Edward Snowden: The classified documents leaked by Snowden were posted internally, and Snowden's job allowed him to single-handedly make digital copies without his supervisors' knowledge, government officials told National Public Radio, according to Reuters. "We have an extremely good idea of exactly what data he got access to and how exactly he got access to it," NSA's chief technology officer, Lonny Anderson, told NPR and WASHINGTON - Former security contractor Edward Snowden was able to obtain secret documents revealing a massive U.S. spying effort from the National Security Agency's internal website, U.S. officials said according to a report on Wednesday. They did not tell NPR how Snowden took copied files out of the office, citing an ongoing investigation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mantolino Property Services Ltd.: Hector Mantolino, owner and operator of Mantolino Property Services Ltd., is alleged to have taken advantage of 28 temporary foreign workers, according to The Chronicle Herald. Mantolino, 51, is charged with violating the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act between July 2009 and April 2013 and A Dartmouth businessman was arraigned Wednesday on 56 charges of immigration fraud. The Canada Border Services Agency alleges that Mantolino paid some cleaners from the Philippines as little as $3.13 an hour and told them to lie about their wages if they wanted to remain in the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

unemployment rate: The rate now sits at 8.3 per cent, down from the highs of 9 per cent earlier in the year, according to CTV. "I am actively seeking employment, I am quite desperate right now," laments Crowder and The Forest City's unemployment rate is down for the fourth straight month, but does it mean Londoners are finding work? But the only figure Phil Crowder cares about is '1.' (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Syria: So goes the divided world for a cadre of Syrian artists brought to the safety of Dubai by their gallery to continue their work but still remain deeply connected and influenced by the bloodshed they left behind, according to Times Colonist. The auction Monday in Dubai's evolving art district tucked inside an industrial zone of warehouses and businesses served as a window into a small but forward-looking effort to save one niche of Syria's artistic community with no end in sight to the civil war that has already claimed more than 100,000 lives and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Inside the gallery, artworks by Syrian artists were drawing auction bids from collectors. Outside on the street, the artists traded the latest gossip from Syria and checked their smartphones for news from the civil war. The Syrian refugee diaspora now at 2 million and growing has fanned out across the region and beyond for more than two years from tent camps in Jordan to others trying to rebuild lives in cities such as Beirut and Istanbul. But the Gulf states present a paradox: Deeply involved in the war as some of the strongest backers for the Syrian rebels yet holding firm to tight entry controls that effectively block most refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minimum wage: Its likely that the panel will advise the government to tie the minimum wage to an economic indicator, possibly the Consumer Price Index CPI , a method that works well in several other provinces and countries, according to The Star. Why do businesses support regular hikes and The writing is on the wall: Ontarios minimum wage is going up. The current government made this clear when it appointed a Minimum Wage Advisory Panel , whose members have recently kicked off their cross-province consultation tour. And though it may come as a surprise, Ontarios business community is prepared to accept regular inflationary increases to the minimum wage the Ontario Chamber of Commerce is even recommending it to the advisory panel. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Han Cong Zhao: U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin in Louisville on Wednesday concluded that 23-year-old Han Cong Zhao of Vancouver, British Columbia has no ties to Kentucky and could be a danger to the Lawrence family or others if freed. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Judd said Zhao's case will be taken to a federal grand jury by mid-October. LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of actress Jennifer Lawrence has been ordered held without bond pending the resolution of his case. "Mr. Zhao has no connections here and apparently not strong connections in Canada," Whalin said. "The evidence is strong. He presents a danger." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

International Labour Organization: Imagine getting injured at work, and instead of going to a hospital or seeing your health-care provider, you are deported from Canada. This is why we, as health professionals, are outraged by the Ontario governments intentions to challenge an independent tribunal decision to provide OHIP coverage for injured migrant workers , according to The Star. The International Labour Organization identifies agriculture as a leader in workplace accident rates, along with mining and construction. Migrant farm workers suffer terrible working and living conditions. Exposure to dangerous chemicals and pesticides, and working in extreme temperatures for prolonged hours are just some of the occupational hazards migrant farm workers face on a daily basis. Musculoskeletal injuries are some of the most common injuries seen at migrant health clinics. Migrant farm workers often live in crowded accommodation with little in the way of sanitation facilities provided by employers and are isolated from communities as well as separated from their families. Additional exploitative conditions include daily experiences of racism, being tied to employers with restrictions on where they can live and work, being denied access to permanent residency and basic rights such as unionization and voting . As health professionals, we recognize that exploitation leads to poor health and In December 2005, Javier Alonzo de Leon experienced a stroke provoked by a workplace accident . His employer attempted to deport him instead of ensuring that Javier received the appropriate medical care he needed. Community pressure prevented Javiers deportation but a few days later, he experienced a second full stroke that left him with lifelong disability preventing him from working in the same way. Javier was a seasonal agricultural worker from Mexico who did not have access to provincial health coverage in British Columbia. He is now back in Mexico without proper medical attention or financial support . The Ontario government is seeking to end health-care coverage for Kenroy Williams and Denville Clarke, two Jamaican migrant farm workers who were seriously injured in a car accident along with seven others while being driven by their employer in August 2012. One of the nine passengers was killed in this car accident in Oakland, Ont. As a result of the exploitative nature and disabling conditions of migrant labour in Ontario, migrant workers are at a greater risk of injuries and death . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Johan Ahlander: STOCKHOLM - Sweden's center-right government bet on a new round of income tax cuts in its 2014 budget on Wednesday as it sought to win a third term in office in elections next year. , according to Reuters. But three years on, unemployment remains high, the economy is still sluggish and the government is lagging in the polls. By Johan Ahlander and Johan Sennero The ruling four-party Alliance came to power in 2006 promising to shore-up Sweden's welfare model by encouraging more people to work, mainly through income tax cuts. They touted the same promises in 2010, when they were returned to power. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Union of B.C. Municipalities: Vancouvers mayor and police chief say their city has a crisis situation with people with severe mental illness. They have asked the province to consider, among other things, reopening the Riverview psychiatric hospital as a modern centre of excellence in mental-health care. Other municipal politicians, gathered in Vancouver for the Union of B.C. Municipalities annual convention, are also asking for new early-intervention facilities for mental health and addictions, as they and their police departments wrestle with problems caused by mentally ill people. , according to Times Colonist. Once, they would have been put in institutions such as Riverview Hospital, which opened 100 years ago as the Hospital of the Mind in rural Coquitlam. At its peak in the mid-1950s, it housed nearly 5,000 patients. The term insane asylum fell into disfavour long ago, but asylum is what some mentally ill people need. The province should heed the call from B.C.s municipalities to provide more secure spaces for psychiatric treatment. In Victoria, 10 people, most with mental-health issues, accounted for 3,000 negative contacts with police over a six-year period. Mentally ill people with nowhere else to turn are also a disproportionate drain on hospital emergency departments and social services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Inside the gallery, artworks by Syrian artists were drawing auction bids from collectors. Outside on the street, the artists traded the latest gossip from Syria and checked their smartphones for news from the civil war. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Syrian refugee diaspora now at 2 million and growing has fanned out across the region and beyond for more than two years from tent camps in Jordan to others trying to rebuild lives in cities such as Beirut and Istanbul. But the Gulf states present a paradox: Deeply involved in the war as some of the strongest backers for the Syrian rebels yet holding firm to tight entry controls that effectively block most refugees. In this Monday, Sept. 16, 2013 photo, auctioneer Hisham Samawi, left, auctions a piece by the Syrian artist Tammam Azzam, titled "Syrian Olympic," which appears on the monitor, right, during an auction at Ayyam gallery, that moved from Damascus to Dubai in late 2011, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The auction Monday in Dubai's evolving art district served as a window into a small but forward-looking effort to save one niche of Syria's artistic community with no end in sight to the civil war that has already claimed more than 100,000 lives. AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili So goes the divided world for a cadre of Syrian artists brought to the safety of Dubai by their gallery to continue their work but still remain deeply connected and influenced by the bloodshed they left behind. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.