News Articles Prior to 2011

Were Workers In Deadly Fall Illegal?

Were workers in deadly fall illegal? Men of Russian descent plunged 13 storeys after scaffold gave way By CHRIS DOUCETTE, TORONTO SUN Last Updated: 26th December 2009, 10:39am Sat Dec 26, 6:18 AM Investigators are trying to determine if four … Continue reading

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Cracking Down On Private Colleges?

Cracking down on private colleges? By Erin Millar Macleans.ca On Campus December 24th, 2009 | 4:46 pm The problem of unregulated colleges in Canada is widespread and elusive The woman who answers the phone (in Cantonese) at the America Institute … Continue reading

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Group Seeks End To Caregiver Program

Group seeks end to caregiver program Filipino women say situation for live-in workers fatally flawed KRISTEN THOMPSON METRO VANCOUVER December 24, 2009 5:59 a.m. Members of Vancouvers Filipino community are calling for an end to Canadas live-in caregiver program (LCP) … Continue reading

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15 Tamil Migrants Ordered Released

15 Tamil migrants ordered released Federal government suspected men were members of terrorist organization CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | 9:23 PM PT Comments 73 Recommend 21 A total of 15 of the Tamil migrants who arrived … Continue reading

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Immigrant’s Custody Death Sparks Probe

Immigrant's custody death sparks probe As coroner investigates how Roma refugee died, widow and family say they've been denied details By Nicholas Keung The Toronto Star (Canada), December 22, 2009 http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/741737–immigrant-s-custody-death-sparks-probe A Toronto woman is seeking answers after her husband, … Continue reading

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Low-Income Diabetics Have Higher Early Death-Rate Than Richer Counterparts

Low-income diabetics have higher early-death rate than richer counterparts (CP) December 21, 2009 TORONTO While the overall death rate from diabetes has declined in Canada, those with lower incomes continue to have a higher mortality rate related to the disease … Continue reading

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CIC Public Consultation Highlights Need For Action On Immigration Ghost Agents

CIC public consultation highlights need for action on immigration ghost agents TORONTO, Dec. 21 /CNW/ – The release of Citizenship and Immigration Canada's summary of its public consultation on the use of immigration consultants, lawyers and other representatives illustrates the … Continue reading

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China’s Export Of Labor Faces Scorn

Chinas Export of Labor Faces Scorn By EDWARD WONG The New York Times Published: December 20, 2009 TRUNG SON, Vietnam—It seemed as if this village in northern Vietnam had struck gold when a Chinese and a Japanese company arrived to … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers Depart For Canada

Asylum seekers depart for Canada By Tom Allard The Sydney Morning Herald, December 19, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/world/asylum-seekers-depart-for-canada-20091219-l5zt.html The first of a group of asylum seekers who refused to go ashore in Indonesia from the Australian vessel, the Oceanic Viking, are expected … Continue reading

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Mother Of Three In Calgary LInked To Sex Ring

Mother of three in Calgary linked to cross-Canada sex ring By Richard Cuthbertson Canwest News Service December 19, 2009 CALGARY—A pregnant mother of three is facing deportation after she was arrested during an ongoing investigation of an alleged Calgary sex … Continue reading

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Australia Asks Canada To Resettle Tamil Refugees

Australia asks Canada to resettle Tamil refugees Requests that unknown number be taken in Amy Husser Canwest News Service Published: Friday, December 18, 2009 The Canadian government has been asked by Australia to resettle a small but unknown number of … Continue reading

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Ottawa Fights Order To Free Five More Tamil Migrants

Ottawa fights order to free five more Tamil migrants By Jane Armstrong The Globe and Mail (Canada), December 18, 2009 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-fights-order-to-free-five-more-tamil-migrants/article1404821/ Vancouver — From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 12:00AM EST Last updated on Friday, … Continue reading

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Confronting The Disturbing Phenomenon Of Overt Jew Hatred In High Schools

Confronting the disturbing phenomenon of overt Jew hatred in high schools. Barbara Kay AISH.com December 17, 2009 What follows is an edited excerpt from testimony delivered at a hearing of the Canadian Parliamentary Inquiry into anti-Semitism this month. My attention … Continue reading

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As Countries Shut Out Migrants, Canada Warned It Will Become The New Safe Harbour

As countries shut out migrants, Canada warned it will become the new safe harbour By Joe Friesen The Globe and Mail (Canada), December 16, 2009 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/as-countries-shut-out-migrants-canada-warned-it-will-become-the-new-safe-harbour/article1402019/ The worst recession in a generation has already played havoc with the job market, … Continue reading

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Class-Action Suit Filed Against N.S. Gov’t Over Failed Immigrant Program

Class-action suit filed against N.S. gov't over failed immigrant program The Canadian Press, December 16, 2009 http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/canada/article/399024–class-action-suit-filed-against-n-s-gov-t-over-failed-immigrant-program Halifax (CP) — A man originally from the United Kingdom has launched a lawsuit against the Nova Scotia government over a failed nominee … Continue reading

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Central Canada’s Capacity For Self-Delusion

Central Canada's capacity for self-delusion Rudyard Griffiths The National Post Posted: December 15, 2009, 10:00 AM by NP Editor As a born-and-bred central Canadian, I am well and truly fed up with my compatriots' mindless bashing of the oil sands … Continue reading

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Bienvenu A Quebec? Strict Provincial Regulations Mean Few Immigrants To Canada Choose Quebec–And More Are Bidding Adieu

Bienvenue A Quebec? Strict provincial regulations mean few immigrants to Canada choose Quebec–and more are bidding adieu. Forbes.com Oxford Analytica, 12.14.09, 06:00 AM EST Although federal-provincial accords on immigration have proliferated, Quebec was the first Canadian province to set its … Continue reading

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Minister Eyes Changes To Security Certificate Law Amid Terror Case Problems

Minister eyes changes to security certificate law amid terror case problems By Jim Bronskill And Sue Bailey (CP) December 13, 2009 OTTAWA—The federal government has launched a sweeping review of a crumbling anti-terrorist law, acknowledging the system needs fixing, The … Continue reading

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Snow’s Our Most Defining Feature

Snow's our most defining feature By STEPHEN LAUTENS The Calgary Sun Last Updated: 12th December 2009, 4:46am Even though I don't usually have a lot good to say about our current government in Ottawa, I will give Stephen Harper full … Continue reading

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Former Iranian Agent Arrested In Canada

Former Iranian agent arrested in Canada 'Lack Of Credibility'; Gave false name when he arrived in Vancouver Stewart Bell National Post Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 Canadian immigration authorities have arrested a former member of Iran's state security apparatus who … Continue reading

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