clash with police International migration is becoming a key issue in the lives of young people with the latest preliminary data revealing that nearly 35 million migrants are under the age of 20, the United Nations said Monday. In light of scams, services for new immigrants focus on fraud detection (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

character-builder: Glace Bay a class act, according to The Chronicle Herald. Sport in youth has long been touted as a character-builder, and while some argue that sport uncovers rather than develops character, there is little debate that sport is an important part of youngsters development and (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Statistics Canada: A spate of fresh data and yet one more market-cooling tweak from Ottawa last week has put one of the most important sectors in the Canadian economy, and the most important asset-source for most Canadians, on a kind of death watch, according to CTV. Last week, Statistics Canada reported that building permits in the residential sector fell 12.9 per cent in June, and permits for multi-unit dwellings -- mostly condos -- sank even further by 18.8 per cent and OTTAWA -- Canada's much-watched housing market is sending out mixed signals these days -- even for analysts. That's because while some of the data, such as home prices and starts, is pointing to the soothing "soft landing" that homeowners, economists, banks and politicians are fingers-crossed hoping for, others, like land purchases and building permits suggest the real message is: the crash is coming. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.