News Articles Prior to 2011

$2 Million For School Settlement Workers

$2 million for school settlement workers By Sheila Reynolds Surrey North Delta Leader Published: December 16, 2008 9:00 AM Updated: December 16, 2008 9:12 AM The Surrey School District has received $2 million from the province to fund a second … Continue reading

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Border Cops Launch Project To Catch Foreign Criminals In Northern Ontario

Border cops launch project to catch foreign criminals in northern Ontario The Canadian Press December 13, 2008 OTTAWA Canada's border cops began a sweep of northern Ontario earlier this year to catch some of the 1,973 criminals who've apparently gone … Continue reading

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‘Very Plausible Identity’ Can Be Made With Stolen Passport Info : Prof

'Very plausible identity' can be made with stolen passport info: prof CBC NEWS Last Updated: Friday, December 12, 2008 | 12:40 PM MT A University of Calgary professor says applications for government documents are prime targets for identity thieves. “These … Continue reading

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Minister Kenney Announces Appointment To The Immigration And Refugee Board Of Canada

Minister Kenney Announces Appointment to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Dec 12, 2008 11:13 ET OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Dec. 12, 2008) – Rena Dhir has been appointed to a three-year term in the Vancouver office of the Immigration … Continue reading

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Immigrant Blasts Free Services

Immigrant blasts free services Langley Advance Published: Friday, December 12, 2008 Dear Editor, As emigrants, my family and I had to speak, read, and write English or French before we could apply for immigration from Africa to Canada. Not only … Continue reading

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Gang War Won’t End Until Rivals ‘Are All Dead’

Gang war won't end until rivals are 'all dead' Tribunal hears chilling tale of city's street war Jason Van Rassel Calgary Herald Published: Thursday, December 11, 2008 A Calgary man facing deportation is a gang member with long-standing involvement in … Continue reading

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Patronage Speeds Up In 2008

Patronage speeds up in 2008 Glen McGregor Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, December 11, 2008 OTTAWA – The Harper government has made more than 500 appointments to federal boards, tribunals and commissions this year, including a batch just after the … Continue reading

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RCMP, Privacy Commissioner Looking Into Missing Mailed Passport Applications

RCMP, privacy commissioner looking into missing mailed passport applications The Cape Breton Post Last updated at 9:23 PM on 10/12/08 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. (CP) Canadas privacy commissioner and the RCMP are looking into the disappearance of several courier packages containing passport … Continue reading

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Bhutanese Refugees Tell Dark Side Of Himalayan Kingdom

Bhutanese refugees tell dark side of Himalayan kingdom Tom Blackwell National Post Published: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 If Canadians know anything about Bhutan, it likely revolves around the tiny Himalayan nation's seemingly enlightened monarchs, often praised for ushering in democracy … Continue reading

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U.S. To Control Illegal Immigration From Canada

U.S. to control illegal immigration from Canada RT News December 8, 2008, 15:39 The U.S. is ready to launch a US $10 million drone to control part of its border with Canada. A Predator B aircraft, the first to patrol … Continue reading

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Chinese Interest Seen In North

Chinese interest seen in North Written by PAUL STRICKLAND Prince George Citizen staff Monday, 08 December 2008 Chinese investors are expressing more and more interest in commercial land and business properties in northern B.C., says Rodger Peterson, owner-agent of McBride … Continue reading

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Phoney Degree Scam Exposed

Phony degree scam exposed Temptation to become an 'instant grad' fuels this man's busy trade in finely forged diplomas Dec 07, 2008 04:30 AM Dale Brazao Staff Reporter Toronto Star For $3,000, Peng Sun can turn anyone into an instant … Continue reading

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Canada Hit By Huge Job Losses

Canada hit by huge job losses 'Dismal' data confirms recession Mario Toneguzzi And Eric Beauchesne Calgary Herald; Canwest News Service; Published: Saturday, December 06, 2008 The Canadian economy lost a much greater than feared 71,000 jobs in November, the worst … Continue reading

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Canada Loses Most Jobs In 26 Years

Canada loses most jobs in 26 years HEATHER SCOFFIELD Globe and Mail Update December 5, 2008 at 9:44 AM EST Canadians lost 71,000 jobs in November almost triple expectations and the unemployment rate crept up to 6.3 per cent, as … Continue reading

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Ottawa Orders U.S. War Dodger To Leave Canada

Ottawa orders U.S. war dodger to leave Canada THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 03, 2008 05:16 PM Another American war dodger was told today to leave Canada by early next month or face deportation, but supporters are optimistic that either the … Continue reading

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Carleton Students To Re-Examine Drop Of CF Charity

Carleton students to re-examine drop of CF charity Canada.com Published: Monday, December 01, 2008 OTTAWA – Carleton University Students' Association will vote Monday night to re-examine a motion that cancelled the school's annual charity drive in support of cystic fibrosis. … Continue reading

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Let’s End Group Victimhood

Let's end group victimhood Mark Milke Calgary Herald Published: Sunday, November 30, 2008 in his 1999 book, The Quest for Cosmic Justice, black American author Thomas Sowell tried to explain why many black American leaders found it hard to move … Continue reading

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All Very Juvenile And Correct

All very juvenile and incorrect REX MURPHY Commentator with The National and host of CBC Radio's Cross-Country Checkup The Globe and Mail November 29, 2008 I know Margaret Wente has already wrung out the dishcloth on this one, but I … Continue reading

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Tories Plan Immigration Reforms To Fast-Track Workers In 38 Occupations

Tories plan immigration reforms to fast-track workers in 38 occupations The Canadian Press November 28, 2008 TORONTO Fast-tracking the immigration process for workers in 38 high-demand occupations will dramatically reduce wait times, the federal government announced Friday amid opposition criticism … Continue reading

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Tories Set To Announce Details Of Sweeping Immigration Reforms

Tories set to announce details of sweeping immigration reforms The Canadian Press November 28, 2008 MONTREAL—The Conservative government is set to announce details later today of hotly debated reforms to Canada's immigration system that it says will benefit skilled workers … Continue reading

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