immigrantscanada.com

Independent topical source of current affairs, opinion and issues, featuring stories making news in Canada from immigrants, newcomers, minorities & ethnic communities' point of view and interests.

Brian Sinclair: The Health Action Centre's temporary receptionist who saw Sinclair said after his death, she overheard staff say they regretted that decision. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "It was within the following week or week-and-a-half I overheard this." An inquest into Brian Sinclair's 2008 death was told Wednesday the health-care system 'has to be rejigged.' Photo Store Brian Sinclair was moaning with pain and pointing towards his groin area minutes before being sent alone in a cab by a clinic to Health Sciences Centre's emergency where he died in a waiting room 34 hours later. "I recall someone saying 'We should have put him in a cab with an attendant or put him in an ambulance,' " Sylvia Chidlow testified Tuesday at an inquest looking at the circumstances of the 45-year-old Sinclair's death. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Conservation Council of Ontario: An overloaded line and a cascading power outage had rolled across the northeastern states and Ontario, plunging us into a blackout that lasted several days. Even as power was restored, the grid was fragile and conservation remained the watchword for many days afterward, according to The Star. In the months that followed, the call for conservation continued. As executive director of the Conservation Council of Ontario, I had a perfect view on how crisis can shape policy. I had often said that the key to success as an environmentalist is to learn an issue and then wait for the crisis, and this was a true case in point and On Aug. 14, 2003, conservation was on every politicians lips. They spoke the word more times in two days than they had in 10 years. But it was conservation by crisis. We proved ourselves to be resilient. We pitched in to help others and even celebrated a simpler and quieter time by holding barbecues to cook our thawing meat and by lying out under s. The better side of the crisis was immortalized in Mike Fords sweet song, s Shone on Toronto . We responded as a community. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Bank of Montreal: The survey also found that finances continue to be the number one stress factor for students, weighing on them more than the pressure to get high marks or even finding a good job after graduation, according to CBC. In Alberta you're looking at about 6.4 years on average ... and it's about $30,000 that students are walking out with in debt, she said and A survey by the Bank of Montreal shows post-secondary students are relying less on family money and their own savings and more on bank loans to get through school. Eight per cent fewer students are relying on family to finance their education and are turning to bank loans according to the survey, said Michelle Mobarrez, a personal banking manager with BMO Financial Group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita: Keita won Malis presidency late Monday when his opponent Soumaila Ciss conceded defeat before official election results were even released. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. We are tired of this crisis : Malians return to polls, vote for peace after turmoil Malis new president-elect Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is presented with the challenge of finding a resolution to the simmering separatist rebellion in the countrys north. Ciss concedes defeat in Mali vote, elections considered a #039;success #039; (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Rob Ford: Sunith Baheerathan caused an online stir when he issued a tweet requesting prospective pot sellers to bring some of their wares to a Mr. Lube location in a Toronto suburb, according to Globe and Mail. Rob Ford held to higher standard than any other politician, says deputy Holyday An online search for marijuana has turned into a job hunt for one Canadian Twitter user. That location was Baheerathans place of employment until Tuesday, according to both the company and Baheerathans own tweets. More Related to this Story (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Somalias Puntland: ECONOMY Somalia calls for help to keep remittances flowing from Britain, according to Globe and Mail. Somalias Puntland breaks off relations with central government video For more than two decades, despite war and chaos and the murder of 16 of its aid workers, Doctors Without Borders has maintained its crucial medical aid to Somalia. But now a new wave of extreme attacks has pushed it into an unprecedented response: closing down all of its clinics and hospitals in the impoverished country. More Related to this Story SHIPPING At least 11 dead as ship held by pirates sinks off Somalia (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

London Police Service: Some of the changes include doubling the cost of crash reconstruction reports from $1,200 to $3,000 and increasing the local criminal records check fee from $5 to $50, according to CTV. Some rates have stayed the same. Fees for police criminal record checks for employment remains at $40 and $10 for volunteers and The London Police Service is increasing fees for some services after an analysis of costs during the budget planning process. Police say there are numerous requests for information and reports that impact the workload of various staff. The evaluation was undertaken to ensure administrative cost recovery for those services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Rehtaeh Parsons: The legislation that came into effect last week was introduced less than a month after the April 7 death of Rehtaeh Parsons, the 17-year-old from Cole Harbour who was said to have endured harassment and humiliation after a photo of her being sexually assaulted was circulated around her school and online, according to CBC. While those professionals who study and work with many of the issues around bullying and cyberbullying find hopeful signs in the Nova Scotia initiative, they caution that fundamental change will only come only through a multi-faceted approach involving parents, educators and others, to create a new sense of responsibility around online behaviour and Nova Scotia's new law to counteract cyberbullying aims to protect victims and hold young perpetrators and even their parents in some cases responsible. But legal and social welfare experts have their doubts that the law will have a significant impact in the fight against the insidious online behaviour unless much more educational groundwork is laid. She attempted to take her own life, and died a few days later after being taken off life support. People hold photographs of 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons during a memorial vigil at Victoria Park in Halifax on April 11. Paul Darrow/Reuters (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Sunith Baheerathan: TORONTO An online search for marijuana has turned into a job hunt for one Canadian Twitter user, according to The Chronicle Herald. Baheerathan first raised eyebrows when he expressed his workplace craving in a public tweet and appealed directly to those who may be able to satisfy it and Sunith Baheerathan caused an online stir when he issued a tweet requesting prospective pot sellers to bring some of their wares to a Mr. Lube location in a Toronto suburb. That location was Baheerathans place of employment until Tuesday, according to both the company and Baheerathans own tweets. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tweet: Sunith Baheerathan caused an online stir when he issued a tweet requesting prospective pot sellers to bring some of their wares to a Mr. Lube location in a Toronto suburb. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Baheerathan first raised eyebrows when he expressed his workplace craving in a public tweet and appealed directly to those who may be able to satisfy it. TORONTO - An online search for marijuana has turned into a job hunt for one Canadian Twitter user. That location was Baheerathan's place of employment until Tuesday, according to both the company and Baheerathan's own tweets. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.