Public Service Labour Relations Board: A spokesman for Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander says the government is disappointed with the decision and has filed a notice of appeal "to preserve all available options.", according to CTV. Friday's ruling stated the Treasury Board violated the Public Service Labour Relations Act by imposing conditions in advance on binding arbitration and OTTAWA -- The Conservative government is considering an appeal after the Public Service Labour Relations Board ruled Ottawa has been bargaining in bad faith with its striking diplomats. Alexis Pavlich says the government is reviewing the board's ruling before figuring out its next steps. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Marcus Askar: It's home to pirates and terrorists, but to many refugees, Djibouti was a safe haven while waiting to join relatives in Winnipeg. Lately, it's been their curse. Since May, 158 refugees with sponsors in Winnipeg have been told they're not welcome in Canada. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "I worry about the young people," said Marcus Askar, who came to Winnipeg as a Somali refugee in 1996. Local sponsors Marcus Askar right and Juhar Hargaaya, with dozens of files of African refugees with sponsors in Canada who've fled to Djibouti. Photo Store To those who've been sending money to support people stuck in limbo for years in the chaotic African seaport, it's devastating news. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Syria: Re: The case against backing Syria strike, Letters Sept. 11, according to The Star. Re: The moral case for intervention in Syria, Opinion Sept. 8 Re: How not to sell war with Syria, Sept. 9 Re: Seven lessons from Syria, Opinion Sept. 11 (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

value system: "The concepts of adversarialism, accusation, confrontation, guilt, argument, criticism and retribution are alien to the Aboriginal value system, although perhaps not totally unknown to Aboriginal peoples. In the context of Aboriginal value systems, adversarialism and confrontation are antagonistic to the high value placed on harmony and the peaceful coexistence of all living beings, both human and non-human, with one another and with nature. Criticism of others is at odds with the principles of non-interference and individual autonomy and freedom. The idea that guilt and innocence can be decided on the basis of argument is incompatible with a firmly rooted belief in honesty and integrity that does not permit lying. Retribution as an end in itself, and as an aim of society, becomes a meaningless notion in a value system which requires the reconciliation of an offender with the community and restitution for victims.", according to Winnipeg Free Press and Justice Murray Sinclair MIKE DEAL / Photo Store -- Report of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba: The Justice System and Aboriginal People. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Daniel Radcliffe: He was, after all, extremely busy as the It Boy of TIFF 2013, appearing in three of the most talked-about films at the fest: gala opener The Fifth Estate , and Oscar hopefuls 12 Years a Slave and August: Osage County . Cumberbatch, 37, shared TIFF It Boy status with fellow British actor Daniel Radcliffe, who also had three films at the fest. christened the pair Brit Boys in a headline, according to The Star. Being an It Boy or Brit Boy comes with important duties big and small, it seems. Cumberbatch had barely seated himself at the chair and side table he was using for his Toronto interviews which, oddly, resembled a home rec-room version of the Enterprise bridge on Star Trek when a man came out of nowhere carrying a plain white dinner plate and Benedict Cumberbatch arrives nearly an hour late for our scheduled interview during TIFF, but then we should have expected this, shouldnt we? I m very flattered by that, Cumberbatch says. Just because I ve got 10 years on Daniel. I d be a Brit Boy any time you d like. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Muslim Council of Montreal: Multiple faiths joined together Saturday to march through Montreal's downtown core in protest of the controversial charter, which would restrict public servants from wearing religious symbols such as kippas, hijabs, turbans and larger-than-average crucifixes in the workplace, according to CTV. Salam Elmenyawi of the Muslim Council of Montreal said the crowd came together to send a message: no interference with religion, no interference with freedom and Thousands of people gathered in Montreal to speak out against Quebecs proposed charter of values, which has sparked a heated debate across the country. The event began with speeches at a downtown park, and from there, protesters marched for two-kilometres through the city. Organizers expected 20,000 people at the event, and said it would be the first of several actions against the proposed charter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Chrystia Freeland: But by Sunday evening, residents of this very diverse, downtown riding will know much more about who will be fighting in the by-election to fill the seat from which Bob Rae resigned over the summer, according to The Star. Chrystia Freeland, an international author and columnist, has been conducting an intense, high-profile campaign to be the next Liberal candidate, running against community organizer Todd Ross and former banking executive Diana Burke and OTTAWA Only Prime Minister Stephen Harper knows when Toronto Centre will get a new member of Parliament. Liberals and New Democrats are meeting Sunday afternoon to elect their candidates for Toronto Centre, and odds are that at least one, if not both parties, will choose a former journalist as their choice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jennifer Hollett: The New Democrats have two high-profile women vying for the nomination: Linda McQuaig, an author and intellectual, and former broadcast journalist and digital expert Jennifer Hollett, who both live in the riding, according to Huffington Post. The Liberals, meanwhile, will choose between author and journalist Chrystia Freeland, bank executive Diana Burke and Todd Ross, a community organizer and TORONTO - The New Democrats and Liberals will elect their candidates for the upcoming byelection in a downtown Toronto riding Sunday, setting the stage for an epic battle in the next general election. Susan Gapka, a singer and activist, is also on the ballot. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ashley Frerichs: The 21-year-old Nanaimo resident spent a portion of her youth homeless on the West Shore, sleeping behind school portables, in church stairwells and killing time at the bus shelter. , according to Times Colonist. Now she studies child and youth care by distance at the University of Victoria and works in a youth employment centre. Ashley Frerichs felt goosebumps rise as she passed the old bus exchange outside the mall on her way into Langford this week and again as she walked the halls of Belmont Secondary School to see her band photos on the wall. This community did band together for me at one point, but it was hard, Frerichs told community members and homeless advocates at a Greater Victoria forum on youth homelessness in the school gymnasium on Wednesday night. She eventually found somewhere to stay and graduated. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Presqu ile Provincial Park: Park staff found the foot, inside a womens running shoe, on the north shore of Gull Island in Lake Ontario. , according to Huffington Post. Provincial police were called in to investigate on Wednesday. After working with the Ontario Coroners office, they confirmed Friday that the remains were human. Suspected human remains found in Presqu ile Provincial Park, just south of Brighton in eastern Ontario, have been identified as a human foot. The shoe is a size 11 Mizuno brand for a left foot and is grey, black and pink. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.