News Articles Prior to 2011

1415 Canadians Missing

1,415 Canadians missing Ottawa scrambles as families fear worst Richard J. Brennan Les Whittington Allan Woods Ottawa Bureau thestar.com Published On Sat Jan 16 2010 OTTAWA—As estimates of the Haitian death toll topped 100,000 Friday, government officials here scrambled to … Continue reading

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War Resister Released From U.S. Prison Wants To Come Back To Canada

War resister released from U.S. prison wants to come back to Canada By Ciara Byrne (CP) January 15, 2010 An Iraq war resister who spent almost a year in prison after fleeing the United States to make his home in … Continue reading

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First Wave Of Evacuees From Haiti Headed To Canada

First wave of evacuees from Haiti headed to Canada By Juliet ONeill The Canwest News Service (Canada), January 14, 2010 http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2441263 (PHOTO: Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon (R) with Defence Minister Peter MacKay. Chris Wattie/Reuters Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon (R) with … Continue reading

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Refugee Claims Possible, But Low-Risk During Vancouver Olympics : Experts

Refugee claims possible, but low-risk during Vancouver Olympics: experts By Tamsyn Burgmann (CP) January 11, 2010 VANCOUVER, B.C. Before Daniel Igali famously earned Canada wrestling glory by winning its first Olympic gold in the sport, he was a young Nigerian … Continue reading

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Report: 14,000 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Detained Last Year

Report: 14,000 suspected illegal immigrants detained last year By Kathleen Harris – Parliamentary Bureau Toronto Sun Last Updated: 11th January 2010, 7:46pm OTTAWA—-The number of suspected illegal immigrants and criminals detained at the border has soared by 33% in the … Continue reading

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Thorncliff Park Community Crowded, Stressed

Thorncliffe Park community crowded, stressed Ethnic tensions rise as housing, youth, mental health programs fail to keep up with neighbourhood's growth, U of T study finds Nicholas Keung, Immigration Reporter thestar.com Published On Mon Jan 11 2010 Severe overcrowding and … Continue reading

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Federal Court To Review White South African’s Refugee Status

Federal court to review white South African's refugee status By QMI AGENCY Edmonton Sun.com Last Updated: 9th January 2010, 4:08am Canada's Federal Court will review a controversial immigration board case that granted a white South African man refugee status. Judge … Continue reading

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Ottawa Nears Clampdown On Hungarian Refugee Claimants

Ottawa nears clamp-down on Hungarian refugee claimants By Heather Scoffield (CP) January 8, 2010 OTTAWA—-Ottawa is seriously considering imposing visa requirements on visitors from Hungary to cut off a growing flood of refugee applicants, mainly from the Roma community, The … Continue reading

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No New Immigration Program For P.E.I : Shea

No new immigration program for P.E.I.: Shea CBC News Last Updated: Friday, January 8, 2010 | 8:18 PM AT Comments 9 Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea, responsible for P.E.I. in the federal cabinet, said Friday that there have been no … Continue reading

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Gov’t Seeking To Overturn Migrant’s Release Order

Government seeking to overturn Tamil migrant's release order By Darah Hansen Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, January 07, 2010 Vancouver — A Sri Lankan man who came to Canada aboard a human-smuggling ship is still fighting for his release more … Continue reading

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Winter Olympics Will Highlight New U.S. Border Requirements

Winter Olympics will highlight new U.S. border requirements By Matthew Daneman USA Today, January 6, 2010 http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-05-bordercross_N.htm When the 2010 Winter Olympic Games start in Vancouver on Feb. 12, they not only will draw athletes from across the globe but … Continue reading

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Maple Leaf Workers Approve Controversial Contract—New Deal Helps Fast-Track Immigration Status For Foreign Workers

Maple Leaf workers approve controversial contract New deal helps fast-track immigration status for foreign workers CBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | 12:07 PM CT Employees at the Maple Leaf Foods hog processing plant in Brandon, Man., have … Continue reading

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P.E.I. Pursues Immigration Program

P.E.I. pursues immigration program CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 The P.E.I. government says it is negotiating with Ottawa to bring back an immigration program popular with Island businesses. The business community says a new provincial nominee program … Continue reading

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Court Allows Mother Who Lied To Stay—Son’s Disability Trumps Woman’s False Claim

Court allows mother who lied to stay Son's disability trumps woman's false claim Kenyon Wallace National Post Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 The Federal Court of Canada has allowed a woman who became a permanent resident by lying about her … Continue reading

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A Place De Resistance For Newcomers

A place de rsistance for newcomers Quebec needs the labour of immigrants, but is slow to fully integrate them Andrew Chung,Quebec Bureau The Toronto Star December 29, 2009 MONTREAL–Doggedly determined to succeed, Mounia Oulias makes a near-daily trek to a … Continue reading

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The Decade When The Face Of Canada Changed

The Decade When the Face of Canada Changed by Robert Sibley: The Ottawa Citizen December 28, 2009 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Decade+when+face+Canada+changed/2384860/story.html “When a Canadian is concerned about his own way of living, this concern is not racism.” David Lam, former lieutenant-governor of British … Continue reading

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Authorities Clash Over Fate Of Boy Shipped To Canada

Authorities clash over fate of boy shipped to Canada Mom sent teen to Toronto on one-way ticket Andrew Duffy Canwest News Service Published: Monday, December 28, 2009 Canadian immigration and child welfare officials are in an unprecedented legal fight over … Continue reading

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Gov’t Of Canada Makes It Easier For Temporary Residents To Apply For Work Permits Or Extend Their Visit In Canada

Government of Canada Makes it Easier for Temporary Residents to Apply for Work Permits or Extend Their Visit in Canada Voice Of Toronto Sunday, December 27, 2009 Temporary residents seeking work permits or an extension of their visit in Canada … Continue reading

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Toronto Work Tragedy Shatters Lives

Toronto work tragedy shatters lives Mother can't find the words to tell girl her father is dead By CHRIS DOUCETTE, QMI Agency Canoe.ca December 27, 2009 TORONTO – The second Irina Cherniakova learned her husband was among the four contractors … Continue reading

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50 Detained Tamil Migrants To Be Released : Lawyer

50 detained Tamil migrants to be released: Lawyer The Canadian Press Updated: Sat Dec. 26 2009 18:12:17 A lawyer representing Tamil migrants who landed on Canada's west coast in October says about 50 of them will soon be released. Narindar … Continue reading

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