employment insurance: It is a bit late now for trustees on the board of education in Victoria to say that the contract to which they agreed turns out not to be to the advantage of the children and parents they represent. , according to Times Colonist. Teachers get benefits, accumulate seniority and receive a top-up on their employment insurance to full pay while on leave, but students can sometimes suffer when multiple teachers rotate through a classroom, the district says. Like marriage and the tango, it takes two parties to agree to a union contract: the employer and the employee, or at least the employees representative. Like marriage and the tango, it is likely that at least one of the partners to the agreement really did not understand what they were getting into when the music started. School district officials say substitute teachers have been using a loophole that allows them to win temporary postings and then work only a few weeks before going on leave. In some cases, they have gone on leave before the job even starts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

YouTube video: The Toronto polices employment unit has released a YouTube video showing fitness tests hopeful recruits must pass to make the cut including a more than six-minute shuttle run and short obstacle course designed to mimic the physical exertion needed to chase and restrain a suspect, called a PREP test, according to The Star. A tips and trick video on nutrition to be a fit police officer definitely doesnt suggest donuts rather protein powders and healthy snacks like almond butter on whole grain toast and You may want to pass on the donuts before trying this exercise. Some of the challenges include repeatedly scaling a short wall and pushing against 70 pounds to simulate someone resisting arrest. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Denis Lebel: But what about the senior cabinet minister from Quebec?, according to Huffington Post. Denis Lebel, who is the Conservatives' Quebec lieutenant, was asked in an interview Tuesday what it was that upset his government about the religion plan and MONTREAL - The federal government might be talking about consulting lawyers and threatening a lawsuit over the Parti Quebecois' controversial charter of values. He says he's not too bothered by it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband: BRIGHTON, England - Britain's opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband pledged on Tuesday to end a cost of living crisis by tapping energy firms and big companies for billions of pounds, seeking to win over skeptical voters before the 2015 election. , according to Reuters. In an attempt to restore Labour's economic reputation, he blamed Prime Minister David Cameron's cuts for delaying the recovery from the worst crisis since World War Two and for the longest fall in living standards for more than a century. By Peter Griffiths and William James Saddled with bleak personal ratings and doubt within his own party that he can lead Britain, Miliband said Labour would help squeezed families by freezing energy bills for two years and cutting taxes for small firms if it wins in two years' time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Bill Richardson: Richardson was fired Tuesday after city officials learned of sexual harassment allegations leveled at Richardson that spelled an end to his time at Hamiltons transit authority, according to CTV. At a grievance arbitration hearing, Richardson denied those allegations and questioned the supervisors intelligence, but admitted to sending her profane emails and Two weeks after Bill Richardson was hired as Guelph Transits supervisor of transit mobility, he is once again looking for work. A female Hamilton Street Railway supervisor accused Richardson in 2012 of sending her pornographic emails and making unwanted gestures and touches. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ethnic grocery stores: For a long time, they had to put up with pricey and often stale produce imported from abroad and sold at ethnic grocery stores, or growing them in their own backyard, according to The Star. Some of these domestically produced world crops such as Asian long eggplant, Indian round eggplant, okra, yard long beans, amaranth, Indian red carrot, tomatillos and edamame have slowly taken up shelf spaces that were once dominated by imports from Asia and For many newcomers, ethnocultural foods are not only a reminder of their homeland, but part of the diet they grew up with. But as immigrant markets grow in major urban centres, especially in the Greater Toronto Area, an increasing number of commercial farms, with help from the Ontario and federal governments, are experimenting with locally grown ethnocultural crops to meet the changing demands. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Michigan: DETROIT - Detroit is famous for its music, from the Motown hits of the 1960s to the cutting-edge punk of Iggy Pop to the rap of Eminem. Little known, though, is that Michigan was also fertile ground for folk music, brought to the region by immigrants in the early 20th century and played in the logging camps, mines and factory towns where they worked. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. A trove of his Michigan recordings is now being publicly released for the first time by the library, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Lomax's trip. The release is causing a stir among folk music fanciers and history buffs. In an undated photo provided by the Library of Congress, the Floriani family performs their folk music in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Michigan was fertile ground for folk music, brought to the region by a wave of immigrants in the early 20th Century and played in the camps and factory towns where they worked. Legendary folklorist Alan Lomax discovered the music in 1938 when he visited the Midwest on his famous 10-year cross-country trek to document American folk music for the Library of Congress. A trove of his Michigan recordings is now being publicly released for the first time by the library, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Lomaxs trip. AP Photo/Library of Congress, Alan Lomax Legendary folklorist Alan Lomax discovered the music in 1938 when he visited the Midwest on his famous 10-year cross-country trek to document American folk music for the Library of Congress. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Poland: The famed Solidarity banner, an icon of Polands struggle against communism, has returned to the streets of late, carried by thousands of union members demanding change. Unlike 30 years ago, however, when protesters wanted an end to the one-party Communist state, they now have the countrys freely elected, centre-right government firmly in their sights, according to The Chronicle Herald. For years Poland has been praised for transforming its economy from Communist basket case into one of the strongest in Europe. The troubles of the euro zone finally caught up with it this year, however, reducing growth during the year to March to 0.5 per cent. The unemployment rate hovers around 13 per cent, and in places such as Skarzysko-Kamienna, a dusty town south of Warsaw, the rate is twice that and Starting on Sept. 11, Warsaw saw four consecutive days of union-organized protests, culminating in one of the largest marches Poland has seen in recent years. Jan Guz, leader of the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions, warned that, if the government failed to draw the right conclusions from the demonstrations, we will block the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Vince Gilligan: I did not see this coming, said Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, tipping his hat to Netflixs political thriller House of Cards, the first digital contender for top Emmy honours, according to The Chronicle Herald. Modern Family won its fourth consecutive trophy for top comedy series even though its oft-honoured cast was shut out this time and LOS ANGELES Breaking Bad, the brutal, drug-fueled saga of an everymans ambition turned evil, captured its first best drama Emmy Award on Sunday, denying the online series House of Cards a history-making honour. Attention and acclaim for the AMC cable channels Breaking Bad has built as it nears the end of its five-season run next Sunday, with the final eight-episode arc eligible for next years Emmys. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Quebecs National Assembly: Maybe, but it hasnt started so well, according to The Star. Electoral fortunes will ride in part on how parties cast their messages on secularism, about which the electorate is divided as a recent CROP poll cleverly illustrates between four roughly equal groups: closed secularists, open secularists, tolerant believers predominantly minorities and pure-laine Catholics and As the new session in Quebecs National Assembly begins in earnest with the charter of values looming large, the question on everyones lips is: Is there a path to a potential majority government for the Parti Qu b cois? Recent polls show that support for the charter and its main provisions has tapered off significantly. Meanwhile, the PQ has made modest gains in voting intentions, Liberal support is ebbing after a brief honeymoon for Philippe Couillard , and the Coalition Avenir Qu bec has dropped out of contention almost everywhere. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.