Ariana Yaftali: For decades, his family didn't know whether the young lawyer was put to death or still alive in a Siberian work camp. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. With a million dead from 1979 to 1988, chances were slim the lawyer, who disappeared 34 years ago, would be on the list, but it was worth a look. So Winnipegger Ariana Yaftali logged onto the Netherlands government website and typed in the name of her brother-in-law. "We were still hoping he would be alive somewhere," she said. Ariana Yaftali shows the 'death list,' with her brother-in-law's name highlighted. Photo Store Last week, loved ones in Winnipeg heard about a list of 5,000 names of men executed when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

corporate income tax revenues: OTTAWA - Canada had bigger budget deficits in July and in the April-July period than it did in the same periods last year due to a sharp drop in corporate income tax revenues, which the government said would be reversed in August. , according to Reuters. Revenues from corporate income taxes plunged 73.7 percent in July, down C$1.3 billion, "reflecting timing issues which lowered July revenues but are expected to raise August revenues," the government said. By Louise Egan The federal budget deficit widened to C$1.98 billion $1.92 billion in July, compared with a shortfall of C$1.35 billion in July 2012, the Department of Finance said on Friday in a monthly report. The government ran a C$158 million surplus in the month of June. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

David McKeown: A spokesman for the ministry, David McKeown, said he does not know exactly how many cheques have been sent, but is asking recipients to return the extra copy, according to Huffington Post. Revenu Qu bec was instructed to destroy the previous versions which did not happen resulting in two sets of October payments being mailed out and The Quebec employment ministry has mistakenly sent duplicate welfare cheques to thousands of recipients, due to what it called an "unfortunate operational error." McKeown said the problem started when cheques had to be reprinted due to a quality issue. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Australia: The latest disaster to strike refugees using Indonesia's southern coast to try to reach Australia will cast a shadow over a visit to Jakarta on Monday by Australia's new conservative prime minister Tony Abbott, whose tough stance on immigration was at the heart of his election campaign. , according to Reuters. "All the passengers were from the Middle East. There were people from Lebanon and Yemen. The boat was going to Australia. Their next destination was Christmas Island," Dedy Kusuma Bakti, police chief in Cianjur, West Java, told by telephone on Saturday. JAKARTA - A boat carrying migrants to Australia sank off the Indonesian coast on Friday, killing at least 21 people, Indonesian police said, a sign that Australia's tough new immigration rules may not be enough to deter would-be asylum seekers. About 400 boats carrying asylum seekers have arrived in Australia over the past 12 months and about 45,000 asylum seekers have arrived since late 2007, when the former Labor government relaxed border policies, eventually tightening them again in the face of a voter backlash. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Dick Hyman: No, this is not about whats happening today as familiar as these circumstances may seem. We re talking about the late 40s when Dick Hyman began playing professionally. So anyone questioning jazzs resiliency need take note of the 86-year-old pianists appearance Monday, Sept. 30 at the Old Mill to kick start Jazz.FM91s Sound of Jazz Series now in its 38th year, according to The Star. So much for jazz being dead once again and Against a background where a war-weary society is barely diverted from a shaky economy by the antics of perky pop stars, jazzs future is in doubt and worse. Perhaps jazz is even irrelevant. Beginning a six-part series recorded for the stations Sunday 11 a.m. broadcasts, Hymans 8 p.m. solo concert does double duty to set up the citys entire season of jazz which ranges from clubs to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra to the staid halls of the Royal Conservatory of Music. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Toronto Police Service: For example, 2012 census projections indicate there are approximately 105,038 black males living in Toronto. As Jim Rankin reported in on Saturday, police data suggests that, between 2008 and 2012, 23,627 of these individuals were stopped and documented by the Toronto Police Service within the patrol zone in which they live for purposes of general investigation, according to The Star. In the past, police officials have responded to such statistics by arguing that black people are more likely to be stopped because they often reside in poor, high-crime communities. However, the data suggest that black overrepresentation in police stops exists in all areas of the city and that this overrepresentation is actually greater in low-crime than high-crime patrol zones and Allegations that the Toronto police are biased against members of the black community have been around for well over 50 years. A growing body of evidence suggests those allegations must be taken seriously. This represents 22 per cent of the total black male population. The corresponding figure for white males is only 6 per cent. Additional analysis suggests that in certain neighbourhoods all young black males were stopped and documented by the police over this period. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

public institutions: They want the hijab banished from public institutions, especially from daycare centres and schools. They see it as a symbol not only of Islam and multiculturalism but also of gender inequality, according to The Star. She needs to be saved. And Quebec schoolchildren and babies need to be saved from her and A retired Supreme Court judge, no less, has come out in favour of the Charter of Quebec Values that proposes to ban public employees from wearing the hijab, the Sikh turban, the Jewish kippa or other ostentatious religious symbols. But Claire L Heureux-Dub is especially exercised about the Muslim scarf, just as Premier Pauline Marois and her hawkish feminist supporters are. They cant countenance that a woman would wear it by choice. She must have been coerced by father, brother, husband, etc. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Premier Christy Clark: Congratulations to Premier Christy Clark for recognizing the need for an action plan to help foreign workers get their qualifications recognized in B.C. and be encouraged to work in the liquefied-natural-gas industry. There are several thousand immigrants already in B.C. who have difficulty getting their qualifications recognized, as well as many under-utilized workers who have developed competencies and skills but have no recognized certification that would enable them to work in industries experiencing a lack of skilled workers. , according to Times Colonist. The B.C. Prior Learning Action Network is a non-profit association of public post-secondary institutions, community employment organizations and employer-sector representatives. Re: LNG plan boosts immigrant workers, Sept. 21. A process known as prior-learning assessment and recognition can help recognize both prior learning through the formal education system and demonstrated competencies through workforce participation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

union members: The famed Solidarity banner, an icon of Poland's 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 country's freely elected, center-right government firmly in their sights. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. 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, if the government failed to draw the right conclusions from the demonstrations, "we will block the country." Czarek Sokolowski / The Associated Press Thousands of Polish union members take the streets to protest the countrys labor and wage policies. CP (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Obama: Yet Americans are hardly celebrating, according to Times Colonist. Republicans have waged an unrelenting battle to repeal the law, claiming the program will cost American jobs. They have had no success so far, with Democrats controlling the Senate and White House. But even without Republican actions, Obamacare, as the program is commonly known, is already off to a rocky start. Obama has had to delay a key part for one year: a mandate that large employers provide health care coverage. On Thursday, the government announced delays for small businesses seeking to buy insurance online and WASHINGTON - Starting on Tuesday, an estimated 50 million Americans who don't have health insurance can start signing up for coverage as the core of President Barack Obama's overhaul takes hold. Subsidies will be available to help those with lower-incomes pay for insurance. And on Jan. 1, people will no longer be denied coverage because of previous illnesses. Polls show most of them don't like the program. Many object to requirements that all Americans have health insurance or face fines. Some employers, the main provider of health insurance in the U.S., are citing the program as they cut back on coverage contrary to Obama's promise that people could keep their coverage without worrying about anything changing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.