Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union: The owner of SL Garment comes rounding out of his second-floor office, shoving a CD and a print sheet of photographs my way, according to The Star. The lions share of Wongs 6,000-strong workforce, members of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union, or C-CAWDU, is on strike. Wong, hamstrung, wants to know the extent of the internal disruption. Hence the photographs and PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA Raymond Wong is in a fury. Hes yelling. Motioning. When asked for a translation of what the Chinese-speaking Wong is saying, an English-speaking director responds dryly: We are in a mess. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ontario Energy Board: Electricity rates during off-peak hours are slated to increase more than the peak rates starting Nov. 1, according to the Ontario Energy Board, according to Huffington Post. But off-peak prices will still be lower at 7.2 cents a kilowatt hour, compared to 10.9 cents for mid-peak and 12.9 cents for peak usage and TORONTO - The governing Liberals' politically motivated interference in the energy sector is hurting ratepayers who are trying to conserve electricity, Ontario's opposition parties said Friday. The price for off-peak power will rise by 7.5 per cent for a kilowatt hour, while peak hour rates will rise by four per cent, it said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Brock Lesnar: Wall made the comment in a speech Thursday to a Regina business crowd that included the U.S. wrestler and retired mixed martial artist, according to Huffington Post. "He told me he's not ruling out moving here and he just wanted to check out, I guess, the political situation and the economic situation. It's what he told me and I wasn't about to challenge him on any of his answers." REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall jokes that if former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar moves to the province, Lesnar can pretty much pick any house he wants. "He likes Saskatchewan, he told me, in fact he comes here regularly," Wall said after the speech. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg: If you're on welfare, you only get money for a phone if you might need to call 911 or a suicide crisis line. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Welfare rules stipulate people only get $3.60 a day for food, which buys one can of Campbell's Chunky soup. 'There has to be a better way of doing this,' says Marianne Cerilli from the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg. Photo Store If you aren't looking for work, there's no extra cash for a bus pass -- even if you're disabled. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Rob Ford: Fords robocall attack out of bounds, councillor says, Oct. 13, according to The Star. Now Ford is using that same money bag to campaign against those he perceives as opponents. This goes beyond simply avoiding an audit. Its an assault on democracy itself and Re: Fords robocall attack out of bounds, councillor says, Oct. 13 Some people liked it when Rob Ford used his own money to pay for his office expenses when he was a councillor instead of submitting to the citys accounting procedures to ensure that the money was properly used. However this gives wealthy candidates an unfair advantage over the rest of us who dont have a personal fortune we can dip into. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: In an interview with The New York Times, Snowden said he handed over all the documents he had obtained to journalists during his stay in Hong Kong. The newspaper posted its story on its website Thursday and WASHINGTON Former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden says that he did not take any secret NSA documents to Russia and that intelligence officials in China as well as Russia could not get access to the documents he had obtained before leaving the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Deepa Takhar: Shes done it often enough to know that some of her patients need to be prepared for any possible result, according to CTV. So you have a plan set up even before you have the testing and Genetic testing is one of the services Dr. Deepa Takhar provides out of her Cambridge clinic. Even before we do the testing, I tell you If you come across this or this, how do you feel? she says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Diane Lavoie: Alarms went off around the world as doctors and rescue teams donated their expertise and extra-special care. But the disaster also gave rise to a subgroup of unprepared and often ill-equipped responders in Quebec: the families that had been waiting to adopt a Haitian orphan suddenly called into urgent service, according to The Star. Her 176-page memoir is titled , a play on the French term for earthquake tremblement de terre . The Radio-Canada costume designer and first-time author recounts her first year with 3-year-old M lodine a pseudonym . The story peaks with Lavoie sitting on a rock, her feet planted in an icy river, contemplating the frigid water entering her lungs and ending her life and MONTREAL The Haiti earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, caused the capital, Port-au-Prince, to crumble to the ground and wreaked havoc on an already vulnerable population. There were 172 Haitian orphans spirited to Canada to be united with their new families in 2010, most in the weeks after the deadly quake. Diane Lavoie was, as she writes in a new book, the least prepared mother in all the history of adoption. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Favour Amadi: U of R President Vianne Timmons confirms the two U of R students, Victoria Ordu and Favour Amadi, agreed to leave the country voluntarily. They boarded a plane in Regina today for Toronto and a connecting flight later to Nigeria, according to CTV. The U of R had supported the young women in their appeal of the government deportation order. But Timmons says the young women decided their ability to re-enter Canada would be better served if they left on their own. Timmons says the decision to leave had been under consideration since September. She remains hopeful the pair will return to Canada to complete their studies and Two Nigerian students living in refuge at a church in Regina to avoid deportation are on their way home. The pair ran afoul of immigration officials after taking off-campus jobs in 2011 unaware they were violating student visas. All along the students had argued they had made a mistake, nothing more. Their case attracted national attention as the students remained in hiding for more than a year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Aung San Suu Kyi: She will join an elite group of foreign honorees who include South Africa's Nelson Mandela and Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, according to Reuters. "She faced down evil and oppression and now speaks boldly for those who are silenced." OTTAWA - Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, will be granted honorary Canadian citizenship, the Canadian government announced on Wednesday. "Canada recognizes the courageous and inspiring example set by Malala Yousafzai in risking her life promoting education for young women," the government said in a speech setting out its priorities for the next two years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.