Hassan Diab: An Ottawa man facing extradition to France in a terrorism case says the Supreme Court of Canada should hear his appeal due to crucial questions about the use of untested intelligence in a criminal prosecution. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Canadian government says Diab request for a high-court hearing "raises no issue of public importance" and should be dismissed. Hassan Diab listens to his lawyer speak at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, April 13, 2012. Diab, an Ottawa man facing extradition to France in a terrorism case, says the Supreme Court of Canada should hear his appeal due to crucial questions about the use of untested intelligence in a criminal prosecution. THE Patrick Doyle In arguments filed with the Supreme Court, lawyers for sociology professor Hassan Diab say France reliance on secret information raises fundamental issues of constitutionality and procedural fairness. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Democratic Senate: One-hundred-and-sixty-four reasons, to be more precise, according to CTV. The figures show that all but one of 165 bills that included Buy American provisions failed to make it through Congress since that body became split four years ago between a Republican House and a Democratic Senate and - Even if Americans are historically unhappy with their Congress as they head to the polls this week, there are a few good reasons for Canadians and other foreigners to celebrate this era of legislative lethargy. That the number of protectionist Buy American measures that have stalled, according to a tally from the last four years compiled by the Canadian government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Islamic State: A senior member of the opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime says Canada time, effort and money would be better spent training ground forces to retake territory from the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria, rather than on a bombing campaign. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Alawak, who defected prior to the Arab Spring uprising, says the current U.S.-led bombing campaign will not dislodge the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and may drive up recruitment to the group. A Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 fighter jet from 409 Squadron sits on a tarmac in Kuwait this week. Brig.-Gen. Hussam Alawak, who heads up intelligence for the Free Officers Movement one arm of the Free Syrian Army also warned in an interview with The Canadian Press that new anti-aircraft weapons threatening coalition jets come from looted stockpiles in Libya and more potent weapons may be on the way. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Officer Patrice Vincent: 00 members of Winnipeg Kurdish community and other supporters honoured Canada recently fallen soldiers Saturday afternoon. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Waving Canadian and Kurdish flags, the group marched from the Manitoba legislature to the cenotaph on Memorial Boulevard, where organizers offered everyone in attendance poppies to wear. A moment of silence was held in honour of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who were slain in separate incidents in Quebec and Ottawa last month by men who professed radical Islamic beliefs. Kurdish residents in Winnipeg rally on Memorial Blvd at the cenotaph before marching to the Forks in support of their brethren in the Syrian town of Kobani. Kurds in Kobani welcomed the arrival of Iraqi Kurdish fighters, hoping they might tip the balance in the battle to defend the town against the Islamic State, as U.S.-led air strikes continued to bomb the ultra-hardline group in Iraq and Syria. Nov 1, 2014 Ruth Bonneville / Photo Store The group then marched in solidarity to urge increased aid for friends and family in the Syrian town of Kobani, which is under siege by the Islamic State terrorist group. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jian Ghomeshi: A profile of Ghomeshi was on the front page of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette promotional supplement that was sent to non-subscribers of the paper on Sunday, according to CTV. The paper posted an explanation on its website Sunday that said the advertising supplement was printed on Oct. 23, three days before Ghomeshi firing and the start of a number of media reports containing allegations from women who say they were physically or sexually assaulted and Pa. -- A Pittsburgh newspaper was left scrambling to explain on Sunday why a profile of former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi was reprinted in a promotional supplement without mentioning the abuse allegations that led to his termination. The 850-word write up, featuring an August interview with Ghomeshi on his thoughts on life as an immigrant, first ran in the paper and online on Oct. 19. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

World Health Organization: In a move that puts Canada at odds with the World Health Organization, the federal government said Friday it is suspending the issuance of visas for residents and nationals of countries with "widespread and persistent-intense transmission" of Ebola virus disease. As well, work on permanent residence applications for people from the affected countries is also being suspended. , according to Hamilton Spectator. An international law expert denounced the move, saying it was a violation of the International Health Regulations, which Canada helped to draft in the aftermath of the 2003 outbreak. And David Fidler of Indiana University said the decisions of Canada and Australia to close their doors to the citizens of the affected countries runs the risk of destroying the IHR, as the treaty is called. Canada is following in Australia footsteps and has closed its doors, effectively immediately, to people from the West African countries battling Ebola. The stress on countries with widespread transmission provides an out for the United States, which currently still has at least one active Ebola case within its borders. At present only three countries meet the definition of widespread and persistent Ebola transmission: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

class-action lawsuits: Six leading employment and tax lawyers interviewed by the "Star" say the 60-team CHL faces an uphill battle trying to defend against class-action lawsuits alleging its players are employees deserving of minimum wage and benefits. , according to Hamilton Spectator. The allegations have not been proven in court and league officials have said they will defend themselves against the claim in court. Junior hockey player employment records, league contracts, U.S. immigration documents and two new class-action lawsuits in Quebec and Alberta imply or explicitly state that Canadian Hockey League clubs treat some of their players as employees, despite contrary public statements by league officials, an ongoing "Toronto Star" investigation has found. "Looking at all of the factors ... it hard for me to imagine that these players are not employees," says Toronto employment lawyer Stuart Rudner. "The clubs tell these players everything, including when to eat, when to show up, when to have a pre-game nap, all of which are hallmarks of an employee who is not independent." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said on Friday that Canada aims to welcome as many as 285,000 new permanent residents next year, which is the highest planned total in recent history, according to the Minister. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Refugee advocates blast proposed changes to welfare in budget bill The Conservative government plans to increase immigration levels significantly as it heads into an election year in 2015. Canada wont issue visas to residents of countries battling Ebola (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Federal Court of Appeal: Ottawa had been seeking a stay of a Federal Court decision from July that gave it until next Tuesday to put in place a coverage system for refugee health-care claims that is in keeping with the Constitution. Timeline The federal government court-case losing streak , according to CBC. "The appellant motion for an order staying the judgment ... is dismissed," Judge Wyman Webb wrote in the decision released late Friday. The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected the Conservative government efforts to buy more time before implementing a new policy of health care for refugee claimants. A Federal Court of Appeal judge has now turned down that request. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Entry Program: A group of immigrants and refugees is learning about Halloween for the first time thanks to the Entry Program, where newcomers learn about settling in Canada and Manitoba. , according to CBC. With the help of interpreters, they are also teaching children about what they might see and how to stay safe while having fun. The Entry Program is based in Winnipeg and provides support on settling in Canada and Manitoba and Halloween can be scary for those who haven't experienced it before, so a Winnipeg centre that helps newcomers to Canada is offering an introduction to the spooky occasion. Corrina Loewen and her students at the Entry Program take part in a Halloween party on Friday. Participants are also celebrating the completion of their orientation program, where they have learned about living in Manitoba. Lindsay Tsuji/ Program staff are showing video presentations and stories about Halloween festivities, traditions and safety. Halloween celebrations around the world Halloween forecast calls for chills, but no snow (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: While these caregivers will no longer be obliged to live in their employers home, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander also announced Friday that new minimum language and education requirements to become eligible to work as caregivers here would be imposed, according to The Star. Caregivers matter to Canada and have made enormous contributions to Canadas economy, to our economic success, to the success of the Canadian families, Alexander told a new conference about Canadas 2015 immigration plan and Starting in December, Ottawa will replace the decades-old live-in caregivers program with two new labour streams and restrict the number of foreign nannies it accepts. Its still unknown if the government will remove the right to automatic permanent residency for caregivers who meet their minimum employment hours and pass the necessary criminal and medical clearances. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Emily Carrs: New exhibition brings Emily Carrs artwork to place of conception, according to Globe and Mail and Emily Carrs artistic works to star in exhibit in London Sister and I in Alaska shows turning point in Emily Carrs artistic journey Comments A A (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Oluyemisi Akinbinu: The federal government sped up its removal of an abused Nigerian woman to make sure she wouldn't get a chance to stay and argue she at risk if returned to her troubled country and painful past. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "She had no idea about what was awaiting her when she got home," said her pastor, Al Gordon, who drove Akinbinu to the airport Wednesday morning. Oluyemisi Akinbinu, in Canada since 2003, was flown back to Nigeria before she could apply for an assessment and stay here. Photo Store Related Items Articles When hope runs out On Wednesday, Oluyemisi Akinbinu, 50, was sent back to the country she left 11 years ago. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Evangelical Lutheran Church: In a world rife with violence, fear and suffering, people of faith have the responsibility to choose another way, says a Lutheran bishop from the Middle East. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. In addition to his work as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Younan is midway through a seven-year term as president of the Lutheran World Federation, a relief, development and advocacy organization that represents 72 million people in 144 churches across the world. Bishop Munib A. Younan, president of the Lutheran World Federation, urged Winnipeggers to pray for justice in the Middle East during a speech that was part of his official visit to Canada in October. KEN Photo Store "We need to change the mentality of hatred and see the image of God in others," says Bishop Munib A. Younan of Jerusalem, who visited Winnipeg last month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care: Its a good day for refugees, its a good day for people who believe in the most basic of human rights, said Dr. Meb Rashid, co-founder of Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care, one of the groups that challenged the cutbacks to health-care coverage for refugee claimants, according to The Star. Our government disagrees with the courts flawed decision and will continue to do whats necessary to protect the interests of Canadian taxpayers and genuine refugees, Kevin Menard said in an email on Friday and Ottawas attempt to delay implementing a more inclusive refugee health-care program has been denied by the Federal Court of Appeal. A spokesman for Immigration Minister Chris Alexander was critical of the decision. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Winnipeg Kurdish community: Winnipeg Kurdish community is rallying in support of Syrian residents under siege by terrorists. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Waving Canadian and Kurdish flags, the group marched from the Manitoba Legislature to the Winnipeg Centotaph on Memorial Boulevard, where organizers gave poppies to everyone in attendance, even reporters. Members of Winnipeg Kurdish community rally at the cenotaph on Memorial Boulevard before marching to The Forks in support of their brethren in Kobani. Photo Store About 100 members of Winnipegs Kurdish community and other supporters honoured Canadas recently fallen soldiers this afternoon and then marched in solidarity to urge increased aid for friends and family in the Syrian town of Kobani, which has been embattled with the terrorist group the Islamic State IS . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

independent Kurdistan: Dont let the seat of government become a fortress, according to Globe and Mail. Do we really want to birth an independent Kurdistan? Video Video: Terror in Iraq and Syria for Christian refugees The Bland works The Editorial cartoons for October, 2014 The word refugee, in its modern sense of people fleeing their homes to escape violence, is now exactly 100 years old. It was first used this way in 1914 to describe the hundreds of thousands of Flemish who fled westward to escape the German onslaught. Three years later, the first High Commissioner for Refugees was created to deal with the 1.5 million Russians who fled the revolution. Then it was applied to the million Armenians and 1.5 million Greeks fleeing Turkey. More Related to this Story Can humanity scale its latest brick wall? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau: Re MPs Discuss Leaving Bullet Holes In House Oct. 30 : Are parliamentarians seriously considering leaving bullet holes because they might have historic value? Sensational, yes. Historic, no. Not repairing this damage would constitute a permanent legacy for Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, according to Globe and Mail. ........ and Bullets on the Hill Brian Dougall, Ottawa (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Robert Dziekanskis: But a defence lawyer immediately attempted to cast doubt on the Crowns star witness whose former spouse is related to one of the officers suggesting the passage of time has caused her to mix up key dates and events, according to The Star. He is is accused of lying at a public inquiry looking into the death and A former officers perjury trial heard allegations Thursday that the four Mounties involved in Robert Dziekanskis death gathered for a private meeting in the weeks before testifying at a public inquiry. Benjamin Monty Robinson is one of four officers who confronted Dziekanski the night the Polish immigrant was stunned with a Taser and died at Vancouvers airport in October 2007. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: On Friday, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander issued the ministerial instruction as a measure of precaution against the spread of the disease by stopping travelling from that part of the hemisphere, according to The Star. Canadian visa posts in the region have immediately stopped processing both pending and new applications for travel and immigration from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea and Canada has suspended the processing of all visa applications from the West African countries affected by the Ebola epidemic . There is an outbreak of a communicable disease in several regions of West Africa, the instruction said. The entry into Canada of persons who have recently been in those regions may introduce or contribute to the spread of the disease in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Olivia Chow: The incidents of anti-immigrant, anti-female and anti-Chinese invective levelled against Olivia Chow during the mayoral campaign are simply outrageous, according to The Star. The height came just two days before election day when The Toronto Sun ran a cartoon of Olivia Chow that was nothing short of appalling . It depicted her in a Mao suit, with slitty eyes holding up the coattails of her deceased husband Jack Layton and This can no longer go unremarked upon or unchallenged. They do not reflect well on a city that prides itself on its diversity and tolerance. But nor can we afford to ignore or fail to condemn such behaviour in the na ve hope it will go away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

The Canadian Space Agency: The Canadian Space Agency says the use of the photo was a mistake that the government is taking steps to correct. , according to CBC. The image is of astronaut Stephen Robinson during a 2005 spacewalk. The version posted on federal government websites feature the logo on a part of the arm where such a logo doesn't exist on a similar photo. The two versions of the photo are slightly different in other ways, suggesting they were two photos taken at slightly different times. Before After The Canadian government is being criticized for digitally pasting its "Canada" logo onto a photo of the Canadarm2 robotic arm that appears on federal government websites. Canadarm robotics technology performs breast cancer biopsies Marc Garneau 'ticked off' about Canadarm event snub A Canadian reaches the Canadarm The Economist flagged the doctored photo in an online opinion piece posted Friday titled " Canada astronomical boasting ." 'The tactic of fairly ham-fisted airbrushing used here seems more reminiscent of North Korean propaganda posters than of Western democracie typical PR efforts.' - The Economist (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chief executive officer: She became chief executive officer and managing director of Mumbai-based Bank Ltd. , Indias largest private-sector lender, as the global financial crisis raged in 2009. Soon she was battling a run on retail deposits, fuelled by unfounded reports the bank had significant exposure to troubled U.S. banks. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Related Ousted Silicon Valley CEO preaches reinvention, advice for Canada Chanda Kochhar, the first woman to run a bank in India, is no stranger to tough situations. Related Bay Street lawyers Public Enemy No. 1 strikes back, with poetic licence (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

World Health Organization: In a move that puts Canada at odds with the World Health Organization, the federal government said Friday it is suspending the issuance of visas for residents and nationals of countries with "widespread and persistent-intense transmission" of Ebola virus disease. As well, work on permanent residence applications for people from the affected countries is also being suspended. Ebola: Stories, photos, videos Ebola quarantines in U.S.: Are they warranted? , according to CBC. An international law expert denounced the move, saying it was a violation of the International Health Regulations, which Canada helped to draft in the aftermath of the 2003 outbreak. And David Fidler, of Indiana University, said the decisions of Canada and Australia to close their doors to the citizens of the affected countries runs the risk of destroying the IHR, as the treaty is called. Canada is following in Australia footsteps and has closed its doors, effectively immediately, to people from the West African countries battling Ebola. The stress on countries with widespread transmission provides an out for the US., which currently still has at least one active Ebola case within its borders. At present only three countries meet the definition of widespread and persistent Ebola transmission: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program: The live-in caregiver program, as it was known until today, was excluded from reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program announced by the government in June, but the government said an overhaul to the caregiver program was coming this fall. , according to CBC. Foreign caregivers are eligible to apply for permanent residency after two years of work in Canada, but it can take more than three years to process their applications. Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has announced much-anticipated reforms to the live-in caregiver program, making it optional for caregivers to live with their employers and putting a cap on the number of caregivers it will accept under two new categories. Foreign caregivers backlog grows as families wait for residency (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Raptors: It ll never happen, say the hockey diehards. But as the Raptors kicked off their season this week, its worth underlining the significance of a recent prediction made by outgoing Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd., CEO Tim Leiweke. In 10 years, he said, as demographic change chisels away at our collective tastes, the Raptors will be more popular than the Maple Leafs. To borrow Mr. Leiwekes phrase, thats a bloody big cultural shift. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Kelly: Steve Nashs biggest assist was to Canadian basketball Toronto, basketball city. Kelly: Andrew Wiggins and the Ghost of Canadian Basketball Past (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.