Don Cherry: The high-profile hockey commentator's employment status is in doubt after Rogers took control of "Hockey Night in Canada" on Tuesday in a new 12-year, $5.2-billion agreement between the telecommunications giant and the NHL, according to CTV. "I have no idea what's going on. I haven't talked to CBC, I didn't see the press conference, I was en route somewhere," Cherry said to reporters on Tuesday night. "So I'm asking you guys -- do I have a job?" TORONTO -- Don Cherry knows as much about his future on "Hockey Night in Canada," as his fans -- nothing. CBC's iconic hockey broadcast will remain on TV for at least the next four years, but the public broadcaster will not have editorial control of the show. That raises questions about the future of on-air personalities like Cherry and his Coach's Corner sidekick Ron MacLean. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Finance Minister Mike de Jong: Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced Wednesday that the provincial surplus will grow $29 million, to a projected $165 million this fiscal year, despite weak economic growth and a drop in tax revenue. , according to Times Colonist. Achieving our objective and achieving that balance and modest surplus will require continued vigilance and will not leave any room for extravagance or additional spending beyond what you see laid out in the fiscal plan, he said. The B.C. government has dipped into its rainy-day economic allowance in order to bump up the budget surplus. The government pulled $50 million out of its forecast allowance in the second quarter to help very modestly boost the surplus, de Jong said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Hewlett-Packard: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 27 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 16,100, at midday Wednesday. The Standard Poors 500 index rose four points, also 0.2 per cent, to 1,806. The Nasdaq composite gained the most rising 19 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4,037, according to 660 News. Hewlett-Packard surged $1.76, or 7 per cent, to $26.85. The worlds second-largest maker of PCs forecast a strong profit for the current quarter late Tuesday and NEW YORK, N.Y. The stock market is rising in midday trading after some encouraging news about the U.S. economy. In a sign that workers are in less danger of being laid off, the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 316,000, the Labor Department said. Also, a private survey showed that consumer confidence rose in November. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Hockey Night in Canada: The high-profile hockey commentators employment status is in doubt after Rogers took control of Hockey Night in Canada on Tuesday in a new 12-year, $5.2-billion agreement between the telecommunications giant and the NHL, according to The Chronicle Herald. I have no idea whats going on. I havent talked to CBC, I didnt see the press conference, I was en route somewhere, Cherry said to reporters on Tuesday night. So I m asking you guys do I have a job and TORONTO Don Cherry knows as much about his future on Hockey Night in Canada, as his fans nothing. CBCs iconic hockey broadcast will remain on TV for at least the next four years, but the public broadcaster will not have editorial control of the show. That raises questions about the future of on-air personalities like Cherry and his Coachs Corner sidekick Ron MacLean. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Dwayne Johnson: B Rich, of Rap group Shark Tank , delivers a new anthem of small town Canada in "Out For A Rip.", according to Huffington Post. Yes, Dwayne Johnson's father is Nova Scotia-born wrestler Rocky Johnson. As the a href "http://www.buzzfeed.com/thehero/14-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-rock" target " blank" first generation child of a Canadian, Johnson is eligible for Canadian citizenship /a . Johnson also played in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders during the 1995 season, but was cut after two months. James Doohan First came hosers Bob and Doug, then Trailer Park Boys, now this . F ing eh, right? Related on HuffPost: Loading Slideshow The Rock (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

President Bashar Assad: Mother Superior Agnes-Mariam of the Cross has thrust herself into the role of go-between and publicist, arranging ceasefires, organizing pro-government media trips and conducting speaking tours as perhaps the countrys most prominent critic of the uprising against President Bashar Assad , according to The Star. She is so despised by the opposition that even acts of seeming goodwill are criticized, such as arranging a rare truce that allowed thousands to leave a blockaded town and BEIRUT Amid Syrias ferocious civil war, a nun has emerged as an unlikely power broker and figure of controversy. Anti-government activists scathingly call her Assads nun for claiming a chemical attack that killed hundreds was exaggerated, and for saying rebels used kidnapped babies in massacres that were blamed on Syrian forces. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

migrants: The announcement came amid rising concern in Britain that migrants from Romania and Bulgaria who could start working without restriction in the U.K. and the rest of the EU from Jan. 1 would exploit the British welfare system, according to Times Colonist. Cameron also proposed restricting the free movement of EU workers, saying the policy has caused "vast migrations" of people from poorer member states to richer ones and LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced measures to toughen welfare rules for migrants from the European Union. The measures announced Wednesday include barring new migrants from getting get jobless benefits for the first three months, and deporting migrants caught begging or sleeping outdoors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ramesh Ferris: It was 2002, and he had flown back to India for a reunion with the woman who gave him up to an orphanage in that country decades ago when he was barely a year old, according to The Star. Though its sad she had to give him up she couldnt afford to take proper care of him Ferris realized at that moment that her sacrifice paved his path to adoption by Canadian parents and to access to surgery in this country that helped him overcome the ravages he suffered as a baby with polio, a disease that nearly permanently robbed him of the ability to walk and Ramesh Ferris stared into his mother Lakshmis face for the first time, as she broke into tears of joy. The visit was about an hour but felt much longer due the overwhelming feelings I had and so much new information to absorb, he says, recalling that meeting at her home in southern India. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Lev Tahors: Child and Youth Services Minister Teresa Pirruzzas office said in a statement to Tuesday that childrens aid officials in Chatham-Kent and Windsor are involved in an ongoing investigation of the 40 families and approximately 130 children connected to the ultra-orthodox Lev Tahor community that made a midnight run across the Quebec-Ontario border earlier this month, according to The Star. But amid allegations by Quebec childrens aid officials of poor nutrition, hygiene problems and shortcomings in the education of the sects children, Lev Tahors new hosts are vowing to take all necessary action to address child safety and MONTREAL The Ontario government says it is actively investigating allegations of child neglect and mistreatment related to a radical Jewish sect that recently fled child-welfare authorities in Quebec. At this time no children have been apprehended, and the families have provided access to protection workers for the ongoing investigation, Pirruzzas office said. They will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that child safety remains a foremost priority. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fried chicken: The fast-food chain known for its fried chicken is following other fast food chains in trying to capture a part of the "fast casual" restaurant market relatively low-priced but high-quality chains like Five Guys or Chipotle that are quickly making inroads into the fast food market, and particularly appeal to younger crowds, according to Huffington Post. The new restaurant will stick to KFCs core ingredient, chicken, but instead of buckets of chicken and fries, KFC Select will offer rice bowls, burritos, burgers and salads, among other things and KFC wants a makeover, and its starting with Canada. For KFC, that effort will begin in Canada with the launch of its first KFC Select restaurant. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.