Bank of America: Attracted to the glass towers of finance in London, New York and Singapore by the prospect of securing a full-time job and hefty wage, future masters of the universe often face 20-hour days in some of the most adrenaline-soaked offices on earth. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Bank of America intern found dead; alleged to have pulled three all-nighters in a row The death of an intern working at the London offices of Bank of America Merrill Lynch has prompted calls for city firms to take more responsibility for the ambitious graduates who push themselves to the limit to secure jobs at the worlds top banks. Opinion Why I gave up my six-figure salary and quit Bay Street (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

human trafficking: Franco Yiu Kwan Orr was found guilty in June of human trafficking for bringing Sarmiento with his family to Canada, where she earned $500 a month to care for his three children, according to 660 News. La Prairie asked Goepel to impose a prison sentence of five to six years and VANCOUVER Leticia Sarmiento was a modern-day slave, working 16 hours a day, seven days a week as a nanny for a wealthy family in British Columbia, says the Crown, urging a judge to hand down a sentence for her former employer that will deter others from trafficking vulnerable women. He kept her as a virtual slave in his home, Crown lawyer Peter La Prairie told the B.C. Supreme Court Judge Richard Goepel on Wednesday. It was a crime of greed and it was a crime of control. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Leticia Sarmiento: Franco Yiu Kwan Orr was found guilty in June of human trafficking for bringing Sarmiento with his family to Canada, where she earned $500 a month to care for his three children. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. La Prairie asked Goepel to impose a prison sentence of five to six years. VANCOUVER - Leticia Sarmiento was a modern-day slave, working 16 hours a day, seven days a week as a nanny for a wealthy family in British Columbia, says the Crown, urging a judge to hand down a sentence for her former employer that will deter others from trafficking vulnerable women. "He kept her as a virtual slave in his home," Crown lawyer Peter La Prairie told the B.C. Supreme Court Judge Richard Goepel on Wednesday. "It was a crime of greed and it was a crime of control." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Gabriela Baczynska: Russia has granted temporary asylum to Snowden, who is wanted in the United States on espionage charges. , according to Reuters. Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska. Editing by Timothy Heritage MOSCOW - Russia accused Britain on Wednesday of failing to live up to its own declarations on human rights by forcing the Guardian newspaper to destroy materials leaked by fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden. "The measures taken by the British authorities towards the Guardian newspaper are out of tune with the British side's statements on commitments to universal standards of human rights," Interfax news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich as saying. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Irving Shipbuilding: The company said the expansion is needed to build Arctic patrol vessels and navy warships for the federal government under the $35-billion National Ship Procurement Program, according to CBC. Scott Jamieson, vice-president of programs at the shipyard, would not say how many will be laid off. He said Irving hopes to lessen the numbers by attracting more businesses to the yard and Irving Shipbuilding says it will have to lay off more of its workers next month while it carries out a $300-million modernization of the Halifax Shipyard, the company announced Wednesday. Irving Shipbuilding said it will begin work on the first vessels sometime in the second or third quarter of 2015. Irving officials told a media briefing on Wednesday that until then, it does not have enough work to keep its current workforce of 900. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz: Alas, Cruz says he plans to renounce his Canadian citizenship , so his northern neighbours may have to settle for all those references to "a Canadian-born contender," should the time come, according to CBC. To be president, the U.S. Constitution stipulates one must be "a natural born citizen," but that designation applies to someone born outside the U.S. if he or she has at least one American parent, according to U.S. law and While some Americans have expressed concern that Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a potential presidential candidate, is a citizen of both Canada and the U.S., Canadians are probably more sanguine about the prospect of a fellow countryman living in the White House. That the Texas senator is considering seeking the Republican nomination in 2016 is an open secret in Washington. And while he was born in Calgary in 1970, that does not make him ineligible for the White House job. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Justin Trudeau: Justin Trudeau became the first prominent federal politician to oppose Quebec's controversial plan to ban religious headwear for public employees. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Trudeau, who happened to be in Quebec City on Wednesday, added the topic to the agenda of a previously scheduled meeting with Premier Pauline Marois. Dr. Sanjeet Singh Saluja, an emergency room physician at the McGill University Health Centre poses for a photograph in Montreal, Wednesday, August 21, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes The Liberal leader castigated the idea and said the Parti Quebecois government would damage Quebec's reputation if it proceeded with such a policy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mark Zuckerberg: NEW YORK Food, water and the Internet?, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Internet not only connects us to our friends, families and communities, but it is also the foundation of the global knowledge economy, Zuckerberg wrote in a paper posted to his Facebook page late Tuesday and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to get all of the worlds seven billion people online through a partnership with some of the largest mobile technology companies. He says the web is an essential part of life, and everyone deserves to be connected, whether they live in Norway, Nicaragua or Namibia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Vladimir Putin: The government is preparing to introduce long-awaited, controversial legislation that would restrict religious symbols in numerous places. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The particulars drew swift condemnation from political adversaries and from a well-known philosopher, who likened the plan to the human-rights abuses of Vladimir Putin's Russia. MONTREAL -- Quebec has launched its next debate on minority accommodation -- and this one could make the erstwhile soccer-turban ban look like a leisurely stroll down the pitch. A media report Tuesday with leaked details of the Parti Qu b cois government's Charter of Quebec Values said the proposed policy will prohibit public employees from donning Sikh, Jewish and Muslim head wear or visible crucifixes in the workplace. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ontarios Superior Court of Justice: The lawsuit alleges BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. did not keep a proper record of the time employees worked and did not appropriately compensate employees when they worked overtime. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Court ruling on unpaid overtime not expected to spark deluge of cases Ontarios Superior Court of Justice has given the green light to a class-action lawsuit against part of Bank of Montreals wealth management group that alleges the bank owes unpaid overtime to hundreds of current and former investment advisers. Supreme Court clears way for employees overtime suits against banks (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.