John McAfee: MONTREAL American software mogul John McAfee appears relaxed at a downtown restaurant as he digs into a bowl of poutine, but says even the safe haven of Canada isnt immune from government spying, according to The Chronicle Herald. If you think that the Canadian government is somehow morally or ethically or in any other way superior, you re wrong and Your Canadian government has all of the facilities that the American government has, no more, no less, he says, in light of recent leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigrant family: Believe it or not, some of the most mortifying memories involve lunch time especially when you grow up in an immigrant family with strong culinary identities and a weak understanding of what a 'Canadian' lunchbox should look like. And let's be real, kids can be pretty mean!, according to Huffington Post. But to be fair, our parents really did know best...well, most of the time that is. Now that we're all grown up, we'd much rather munch on homemade international fare than white bread with processed cheese and packaged meat and With back-to-school season fast approaching, it's that time of year when we get nostalgic about all the cool things we miss about being a kid but also drudge up the most embarrassing moments that we'll never live down. So instead of the usual peanut butter and jelly, bologna and tuna sandwiches, some of us had to secretly eat our couscous, beef tongue and curry roti wraps. Try trading those in the lunchroom. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

southwest shoreline: Anyone familiar with the southwest shoreline of Lake Winnipeg will recognize the area's iconic poplar piers. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. They are an evening escape from mosquitoes and a breezy reprieve from the hot afternoon sun. But mostly, they are a communal meeting space -- one of the last preserves of the public commons where, for generations, neighbours and families have interacted daily in ways long since gone in larger cities, suburbs and communities. Poplar piers are so iconic that the province features one on its website. GOVERNMENT OF MANITOBA These piers, erected each spring and removed after the September long weekend, offer much more than a pathway over the rocky shoreline out to the sand bars. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Stephen Harper: Harper has repeated that mantra time and again his former chief of staff cut a $90,000 cheque to the disgraced former Conservative senator on his own, without the prime ministers knowledge, according to The Star. It helps, as well, if some of those involved could be considered especially close to the prime minister, so that they might be known generically as Harper loyalists and OTTAWA In his bid to survive the Nigel Wright-Mike Duffy affair, Stephen Harper has clung assiduously to the lone gunman theory. The best way to destabilize the Harper argument is to involve as many others players as possible, making it appear to be a conspiracy in the Prime Ministers Office and beyond, making it increasingly impossible for Canadians to believe this elaborate operation could have unfolded without Harper knowing what was happening in his own office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

striking workers: NEW YORK Fast-food customers in search of burgers and fries on Thursday might run into striking workers instead, according to The Chronicle Herald. Its expected be the largest nationwide strike by fast-food workers, according to organizers. The biggest effort so far was over the summer when about 2,200 of the nations millions of fast-food workers staged a one-day strike in seven cities and Organizers say thousands of fast-food workers are set to stage walkouts in dozens of cities around the country, part of a push to get chains such as McDonalds , Taco Bell and Wendy s to pay workers higher wages. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Nick Chan: As the leader of the notorious group, which formed in the late 1990s, Chan was in charge of a large drug network, would pay members to maim and kill rivals and ran a bawdy house, according to court documents obtained by the CBC. , according to Huffington Post. Of the other top-ranking founding members of the FOB, most have been killed, are in custody, or have made plea deals. Nick Chan once headed Calgary's most violent criminal organization, the FOB gang. Chan's paranoia kept him safe from the gang's fierce rivals, the FK a splinter group that formed because of personal rifts between members of the FOB right before the turn of the millennium but Chan's eventual downfall has been due to the co-operation of his gang brothers and former wife with police. Chan is currently in custody and facing several charges, including murder. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

American software mogul John McAfee: MONTREAL - American software mogul John McAfee appears relaxed at a downtown restaurant as he digs into a bowl of poutine, but says even the safe haven of Canada isn't immune from government spying. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "If you think that the Canadian government is somehow morally or ethically or in any other way superior, you're wrong." Antivirus pioneer John McAfee poses for a photograph in Montreal, Friday, August 24, 2013.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes "Your Canadian government has all of the facilities that the American government has, no more, no less," he says, in light of recent leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

The Canadian Press: A former premier called the coverage pitiful. And a current cabinet minister took to Twitter to condemn it Tuesday, according to CTV. In an interview with The Canadian Press, ex-premier Bernard Landry said he can't accept some of the complaints directed at the Quebecois and QUEBEC -- The media of English Canada are to blame for pathetic, unfair coverage of the Parti Quebecois' controversial minorities plan, according to prominent Pequistes. The complaints about the Anglo fourth estate came amid a furor over an impending plan by the PQ government to restrict public employees' right to wear religious clothing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Sussman Sales: Anne Whebby, owner of Tattletales bookstore , said she believes the awarding of the tender violates the federal Copyright Act, according to The Chronicle Herald. Sussman Sales of New York was one of two successful bidders for the tender, which will supply hundreds of titles to the Education Department for use in the provinces classrooms and A Dartmouth bookstore has filed a complaint with the provincial procurement office after part of a tender to supply books to Nova Scotia schools was awarded to a U.S. company. They re trying to save money, but they have to understand they are paying with taxpayers dollars, and theres not a lot of Canadians that really want to give our money away to the States at the expense of employment, at the expense of business in Nova Scotia, Whebby said Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

BLACKTOWN, Australia: BLACKTOWN, Australia - Australian Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare crouches uncomfortably in a suit on the canvas of a youth boxing ring in Sydney's hardscrabble Western Suburbs, shaping up for the election fight of his life, according to Reuters. "People are drowning to get here. It opens up old scars. People say 'please stop more people drowning'," says the campaigning Clare, whose wife is from a Vietnamese family who risked their lives to reach Australia following the 1975 fall of Saigon and By Rob Taylor Clare, in charge of a border circling 12 million square kilometers of ocean, has the unenviable job of stopping thousands of asylum seekers arriving by boat in Australia, an issue threatening to bring down Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Labor government at elections just two weeks away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.