News Articles Prior to 2011

Immigration Target Recruiters

Immigration target recruiters Posted By TOM GODFREY SUN MEDIA October 22, 2008 Immigration officials are targeting a network of shady recruiters who are charging foreign construction workers huge fees for jobs available free in Canada, forcing them to turn over … Continue reading

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Mexicans Swamp Canadian Refuge System

Mexicans swamp Canadian refugee system OTTAWA, Oct. 20 (UPI) — Canada's refugee board is inundated with a record number of Mexican claimants seeking safety from drug wars and corrupt police, officials in Ottawa said. The Globe and Mail newspaper reported … Continue reading

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"Cockroach" Has Lasting Power

Cockroach has lasting power Paul Gessell Canwest News Service Published: Saturday, October 18, 2008 Immigrants to Canada can be divided into two main categories. There are those who, usually after a period of hardship, achieve the goals that brought them … Continue reading

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Detainee Denies Murdering Air India Witness

Detainee denies murdering Air India witness Richard Cuthbertson Calgary Herald Published: Friday, October 17, 2008 A man once questioned by police in connection with the assassination of a high-profile B.C. newspaper publisher 10 years ago denied through his lawyer on … Continue reading

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Canadian Terror Messages Worrying Officials

Canadian terror messages worrying officials Stewart Bell National Post Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 A Quebec man has posted messages on the Internet encouraging al-Qaeda to attack Canada, the latest in a series of similar sentiments that are worrying counterterrorism … Continue reading

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Hamm Wanted Immigrants On The Cheap, MLA’s Told

Hamm wanted immigrants on the cheap, MLAs told Plan led to controversial immigration program, deputy minister says By DAVID JACKSON Provincial Reporter The Chronicle Herald Wed. Oct 15 – 2:03 PM Get more immigrants to Nova Scotia, but don't spend … Continue reading

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Feds: 5 Missing Afghan Scholars Turn Up In Canada

Feds: 5 missing Afghan scholars turn up in Canada By GENE JOHNSON and DONNA BLANKINSHIP The Canadian Press October 15, 2008 SEATTLE (AP) Five visiting scholars from Afghanistan who disappeared from the University of Washington were found Wednesday morning in … Continue reading

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B.C. Human Rights Tribunal May Never Live Down Embarrassing Steyn Fiasco

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal may never live down embarrassing Steyn fiasco Panel's hearing over Maclean's article was an affront to free speech and a waste of public resources and time Ian Mulgrew Vancouver Sun Published: Monday, October 13, 2008 The … Continue reading

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Canadian Author Weaves Bleak Immigrant Story

Canadian Author Weaves Bleak Immigrant Story George Abraham Khaleej Times Online 12 October 2008 In Rawi Hages telling, some among Canadas foreign-born population inhabit a parallel universe that is far removed from the rest of society. Others have compared immigrant … Continue reading

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Maclean’s Article On Islam Not Hate Speech : B.C. Tribunal

Maclean's article on Islam not hate speech: B.C. tribunal By Lena Sin The Province Published: Saturday, October 11, 2008 The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a controversial complaint against Maclean's magazine, saying the magazine did not contravene the province's … Continue reading

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Police Say Suspected Gun Smuggler Captured In Michigan On Way To Canada

Police say suspected gun smuggler captured in Michigan on way to Canada The Canadian Press October 11, 2008 SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. Police in Michigan say an Ontario man was caught driving a car with five guns hidden inside a secret … Continue reading

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P.E.I. 400 Million Question: Was There Insider Dealing In The Provincial Nominee Programe?

P.E.I.'s $400M question Was there insider dealing in the Provincial Nominee Program, or is it just bad optics? CBC News Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2008 | 3:21 PM It started with one curious businessman: a packet of documents dropped … Continue reading

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The Opposition Is Even Worse For Climate Change Than Harper–Believe It Or Not

THE OPPOSITION IS EVEN WORSE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE THAN HARPER—-BELIEVE OR NOT! Tim Murray Canada The Sinking Lifeboat – http://sinkinglifeboat.blogspot.com/ Friday, October 10, 2008 Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the greenest party of them all? Well, contrary to … Continue reading

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Many Immigrant Seniors Penniless

Many immigrant seniors `penniless' 10-year wait for benefits leaves them vulnerable and isolated, report says Oct 09, 2008 04:30 AM Comments on this story (54) Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION/DIVERSITY REPORTER The Toronto Star At 73, Balkar Singh Bajwa cares for his … Continue reading

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B.C. Recruits Workers Abroad—Gov’t Hopes To Import 30,000 Workers A Year

B.C. recruits workers abroad Gov't hopes to import 30,000 workers a year Cassidy Olivier The Province Published: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Business leaders and government officials were in Manila yesterday trying to recruit thousands of people to work in B.C., … Continue reading

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Human Trafficking, Exotic Dance And Temporary Visas

human trafficking, exotic dance and temporary visas by Jenna Owsianik Section 15.ca October 8, 2008 Last November, The Alberta Federation of Labour released a report exposing the widespread abuse of foreign workers. Problems included: job promised being radically different or … Continue reading

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Some Immigrants Not Doing As Well AS Others

SOME IMMIGRANTS NOT DOING AS WELL AS OTHERS Immigrants face growing economic mobility gap MARINA JIMNEZ From Monday's Globe and Mail October 6, 2008 at 1:06 AM EDT Children of Chinese and South Asian immigrants to Canada do dramatically better … Continue reading

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Major Decline For Permits

Major decline for permits Geoffrey Scotton Calgary Herald Published: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Alberta's construction sector — the engine of much of the province's jobs growth — is slowing rapidly, with building permit value across Wild Rose Country falling more … Continue reading

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Immigration Middle Man Loses Fight For His Cut

Immigration middle man loses fight for his cut By DAVID JACKSON Provincial Reporter The Chronicle Herald Tue. Oct 7 – 7:30 PM A Dartmouth businessman who says he got an immigrant an internship at a Pictou County company under a … Continue reading

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Meagre Rise In Canadian IT Salaries Despite "Talent Shortage" Reports

Meagre rise in Canadian IT salaries despite “talent shortage” reports Compensation across the tech industry rose a mere 3.6 per cent, according to the 2008 IT Job Market & Salary Survey by IT World Canada. – INCLUDES VIDEO By: Nestor … Continue reading

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