foreign workers: Three McDonalds restaurants in Victoria employ temporary foreign workers and one has been the focus of a complaint that it hired foreign workers over local youth. , according to Times Colonist. She doesnt want her real name used for fear of retribution, so we are calling her Mary. A Kuwaiti woman is one of the 26 temporary foreign workers in Victoria who have been caught in a controversy over fair hiring practices. The 36-year-old woman, mother of 12- and 16-year-old children, came to Canada three years ago hoping to get a job and a home in order to give her family a better life with greater opportunties. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi: Rep. Steve Israel's comments are in line with those from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi earlier this week, in which she blamed racial issues for Republicans' failure to act on comprehensive immigration legislation. Asked about Pelosi's comments, New York's Israel said he agreed with her assessment, according to Times Colonist. Frustration is mounting among the House's Democratic minority and immigration activists about Republicans' refusal to act on a far-reaching immigration bill passed by the Senate last year with bipartisan support. The Senate bill would provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally and tighten border security and An overhaul to the broken U.S. immigration system remains stalled because "the Republican base does have elements that are animated by racism," the head of the committee to elect Democratic lawmakers to the House said Sunday. "To a significant extent, the Republican base does have elements that are animated by racism. And that's unfortunate," said Israel, who heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Alex Salmond: Closing the Scottish National Partys SNP last conference before the ballot on Sept. 18, Salmond said a vote for independence was not a vote for his party or for him, but a way to put Scotlands future in its own hands. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. U.K. warns it may not buy electricity from an independent Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond on Saturday urged Scots to look beyond party politics and break the 307-year union with England when they vote in an independence referendum in September. Whisky makers fear loss of global network under Scottish independence (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Calgary West: Calgary MP Rob Anders, first elected as a Reform MP in Calgary West in 1997, is looking for another term in office in the rejigged riding of Calgary Signal Hill but faces a stiff challenge from Ron Liepert, who left the Alberta legislature in 2012, according to CTV. Anders, who is no stranger to controversy, has painted the nomination fight as a battle between blue and red Conservatives. He has accused Liepert of signing up what he calls "Instant Tories" from Liberal and NDP supporters in a bid to unseat him and - The self-proclaimed "poster boy" for blue Conservatives is facing a daunting challenge from a former Alberta Progressive Conservative cabinet minister in the battle of Signal Hill. Over 3,000 party memberships have been sold in the past couple of months. The results of the nomination will be released tonight. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers: Fla. -- The curtain will rise here this weekend on a new era of Winnipeg Blue Bombers football, giving Bombers fans their first indication of whether the 2014 production is going to be a hit, or just the latest in a long line of flops. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. While the locale is new to the Bombers, Winnipeg's decision to hold their rookie camp here is hardly revolutionary -- other CFL teams, notably the Saskatchewan Roughriders, have been holding their spring camps here for years. Quarterback Max Hall will be at the Bombers mini-camp in Bradenton, Fla. Photo Store Related Items Articles Ex-NFLer has huge upside New Blue QB returns to Florida in different role Ex-NFL linebacker hits Bombers mini-camp The Bombers are holding their annual spring mini-training camp just south of Tampa on Florida's Gulf Coast, beginning on Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Raphael Lemkin: In the aftermath of the Holocaust, the systematic extermination of six million Jews, the United Nations passed Resolution 260, formally known as the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. It was the brainchild of a lawyer and intellectual named Raphael Lemkin, a Lithuanian-Polish Jew who fought against the Nazis during the Second World War and actually coined the term genocide by combining the Latin words for family and killing. A boy displaced by fighting in South Sudan. Despite the world's resolve following the Holocaust, systemic killing continues unabated. The Genocide Convention was supposed to stop any systematic effort to destroy any ethnic, religious or cultural group, in whole or in part. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Women Gaining Ground WGG: The TD Bank executive believes everyone should have the same basic opportunities to grow and thrive in society and has been volunteering her financial expertise to the United Way for over thirty years. Shes also co-chair of Women Gaining Ground WGG , a group of over one hundred female philanthropists working to improve the lives of disadvantaged women in Toronto. The group raises money through its membership fee and directs it to United Way programs that address women in poverty. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Have Your Say: How can we rally the whole family to volunteer and Francesca Shaw doesnt need National Volunteer Week, which is just wrapping up, to remind her of the importance of giving back to her community. Governor-General seeks permanent fund to honour volunteers (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: That is how Heather Conway, the executive vice-president of English-language services at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, was sounding Friday morning, less than 24 hours after helping break the news to employees that 657 of them will be laid off to deal with a $130-million budgetary shortfall. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Is the Broadcasting Act crippling the CBC and Nothing focuses the mind like a crisis. How should we remake the CBC? Cultural minds weigh in (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize: "I just wanted a complete contrast," said the London, Ont.-based Dublin native, who won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and a Governor General's Literary Award for 2010's "Room.", according to CTV. Donoghue discovered that during the inquest into the shooting death of Bonnet, Beunon claimed her estranged beau Arthur Deneve had taken her baby boy away and she didn't know where he was and - After the massive success of her harrowing novel "Room," about a young boy held captive in a shed with his mother, Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue didn't want to write anything child-related. But that changed during the research process for her new novel, "Frog Music," which is based on the true story of French burlesque dancer/prostitute Blanche Beunon and the murder of her cross-dressing female friend Jenny Bonnet in late 1800s San Francisco. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Montreal: McInerney, acquired by the Impact last week, scored in his debut -- a 1-1 draw to the Chicago Fire at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Both teams are still winless six games into the MLS season, according to CTV. One of those was McInerney's first goal as an Impact, scored in the 42nd minute to give Montreal the 1-0 lead and - Jack McInerney's first goal in an Impact uniform was the lone bright spot in an otherwise bland showing by Montreal on Saturday. Montreal 0-3-3 was slow and uninspired for long stretches. The Impact entered the game with an MLS-high 91 shot attempts, including 34 on target. But they were kept relatively quiet by Chicago 0-1-5 , hitting the target only twice -- both in the first half. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

brother Ali: Ali Gabane escaped the civil war in Somalia, fled to Ethiopia and, for the past seven years, has waited in Kenya to join his older brother, who sponsored him, in Winnipeg. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. In a massive security operation, Kenyan police have arrested thousands of Somalis in the capital, Nairobi, and are holding them in a stadium and at police stations. Noor Gabane, holds up news reports of Somali refugees being rounded up in Kenya. He sponsored his brother Ali to come to Canada seven years ago. Now, just when all the processing and paperwork is complete and his brother Ali is waiting for the greenlight, the Kenyan government is rounding up all Somali refugees and herding them into refugee camps. Photo Store Now he's one of the hunted. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

presidential candidates: Some of the party's potential presidential candidates weighed in on the House Republicans' controversial budget, the party's struggle to gain support among Hispanics, the Republican Party's future and the upcoming midterm elections as they took turns on a conference room stage facing hundreds of conservative activists gathered in New Hampshire's largest city, according to Times Colonist. "It's the unofficial kickoff of the 2016 process," said Republican operative Mike Biundo, who managed former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's last presidential campaign and N.H. - Republicans eyeing the 2016 White House race battered President Barack Obama's health care law and nicked each other Saturday, auditioning before a high-profile gathering of conservatives that some political veterans said marked the campaign's unofficial start. The summit comes as prospective presidential candidates begin to step up appearances in key states ahead of the 2016 presidential contest, even though New Hampshire's influential first-in-the-nation presidential primary isn't planned for another two years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper.: Court records show the retrieved a hard drive of information through Robert Staley, a lawyer for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. , according to Huffington Post. The court records show the received the data on Jan. 16, 2014. The item description says it is "Intella file report data," which seems to refer to a forensic search tool that can be used to recover deleted email or other files and extract metadata, among other purposes. The Prime Minister's Office has turned over a hard drive and a Purolator receipt to the as part of the Mounties' investigation into Stephen Harper's former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, and suspended Senator Mike Duffy. The hard drive was retrieved from a Queen Street address in Ottawa where part of the Privy Council Office is located. The PCO is the arm of the civil service that works for the prime minister. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

security screeners: Transport Canada is seeking feedback on a plan to give security screeners the power to break a padlock or seal such as plastic shrink wrap off a bag when an X-ray flags a concern, according to Huffington Post. The agency's screeners may open unlocked luggage to examine contents, and in such cases will place a notification card inside the travellers' bag to let them know it has been inspected and The Conservative government would like to know how air passengers feel about their checked luggage being broken into by airport security screeners. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority screens all checked baggage before it is placed on a plane. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

SportsBusiness International: Its the second consecutive time that the British capital has taken the title in SportsBusiness International's Ultimate Sports Cities Awards. Nor is it a particularly surprising win with the city coming off a successful 2012 Olympic Games, according to CTV. In addition to being named the overall winner, London also took awards in categories like Best Hosting, Best Public Sports Interest, and Best Marketing and Branding and Relaxnews - London has scored the title of Ultimate Sports City 2014 in a ranking that looks at the worlds best cities for hosting sporting events. The ranking is compiled every two years by the group, which specializes in the business of sports. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Nova Scotia: The Nova Scotia finance ministers comments on youth entitlement added insult to injury just days after her budget withdrew more than $34 million in support for youth retention and employment. The decision and discourse, coming less than two months after the release of the Ivany commission report, is stunning, according to The Chronicle Herald. We have also done poorly in attracting and retaining immigrants. First-generation Canadians make up only 4.8 per cent of Nova Scotias population, compared to 23.8 per cent nationally and Nova Scotia has been a net loser of youth ages 20 to 35 each and every year since 1984. We have lost 16,650 young people in the last decade, including 3,200 people in 2013; our highest recorded total in at least 33 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

technology trailblazers: Just look at the list of technology trailblazers whose values have plummeted from record highs during the past few weeks. Investors have re-focused on safer sectors such as utilities, health care and consumer staples instead of companies that promise potential growth from online services that are building huge audiences, according to CTV. Stocks across all sectors dropped Friday. The tech-driven Nasdaq composite index fell 54.37 points, or 1.3 per cent to 3,999.73 to punctuate a punishing week, and is down 8 per cent since early March, when it hit a 14-year closing high of 4,358. Last year, the Nasdaq soared 38 per cent and SAN - The stock market's laws of gravity are ravaging its highest fliers. Stung by the abrupt change in sentiment, the stocks of recent stars such as Netflix, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are 20 per cent to 45 per cent below their recent peaks. The steep downfall is raising questions about whether this is just a fleeting fit of fickleness or the foreshadowing of another market bubble about to burst. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

International Monetary Fund: Joe Oliver says he was greeted with words of sorrow from colleagues as he arrived at the annual spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and G7 and G20 finance ministers, according to CTV. "They told me how much they will miss his presence -- his presence around the table, and his contributions to the discussions," Oliver told reporters Friday and - It's been a mournful entrance onto the world financial stage for Jim Flaherty's successor, whose first international meetings as finance minister have been marked by offers of condolence. His predecessor, Flaherty, had been the longest-serving finance minister in the G7 and was a fixture at these meetings, as evidenced by some of the testimonials from the people who approached Oliver. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Matthew Weiner: When its bifurcated final season begins Sunday at 10 p.m. EDT on AMC with seven episodes, to be followed by seven more next year , the second of those final hours will be shooting, while the fifth of seven final scripts will be taking shape on the page. , according to CBC. The looming end has taken root in the Mad Men conversation among fans, even as they mark time waiting for the 14 new instalments. Meanwhile, Weiner, as the auteur of this landmark drama series, voices both resolve and wonderment at his task of bringing "Mad Men" in for a landing. A reading list for Mad Men Season 7 Chat with Matthew Weiner these days and you feel the added depth of his Mad Men immersion. And then? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Martinrea International: Who is Buying and Selling Insider selling at Crescent Point, according to Globe and Mail. View interactive chart Security Price Change MRE-T Martinrea International. 10.45 -0.28 -2.61 % Add to watchlist Live Discussion of MRE on StockTwits More Discussion on MRE-T Topics: Martinrea International Inc. Auto Who Is Buying and Selling Manufacturing Comments A A Who is Buying or Selling Exco Technologies insiders increase holdings Who is Buying and Selling CFO buys as Cargojet stock soars Martinrea International. 5 Year Performance Add MRE-T to your Watchlist MRE-T 10.45 -0.28 -2.61 % (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

illegal immigration: An early GOP establishment favourite, Bush has long urged his fellow Republicans to show more compassion for those who enter the country illegally. But when he described illegal immigration in an interview as an act of love by people hoping to provide for their families, the backlash from his own party was swift and stinging, according to The Star. Some of the partys most powerful insiders and financiers are concerned immigration could define the coming nominating contest in the way it did in 2012. Like Bush, Texas Gov. Rick Perry was jeered when he implied that his rivals were heartless if they opposed a law that lets some children of undocumented immigrants pay in-state tuition at public colleges and With three little words, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush set off a fury this week that served as a potent reminder of how difficult the immigration issue remains for his possible presidential ambitions and the Republican Party. Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho, accused Bush of pandering. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and House Speaker John Boehner said the country should enforce the rule of law. And conservative commentator Michelle Malkin created a new Twitter hashtag: #CancelJebBush. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

truck drivers: It's the first time P.E.I.'s Cooperative d'integration francophone has recruited francophone immigrants. The immigrants fill two needs: The federal government says Canada needs more truck drivers, and the Cooperative d'integration francophone is looking for more French-speakers on P.E.I. , according to CBC. The cooperative took out a booth at the Destination Canada job fair in Paris and Brussels for the first time. It was there to deliver job offers from Island companies. A francophone organization on P.E.I. has recruited three men from Europe for hard-to-fill jobs, with both economic and cultural benefits in mind. The Cooperative d'integration francophone was not just looking for French-speaking truck drivers, but for people who could immigrate with their families to P.E.I., says Jacinthe Lemire. "We need some population growth," said group co-ordinator Jacinthe Lemire. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Hamid Aboutalebi: The Obama administration said Friday that the U.S. had informed Iran it would not grant a visa to Hamid Aboutalebi, a member of the group responsible for the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. While U.S. officials had been trying to persuade Iran to simply withdraw Aboutalebis name, the announcement amounted to an acknowledgement that those efforts had not been successful, according to 660 News. Aboutalebi is alleged to have participated in a Muslim student group that held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days during the embassy takeover. He has insisted his involvement in the group Muslim Students Following the Imams Line was limited to translation and negotiation and The United States has blocked Irans pick for envoy to the United Nations, a rare diplomatic rebuke that could stir fresh animosity at a time when Washington and Tehran have been seeking a thaw in relations. We ve communicated with the Iranians at a number of levels and made clear our position on this and that includes our position that the selection was not viable, White House spokesman Jay Carney said. Our position is that we will not be issuing him a visa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Dalhousie University: Students at Dalhousie University have revived a program to help immigrants in Nova Scotia get access to oral care, according to The Chronicle Herald. Heather Doucette, a dental hygiene professor at Dalhousie, started the program in 2012 but it was shelved last year due to budget and scheduling constraints and The program, in partnership with Nova Scotias Immigration Settlement a Integration Services, gives dental hygiene students a chance to get hands-on practice while offering free services to immigrants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ron Liepert: And it's a streak he's hoping to bust when federal Conservatives in the riding on Calgary Signal Hill pick their nominee on Saturday, according to Huffington Post. The race has made headlines across the country as the party has declared that incumbents, such as the staunchly-conservative Anders, will no longer be protected in nomination races and Ron Liepert says it's a myth that controversial Calgary MP Rob Anders is somehow untouchable after a 17-year run in federal politics. Liepert, a former high-profile cabinet minister in Alberta's Progressive Conservative government, has been embroiled in a nasty challenge of Anders for the Conservative nomination in the new federal riding. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

credit unions: He may also make good on an election vow to raise the associated guarantee to 90 per cent of the loan value, up from 75 per cent in most cases, according to The Chronicle Herald. A $6-million provincial loan guarantee was first issued to credit unions in 2003 and quickly raised to $25 million. That guarantee now supports a lending portfolio of $68 million and On Monday, the premier is expected to announce that government will double a $25-million business loan guarantee program for credit unions. Very little of the $50 million would ever be spent, however, making this an excellent way of unlocking a large pool of private capital to support small businesses, especially in rural areas. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.