Eleanor Catton: Five minutes each is how long her British publisher is allotting for the seemingly endless day and night media interviews that have ruled her life since Tuesday when at 28 she became the youngest winner ever in the 45-year history of the award, according to The Star. When you re life is time-slotted so intensely that you re giving interviews by phone from the back of cars, Saturday may seem like an eternity away. But its only a blink away from her shocking win when she will land in Calgary, stop one of four-city tour of book festivals that will bring her to Vancouver, Toronto for three events at the International Festival of Authors then Windsor for a fourth IFOA event and Eleanor Catton is living in five-minute intervals in the lead-up to her first book tour coincidentally of her homeland Canada since winning the coveted Man Booker prize for her 832-page book, The Luminaries . It gives Catton just enough time to talk briefly about her out of body experience of winning, where it took a while for my mind to catch up with what my body was feeling but only because she is adept at speaking quickly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Flying Colours: His just-released new album "Flying Colours" is one of his most personal and heavy records to date. The expression "passing with flying colours" has been resonating with him a lot lately, as he's become conscious of the self-imposed pressure we all put on ourselves in this age of constant examination and reflection about where we stand, as individuals, in this world, according to Huffington Post. Longtime fans will notice that Shad has really stepped up his game as an MC on "Flying Colours." His switches up flows, delves deeper into the technical aspects of his craft, and the end result is a batch of some of his most multi-layered performances and Shad, perhaps not surprisingly for a guy whose last album "TSOL" beat Drake for the 2011 best rap Juno, is one of the most openly optimistic artists working today. His strong bond with his family, who originally hail from Rwanda but established a life in London, ON where Shad was raised, keeps him grounded in the often brash world of hip-hop. He's cocky when the occasion calls for it but he uses his wit, humour and unique skills to create thoughtful, politically charged, pop culture-soaked music. "What I had in mind was that feeling where you think you've bombed but then you get the test back and you get an 'A,'" he tells HuffPost Canada Music over the phone from his home base in Vancouver. "But you were sure you bombed, y'know? I like that idea where we're all so hard on ourselves but at the end of the day, we're all just here and trying to do our best. I really do feel that we're trying to work with whatever hands we've been dealt. That's something we don't factor into the equation quite enough; we're always self-critical but don't take into account that we're working hard and trying to make sense of it." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

illegal immigration: Police sprayed tear gas at a few students throwing projectiles but most marched peacefully, some climbing on bus shelters to shout demands for the interior minister's resignation, according to The Star. Such expulsions occur regularly around France as the government tries to limit illegal immigration. But the treatment of the girl touched a nerve, with critics saying police went too far and betrayed France's image as a champion of human rights and PARIS Several hundred French teenagers erected barricades outside their schools and marched through Paris on Thursday to protest the police expulsions of immigrant families including some of their classmates. Anger erupted this week over the treatment of a 15-year-old Kosovar girl who was detained in front of classmates on a field trip. The government says her eight-member family had been denied asylum and was no longer allowed to stay in France. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Joanne Rivest: Fix the ballot, according to The Chronicle Herald. Joanne Rivest offered good, practical ways to increase voter turnout Readers Corner, Oct.15 . In addition to these, I would like to suggest another and (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jason Kenney: Kenney was apparently irked by a tweet from Green Party Leader Elizabeth May on Wednesday about a memorial to be built for victims of communism, according to Huffington Post. According to the speech, Tories believe a memorial will help Canadians "remember the millions who suffered under tyranny." Say what you will about Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney , but the man doesn't pull punches. The measure was mentioned in Wednesday's throne speech as part of celebration plans for Canadas 150th anniversary in 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

residents: The issue is a political hot potato in Malton, a once predominantly white community that has been transformed over the past 30 years, according to The Star. The city worries that too many of those residents live too close to the proposed crematorium site, presenting environmental safety issues. However, most of the areas residents belong to faiths that have traditionally used cremation in their last rites and Mississauga council heeded the advice of planning staff Tuesday and turned down an application by a Malton funeral home to build a crematorium. According to Statistics Canada, the neighbourhood at the centre of the controversy, about three blocks north of the Benisasia Funeral Home, had 4,420 residents in 2006. Some 82 were per cent were visible minorities, with South Asians accounting for 55 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ontario Economic Development Minister Eric Hoskins: Details of the comprehensive deal, which will touch virtually every aspect of Canada's economy, won't be made public until after 7:30 a.m. ET, but provinces have already had the summaries before them for several days and have been preparing their responses, according to CTV. In a statement, Ontario Economic Development Minister Eric Hoskins said his government will support the agreement in principle but said he is concerned about the impacts on the province's pharmaceutical, dairy, wine and spirits industries and OTTAWA -- The Ontario government is warning the federal government it will be seeking compensation on some sectors that will be adversely impacted by the new Canada-European trade agreement being unveiled Friday. The official announcement, along with release of the agreement in principle, will come at an event with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Prime Minister Stephen Harper wasted no time winging it to Brussels on Thursday, only a day after Parliament re-opened with a lacklustre throne speech, according to The Chronicle Herald. But what brought Mr. Harper to Brussels is something big the only game-changing initiative to be found in Wednesdays forest of platitudes and small ideas and That speech read like a cafeteria menu of policy snacks from a government that has run out of big ideas on how to improve living standards and economic performance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

William H. Hopkinson: Awaiting them at the docks were two groups. , according to Times Colonist. The second group, a local delegation from the newly constructed Sikh temple gurdwara on Topaz Street, came to welcome the passengers and help them settle. As pioneers tell the story, the community was close-knit and the gurdwara acted as a reception centre open to all Sikh, Hindu, Muslim alike. One hundred years ago today, the steamship Panama Maru arrived at the outer wharfs in downtown Victoria. Aboard were Narain Singh and 55 fellow passengers from India seeking entry into Canada. Immigration officials led by William H. Hopkinson, a former policeman from British India, came down to the docks to prevent the newcomers from entering Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

the Tories: The speech -- which is widely seen as a kickoff to the Tories' unofficial campaign for re-election in 2015 included such touchstone Conservative issues as the economy, job creation and historical legacy, but also offered promises to strengthen food safety and give consumers a break on some of their bills, according to CTV. Balanced budget The government will introduce new legislation that will "enshrine in law" a return to balanced budgets in times of economic crisis and The federal government unveiled its agenda for the next parliamentary session Wednesday evening in the speech from the throne. Here's a summary of some highlights from the speech. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.