Disabilities Network Society: The Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development and the Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Network Society will receive $651,700 from the provincial government and $475,000 from Ottawa, according to The Chronicle Herald. Its about unleashing the potential of peoples ideas and innovation, MacKay, the MP for Central Nova, told reporters and The federal and provincial governments are betting on entrepreneurs and small businesses, investing more than $1 million in two organizations that support local startups. Federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay and Nova Scotias Community Services Minister Joanne Bernard made the announcement Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

youth unemployment rate: PARIS European youths still face rising joblessness at a rate far higher than their American counterparts but European leaders insisted Tuesday that scenario is going to improve over the next two years, according to The Chronicle Herald. With budgets still tight, Europes youth unemployment rate stands at 23.5 per cent, up from 23.1 per cent a year ago. In the U.S., the rate is about 16 per cent and Leaders from 24 European nations as well as labour ministers and European Union officials met Tuesday in Paris to talk about youth unemployment. They announced no new programs but many expressed confidence that plans now in place will reverse the rising joblessness for the under-25 set over the next two years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Urban Land Institute: Retail real estate will remain a buy next year, especially in Toronto and Calgary, as retailers look to open more stores in the core and catch up with the growing number of people now living downtown, says the 35th annual study of emerging real estate trends by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers, according to The Star. Canada still remains under retailed compared to the U.S. in terms of shopping space per capita and foreign retailers remain on the hunt for prime new or reformatted space in whats seen as a stable, healthy economic environment, it notes and The live, work, shop shift to the core is playing out across most Canadian cities and its impact will continue to be felt through a number of real estate sectors in 2014, says a new report. The intensification happening in most major downtowns, combined with reverse migration from the suburbs to the core, is one of the most forceful and rapidly emerging secular trends in both corporate office and residential real estate, says the state-of-the market report released Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

European Union: The Balkan country, the poorest in the European Union, has been struggling to accommodate asylum seekers, whose numbers have jumped seven-fold to 10,000 from a year ago, prompting several anti-immigrant protests organized by far-right groups and an increasing number of racist attacks, according to Reuters. "In recent days we have witnessed alarming incidents, criminal attacks linked with attempts to incite hatred and calls for refugees to be expelled," the joint statement said and SOFIA - Bulgaria's president and prime minister on Tuesday condemned a rise in attacks on immigrants following an influx of refugees, mainly from Syria, in a rare joint statement. President Rosen Plevneliev, who has often criticized the Socialist-led cabinet and has supported anti-government protesters, joined Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski in appealing to Bulgarians to show tolerance and compassion to refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Supreme Court justices: In the opening day of a three-day hearing, Supreme Court justices appeared to be skeptical of the federal government's contention that it can unilaterally reform the Senate without input from the provinces, according to Times Colonist. The competing viewpoints left at least one advocate of Senate reform discouraged and OTTAWA - Federal and provincial governments drew sharp battle lines Tuesday as Canada's top court began hearing arguments in a historic case that will determine how or even if the scandal-plagued Senate can be reformed or abolished. But neither did they seem sold on the arguments advanced by the vast majority of provinces: that reform would require the approval of at least seven provinces with 50 per cent of the population while outright abolition would take unanimous consent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

American Horror Story: The singer will guest star on an upcoming episode of the FX series, according to Times Colonist. This is the third season of "American Horror Story," which focuses on witches. Season one centred on a haunted house, while season two followed an insane asylum and NEW YORK, N.Y. - Lily Rabe's Stevie Nicks-obsessed character on "American Horror Story: Coven" is in for a treat. Creator Ryan Murphy revealed the guest spot news Tuesday over his official Twitter account. "Guess who's visiting the Coven? The legendary Stevie Nicks!" (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: The Canadian dollar was down 0.14 of a cent from Friday's close to 95.3 cents US. The Bank of Canada was closed Monday for the Remembrance Day holiday, according to CTV. Even so, that could still be a conservative estimate, since Flaherty is subtracting $3 billion from the projections in case things turn out worse than he expects and TORONTO -- The Canadian dollar closed lower Tuesday as Ottawa announced it will have a bigger than expected surplus in two years. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's latest fiscal projections show a $3.7-billion surplus in the 2015-16 fiscal year, almost $3 billion more than predicted in the March budget. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Supreme Court justices: And in the early going, Supreme Court justices appeared to be skeptical of the federal government's contention that it can unilaterally reform the Senate without input from the provinces, according to CTV. It has also asked the court to determine whether outright abolition of the upper chamber could be accomplished with the approval of just seven provinces, representing 50 per cent of the population and OTTAWA -- Canada's top court began hearing arguments Tuesday in a historic case that will determine how -- or even if -- the much-maligned, scandal-plagued Senate can be reformed or abolished. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has asked the Supreme Court to advise whether it can proceed unilaterally to impose term limits on senators and create a process for electing them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mbuyisa Makhubu: Mbuyisa Makhubu was 18 when he was photographed carrying dying schoolboy Hector Pieterson, a 13-year-old shot by South African police on June 16, 1976, during the Soweto uprising. The image, which captured the apartheid governments brutality against the African majority population, became a symbol of resistance, and June 16 has since been marked as National Youth Day, according to The Star. Now, 37 years after Makhubus disappearance, the mystery may have been solved by a Canada Border Services Agency investigator, a source familiar with the probe told and A man who has been languishing in immigration detention in Canada for almost a decade is believed to be a South African anti-apartheid icon whose disappearance has remained a mystery. Makhubu was forced into hiding shortly after the picture was published. His family last heard from him in 1978 in a letter from Nigeria. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Yellow Dogs: The brothers were among three men shot and killed in their Brooklyn apartment early Monday by a fellow musician who police say was upset over being kicked out of another Iranian band, according to The Star. The Yellow Dogs came from Iran three years ago after appearing in a film about the underground music scene there. The brothers were a guitarist and a drummer who had just received political asylum. The bass player and singer weren't home at the time of the bloodshed and weren't harmed and NEW YORK, N.Y. Iranian musicians Soroush and Arash Farazmand came to the United States to pursue their passion playing music in an indie rock band called the Yellow Dogs. Instead of achieving fame for their songs, they gained notoriety for their horrific deaths. They wanted to be known for their music, Yellow Dogs manager Ali Salehezadeh said. I guess now we have a gun story. ... It's so sad. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.