Chris Aylward: The Public Service Alliance of Canada says the legislation puts people's lives in danger, according to CTV. "The bill changes the definition of 'danger' to only include 'imminent' risks," Aylward told a news conference Friday and OTTAWA -- Canada's biggest labour organizations are calling on the Harper government to withdraw proposed changes to labour laws contained in its omnibus budget bill. "Bill C-4 is life-threatening," says PSAC vice president Chris Aylward. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Attorney David Bennion: Attorney David Bennion said in an email Thursday that the other eight received recommended denials after their so-called credible-fear interviews. On Thursday, a judge in El Paso concurred with one recommended denial and overturned another, according to Times Colonist. Those being held spent years living in the U.S. after being brought to the country illegally. They are demanding they be allowed to return to the states and EL PASO, Texas - A lawyer for 25 young immigrants who remain in federal custody after they surrendered to authorities at the Texas-Mexico border to protest immigration policies says 17 of them have passed the first stage in their requests for asylum. The 25 are among 34 immigrants who crossed the bridge into Laredo, Texas on Sept. 30, knowing they did not have the legal status to enter the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Baljinder Johal: "We're all in total shock," said Baljinder Johal, choking back tears. "It was pretty emotional for the guys out there. For myself, I've got a wife and two kids and we haven't decided what our future is going to be.", according to Huffington Post. "Here at Canfor, in Quesnel, we've got great employees with great hearts who did everything for the company, whatever they asked and more," said Johal, who began working for the company straight out of high school in the "beautiful community" where he was born and raised and VANCOUVER - Workers at the Canfor TSX:CFP sawmill in Quesnel, B.C., cried and hugged each other in the company parking lot after hearing the facility would be permanently shut down and they'd lose their jobs. Johal, 40, said Friday that he was called back to work for the 3 p.m. meeting in the lot on Thursday, after leaving at the end of his shift at 7 a.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration problem: Our immigration program has been a failure, according to The Chronicle Herald. While there may be a number of explanations for our immigration problem, the main one is a lack of jobs. Most immigrants come looking for jobs. Unfortunately, we do not have enough work for our own people, let alone immigrants. Our failure to attract and keep immigrants is also connected to our loss of population and We do not attract the number of immigrants that we want, and we lose about 25 per cent of those who do come. Even the skilled-immigrant program, so highly touted by the outgoing NDP government, has failed. Many could not find work compatible with their qualifications. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jodi Williams: One morning, seven years back, a voice in Jodi Williams head said: You cant wake up here and be 40 years old. , according to Times Colonist. That day, she took her kids out to get groceries and never went home. She came to Victoria from the Lower Mainland, found a transition house but soon lost a job, and couldnt get another. She had been trying to leave an abusive relationship for years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Progressive Conservatives: The idea of the legislation is to attract new jobs and new employers and its something Ontarios Progressive Conservatives are lobbying for here at home, according to CTV. Its what many critics of the right to work phenomenon say too - that the law doesn't create jobs - but weakens unions and While 24 states have adopted right to work laws allowing employees to opt out of paying union dues, critics call it union busting and at least one judge has ruled some parts of the legislation are unconstitutional. But just last month an Indiana judge ruled that part of the state's right to work law is unconstitutional, saying that unions are being forced to work for free. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mohamed Mahjoub: The ruling upholds the national security certificate Ottawa imposed on Mohamed Mahjoub that has severely restricted his freedom for the past 13 years, even though he has never been charged with any crime, according to The Star. Except for this declaration, no further relief is granted for the above violations, he wrote and The branding of an Egyptian man as a terrorist threat to Canada is reasonable even though the government violated his constitutional rights, Federal Court ruled Friday. Judge Edmond Blanchard also issued a declaration that Mahjoub's right to a fair trial pursuant to . . . the Charter and right to be free of unreasonable search and seizure have been violated but opted against any further orders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Naomi O'Leary: ROME - Hundreds of Eritreans staged a symbolic funeral procession in front of Italy's parliament on Friday to remember refugees who drowned in a shipwreck this month, as ships rescued more than 700 seaborne migrants overnight, according to Reuters. On October 3, at least 366 mostly Eritrean men, women and children drowned in one of the worst migrant sea disasters when the boat they had taken from Libya sank less than a kilometer from the Italian island of Lampedusa and By Naomi O'Leary and Steve Scherer Italian naval and coast guard vessels rescued the migrants, including dozens of women and children, from five different boats in the waters between Sicily and North Africa, as European leaders tried to address a deepening immigration crisis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Niagara Fall: That's no longer the case, according to Huffington Post. The change of hands comes after a failed bid by the Glynn family, owners of the Maid of the Mist, to renew their operating license with the Niagara Parks Commission NPC , reports the Niagara Falls Review and If you've ever visited Niagara Fall then chances are you're familiar with this scene: groups of people -- some dry, others soaked, but all dressed in blue plastic -- disembarking from a boat. Behind them, a lineup of more blue men, women and children, ready to hop aboard. After 165 years of of services and countless boatloads of tourists, the Maid of the Mist sailed its final voyage on Thursday. The popular tourist attraction has now shut down and will be replaced in 2014 by a new tour boat operator: Hornblower, a California-based company , according to CTV News. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

traditional Chinese instruments: Beethoven would be shocked to see one of Lan Tungs musical scores, according to The Chronicle Herald. Tung is one of about 10 musicians in the world who improvise music with traditional Chinese instruments and They are recipes for improvisation that include symbols of hands, rain drops, her brothers painting of a mountain and crazy lightning lines, anything to give musicians an idea of what kind of sound I want. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.