Somalia: Vaccine-wielding health workers face a daunting challenge. Those areas of Somalia where seven out of 10 children arent fully immunized are difficult to access because Al Qaeda-linked militants control them, according to The Star. India marked a major success in February 2012 by being removed from the World Health Organizations list of countries plagued by the highly infectious disease and NAIROBI, KENYA Somalia is suffering an explosive outbreak of polio and now has more cases than the rest of the world combined, a WHO official said Friday. Polio is considered mostly eliminated around the world except for the three countries Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan where it is endemic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

RCMP: RCMP say a man was arrested Thursday afternoon but would not release further details, according to Huffington Post. The officer had been called to reports of an erratic driver near Wanham, about 100 kilometres north of Grande Prairie and WANHAM, Alta. - A suspect has been arrested after an RCMP officer was attacked during a traffic stop on a northern Alberta highway. The Spirit River RCMP officer that was assaulted is said to be in stable condition and is speaking. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

the Senate: OTTAWA When Canadas auditor general last took a close look at the Senate in 2012, he came away with a largely positive view, according to The Chronicle Herald. What a difference a year makes and Sure, there was room for improvement: some expense claims were too vague, and a few travel claims couldnt be explained. But the upper chamber generally seemed to be running smoothly. The report made few waves. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Peggy Shannon: Peggy Shannon, 67, said she cried after Filner forcibly kissed her on the lips in January. She said she was offended by his constant requests for dates because she knew he was engaged to another woman at the time, according to Times Colonist. "I was shocked that he would say that to me," Shannon said at a news conference. "I was working and had to get myself together to continue my job at the senior citizens service desk. I was very bothered by this statement and went home and cried again." SAN DIEGO - A volunteer city worker who assists senior citizens said Thursday that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner repeatedly asked her to rub his hands, requested dates and made sexually suggestive comments. The 70-year-old mayor once took her hands and told her he could last eight hours at night, according to Shannon and her high-profile lawyer, Gloria Allred. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mark Weisleder: Special to, according to The Star. When a bank pulled the financing from one buyer at the last minute, it caused all the deals to fall apart because each one was contingent on the previous seller getting the money to close their own sale. This is what real estate lawyers refer to as a train wreck and Mark Weisleder Bridge financing could have saved the day last month when a series of disasters on closing day caused three related real estate deals to fall apart. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

discouraged workers: But Flahertys words and the statistics he uses to back them up dont match whats happening in workers lives. They havent recovered from the recession. They were hurled straight from the economic meltdown into a harsh new reality: a Canada of chronic job insecurity, uneven growth and deteriorating living standards, according to The Star. Some of this information is crucial to understanding the post-recession job market. Although the official jobless rate 7.2 per cent looks moderate, it would leap to 10.3 per cent if discouraged workers were included. These are people who have given up their job search, convinced they have no hope of finding work. They may well be right. As of April, there were six unemployed workers for every job vacancy. While the economy has added 950,000 jobs since the recession more than replacing the 400,000 lost during the downturn , the population has grown by 1.8 million. As a result, 61.7 per cent of Canadians are employed today, compared to 63.8 per cent four years ago. Temporary, contract and casual work has grown at triple the rate of permanent employment since the recession. Part-time work has also climbed steadily. As of March 2013, a total of 3.3 million Canadians worked part-time an increase of 93,000 over pre-recession levels. Men over 25 societys traditional breadwinners are most heavily affected. They experienced a 23.2 per cent increase in part-time jobs, whereas women in the same age group often regarded as secondary earners experienced a 9.2 per cent increase. The duration of joblessness has risen since the recession. In 2008, the average job-seeker was out of work for 14.8 weeks. Today it is 20.2 weeks. And young people have been hammered repeatedly. Last month alone they lost 46,000 jobs; more than any other any group and For two solid years, Jim Flaherty has been insisting that all the jobs lost in the 2008-2009 recession are back. Even last week, as Statistics Canada reported an unexpected drop of 39,400 jobs he was bullish about the direction of the labour market. Private employers are still hiring, the finance minister pointed out brightly. The public sector lost 74,000 jobs; the private sector gained 34,600. To explain this paradox, Citizens for Public Justice , a faith-based social action organization, has produced a primer on labour market trends. It is one of the most sophisticated pieces of research to come out of the anti-poverty movement. It tracks the job market since 2008, tapping into data Statistics Canada doesnt normally publish. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney: Kenney was at an announcement in Calgary Friday, introducing one of the first new workers who has received escalated permanent resident status under the new Federal Skilled Trades Program, according to Times Colonist. Kenney said one of the challenges facing Canada is that young people are not going into the trades and its creating an "acute shortage" of electricians, welders and boilermakers and CALGARY - Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney says a chronic shortage of skilled trades workers, especially in Alberta's oilsands, can only be solved by a major influx of carpenters, electricians and welders from outside of Canada. The program is aimed at people who want to become permanent residents based on being qualified in a skilled trade. To apply they must have work experience in a specific trade and meet several other requirements. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Phoenix Coyotes: But before they had even completed the deal to buy the Phoenix Coyotes from the league, Gosbee, LeBlanc and their partners were already in the crosshairs, according to Globe and Mail. David Shoalts Devils sale another feather in Gary Bettmans cap George Gosbee and Anthony LeBlanc fulfilled every Canadian boys dream last week by becoming NHL owners. The issue was the five-year out clause they put in an arena lease agreement with the city of Glendale. More Related to this Story (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

asylum seekers: CANBERRA - Australia's opposition, tipped to win next month's election, promised on Friday to revive tough laws barring thousands of asylum seekers already in Australia from settling permanently in a pitch to voters concerned by immigration. , according to Reuters. "This is our country and we determine who comes here," said Abbott in an echo of strongly nationalist border control sentiments championed by the country's last conservative leader, John Howard, before Labor swept him from power in 2007. By Rob Taylor Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, whose conservatives lead Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's ruling Labor in surveys ahead of the September 7 ballot, said he would also block access to court appeals for up to 30,000 asylum seekers if they are refused as refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Homebuilders Association: The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is predicting this year will end with 500 single-family houses started, down nine per cent from last years 552 starts. , according to Times Colonist. A decade ago, 927 new single-family houses got underway, Casey Edge, of the Homebuilders Association, said. The following year, in 2004, there were 962 starts, he said. A lower number of single-family houses being built in Greater Victoria this year reflects not only struggling consumer confidence but tougher mortgage rules imposed by Ottawa, said the executive director of the Victoria Homebuilders Association. CMHC released its third-quarter housing forecast on Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.