Socit Saint-Jean-Baptiste: The Montreal chapter of the Socit Saint-Jean-Baptiste has taken one giant step into the digital age with its Moi, j'achete en francais application . But the inspiration for the initiative is rooted in the vigilante justice of the Wild West, according to The Star. A team of volunteers will follow up on the most pertinent files and will take the actions necessary to find a solution with the businesses that have the worst scores, the organization explains and MONTREAL A French-language advocacy group has launched an online application that will allow the public to name, shame and pressure Quebec companies into compliance with provincial laws if they deign to do business in English. The tool asks consumers to give a 1-to-10 rating and make comments on businesses based on whether they provide service in French, whether it's the common language among employees and whether store signs adhere to Bill 101, Quebec's sacred language law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

NAIROBI, Kenya: NAIROBI, Kenya - Working near bodies crushed by rubble in a bullet-scarred, scorched mall, FBI agents began fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis Wednesday to help determine the identities and nationalities of victims and al-Shabab gunmen who attacked the shopping centre, killing more than 60 people. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Video of the roof collapse showed massive carnage. The collapse came Monday, shortly after four large explosions rang out followed by billows of black smoke. Although a government minister said the terrorists had set mattresses on fire, causing the roof to collapse, the video showed such massive destruction that the explanation seemed unlikely to be the full story. Kenyan security forces keep guard as Kenya's Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku addresses a press conference near the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday Sept. 25 2013. At least 18 foreigners were killed when the militants entered the Westgate Mall on Saturday, slaughtering men, women and children with assault rifles and grenades and taking people hostage. The current death toll is 67 and is likely to climb with uncounted bodies remaining in the rubble. AP Photo/ Jerome Delay A gaping hole in the mall's roof was caused by Kenyan soldiers who fired rocket-propelled grenades inside, knocking out a support column, a government official told The Associated Press. The official, who insisted he not be identified because he was sharing security information, said the soldiers fired to distract a terrorist sniper so hostages could be evacuated. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Zdenko Juric: He feels incredibly fortunate to be here, especially after he was almost swept into the bloody conflict of the Bosnian War, which tore that part of Europe asunder, according to The Chronicle Herald. The war started back home in early 1992 and at that time I had two young kids, who are adults now, at that time they went across the border to Croatia a few times, because luckily we were close to the border, they would go there back and forth to hide, he said. Eventually in July, 1992, they left home and I couldnt go with them because you had to stay with the military and become part of it and Zdenko Juric lives in Dartmouth, owns his own real estate business that serves much of the HRM and has a growing family. We came to Canada 15 years ago and its tough coming to a new place where nobody knows you, where the language is different, the culture is different, Juric said. But the people I ve met over those years have given us huge support and we appreciate that as a family and I myself as a business owner, its been just great. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Tim Uppal: OTTAWA - The Conservative cabinet appears to have two different sets of talking points on the controversial Quebec charter some typed up in boldface, and others in a tiny footnote font. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The core response has been that Ottawa will study the final product, and determine whether it violates the constitutional right to freedom of religion. Beyond that, however, the answers have been curiously distinct. Conservative cabinet minister Tim Uppal speaks with the media about Senate reform in the Foyer of the Senate on Parliament Hill Friday February 1, 2013 in Ottawa. The Conservative cabinet appears to have two different sets of talking points on the controversial Quebec charter some typed up in boldface, and others in a tiny footnote font.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Over the last two weeks, federal ministers have been asked to react to the Parti Quebecois' proposal to limit conspicuous signs of religion in the public sector, including Sikh turbans or the hijabs that Muslim women wear. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

AlarmForce: Joel Matlin, who was at the home security company's helm since its inception in 1988 and often the voice and face of AlarmForce in ad campaigns, claims he was dismissed without cause or notice, which goes against the terms of his contract. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "The bad faith manner of termination above has caused Joel to suffer additional mental distress, damage to his reputation, and aggravated damages beyond his contractual damages for wrongful dismissal," the statement of claim says. TORONTO - The recently ousted chief executive of AlarmForce Industries TSX:AF has filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the home-security company he founded 25 years ago. He's also asking for punitive and aggravated damages because of the way the firing was handled. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Projet Montreal: I think we need good people involved in city government and thats why I'm presenting myself, said the Projet Montreal candidate, according to CTV. Rotrand has been pushing for Montreal to hire more members of minority groups and visible minorities, and feels the council itself needs to better reflect Montreal's diversity and A 34-year-old native Quebecer of Scottish-Italian and Pakistani origin, Sameer Zuberi wants to be the new face of city council for the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough. People from 54 different cultural communities live in the A Ma Baie-Cloverdale area he hopes to represent. A look at the current Montreal city council, however, and it's almost as if areas like A Ma Baie don't exist. There are three city councillors of visible minority out of the 65-member council and in the borough councils a total of 103 elected councillors. Other than that, the councils essentially white, said Marvin Rotrand, a long-time councillor in the Cote-des-Neiges-NDG borough running under the Coalition Montreal ticket. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Vince Gilligan: LOS ANGELES - Television drama "Breaking Bad" won the top Primetime Emmy award for the first time on Sunday, just as the gritty tale of a chemistry teacher turned meth cook and drug kingpin winds down to widespread acclaim. , according to Reuters. "I don't think our show would have even lasted beyond season two if it wasn't for video on demand, and also the Internet component of it where folks get to chat," "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan said backstage. "It really has held us in good stand. It's a bold new era." By Mary Milliken Although it won best drama series for its fifth season, AMC's "Breaking Bad" has just one episode left to air next Sunday in its sixth and final season. Its creators credited a changing television world of binge-watching, video on demand, online streaming and social media buzz for its success Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Stephen Elop: Elop, the ex-Microsoft executive hired to turn Nokia around, stands to receive the pay off if shareholders approve Nokia's plans to sell its handset business to Microsoft, according to Reuters. "All the details were not checked," he told Finnish daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. Nokia confirmed his remarks and HELSINKI - Nokia's interim boss Risto Siilasmaa said he erred in describing a clause in former chief executive Stephen Elop's employment contract, which resulted in an 18.8 million-euro $25.4 million termination payment, as similar to his predecessor's. Siilasmaa had previously said Elop's predecessor Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo had a similar employment deal, but on Tuesday said he was wrong. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Facebook: Rolf Dinsdale, the only candidate so far for the Liberal nomination in Brandon-Souris, was never an employee of Facebook. He worked for a Toronto company called Segal Communications, which handled sales for Facebook advertising in Canada between 2007 and 2009, according to Huffington Post. "I'll be very clear. I never worked directly for Facebook. I was a third-party agent. But this is very typical when companies expand into Canada, in the media business, that they'll hire Canadian companies to represent them here." BRANDON, Man. - The person expected to represent the Liberals in an upcoming federal byelection said he was not misleading voters through his online biography, where he listed experience as a senior executive at Facebook. "Well, maybe I better change a couple of sentences here, but I don't think I'm being misleading at all," Dinsdale told The Canadian Press Wednesday morning. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

religious symbols: That news emerged as a coalition of Muslim groups held a news conference on Wednesday to speak out against the PQ government's proposals, which would ban the wearing of prominent religious symbols by public employees, according to CTV. A declaration by the coalition says government employees should be allowed to adhere to their political or religious beliefs, and that wearing religious symbols does not contradict or affect the neutrality of the state and MONTREAL -- The Quebec minister responsible for the government's proposed charter of values will meet privately with representatives of the Muslim community next week as the backlash against the Parti Quebecois plan continues to grow. The group known as Quebec Muslims for Rights and Freedoms claims to represent 50 religious and secular Muslim groups. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.