News Articles Prior to 2011

Toronto’s Changing Sport Scene

Toronto's changing sports scene Add ping pong, cricket and kabbadi to the roster of sports gaining popularity in a city whose demographic is constantly shifting Joe Friesen From Saturday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 4:11PM EDT … Continue reading

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Canadian Authorities Board Tamil Ship Off B.C. Coast

Canadian authorities board Tamil ship off B.C. coast By Christina Spencer and Laura Stone; and Judith Lavoie and Katie DeRosa, Postmedia News and Times Colonist August 13, 2010 Canadian authorities boarded a Tamil migrant ship carrying 490 would-be refugees late … Continue reading

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No Reconciliation After Sri Lanka’s Civil War

Column: No reconciliation after Sri Lanka's civil war By Jonathan Manthorpe Vancouver Sun August 13, 2010 A little over a year after Sri Lanka's civil war ended with an orgy of bloodshed on the island nation's northern beaches, there are … Continue reading

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Canada A Choice Target For Tamil Migrants : Diplomat

Canada a choice target for Tamil migrants: diplomat (Photo : Martin Collacott, Ottawa's former High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, appears on CTV's Canada AM on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010.) (Photo : Large tents have been set up at CFB Esquimalt … Continue reading

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Thai Ship And Suspect Human Cargo Nears Canada

Thai ship and suspect human cargo nears Canada Online news: World Bangkok Post Published: 12/08/2010 at 05:27 AM A Thai ship involved in human trafficking was reported Thursday to be inside Canadian waters and closing on the shore, with 500 … Continue reading

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Maple Ridge Prisons Prepare For 200 Tamil Refugees From Sri Lanka

Maple Ridge prisons prepare for 200 Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka By Todd Coyne Vancouver Sun August 11, 2010 Two prisons in Maple Ridge have been prepared to receive an estimated 200 Tamil migrants expected to reach B.C. waters any … Continue reading

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Tamil Ship With 500 Passengers Within 200 Miles Of B.C.

Tamil ship with 500 passengers within 200 miles of B.C. CTV.ca News Staff 11/08/2010 1:32:42 PM CTV News has learned that senior government sources believe Tamil Tigers organized the voyage of a cargo ship that is heading towards the B.C. … Continue reading

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Lanka, Canada Talks

Lanka, Canada talks Tamil Daily Mirror Tuesday, 10 August 2010 16:00 The Sri Lanka High Commissioner in Ottawa met with Mr. Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism of Canada and discussed mutual concerns on illegal immigration and human … Continue reading

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UBC Plans Bilingual Website To Tell Story Of Chinese-Canadians

UBC plans bilingual website to tell story of Chinese-Canadians Jes Abeita Vancouver Sun August 10, 2010 A bilingual website to tell the story of Chinese-Canadians is in the planning stages at the University of B.C. The site, Chinese-Canadian Stories: Uncommon … Continue reading

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UBC Gains $900,000 Federal Award For Unique Chinese Canadian History Web Portal

UBC gains $900,000 federal award for unique Chinese Canadian history web portal UBC Media Release Aug. 9, 2010 A bilingual website featuring the legacies of Chinese Canadians who helped shape this country will soon be a reality thanks to an … Continue reading

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More Tamil Vessels May Be Headed For Canada

More Tamil vessels may be headed for Canada By Marten Youssef The Globe and Mail (Toronto), August 5, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/more-tamil-vessels-may-be-headed-for-canada/article1662085/ Two shiploads of potential asylum seekers are waiting to see how Canada deals with a vessel expected to arrive in … Continue reading

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Canada Needed Them

Canada needed them The sacrifices of past generations of immigrants helped build this country — but many now arrive who contribute little By Margret Kopala Citizen Special August 4, 2010 The Kopalas recently held their fourth family reunion in a … Continue reading

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You’ve Heard Of Catch 22? Meet Our Regulation 179

You've heard of Catch-22? Meet our Regulation 179 By Oakland Ross The Star (Toronto), August 3, 2010 http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/843334–you-ve-heard-of-catch-22-meet-our-regulation-179 Jorge Sanabria did not come to Canada, after all. The 45-year-old Peruvian development expert had been expected to deliver the keynote speech … Continue reading

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Canadian Immigration Officials Told To Flag U.S. War Resisters

Canadian immigration officials told to flag U.S. war resisters Nicholas Keung, Immigration Reporter Thestar.com Published On Tue Aug 03 2010 Canadian immigration officials have been told to flag American war resisters who seek asylum or apply for permanent residence for … Continue reading

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AWOL Afghans Get Canadian Status After Fleeing Texas

AWOL Afghans get Canadian status after fleeing Texas Kenyon Wallace National Post Saturday, Jul. 31, 2010 At least eight members of the Afghan military wanted by U.S. authorities after fleeing a Texas air force base have attained permanent resident status … Continue reading

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Immigration Judge Who Wanted Sex For Granting Citizenship Gets 18 Months

Immigration judge who wanted sex for granting citizenship gets 18 months Steve Ellis apologizes to woman, says he feels ashamed for propositioning her Natalie Stechyson Toronto Globe and Mail Update Published on Thursday, Jul. 29, 2010 12:17PM EDT Last updated … Continue reading

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Sophisticated Network Helps AWOL Afghans Make Trip To Canada

Sophisticated Network Helps AWOL Afghans Make Trip to Canada By Jana Winter Published July 29, 2010 FoxNews.com For the Afghan soldiers who have gone AWOL from an Air Force base in Texas, there's no place like Canada. Since 2002, 46 … Continue reading

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Defections Possible After World track Meet

Defections possible after world track meet Organizer wouldn't confirm defections, but passed along information to authorities CBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | 9:37 AM AT The IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships have wrapped up in … Continue reading

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Filipino Man’s Deportation Order Appealed

Filipino man's deportation order appealed Yukon Federation of Labour asks immigration minister to let Francis Dura stay CBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | 3:54 PM CST Francis Dura started working in Whitehorse before his paperwork was processed … Continue reading

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Refugee Ship Could Be Boarded By U.S. Or Canada

Refugee ship could be boarded by U.S. or Canada By Petti Fong Western Bureau thestar.com Published On Mon Jul 26 2010 VANCOUVER—A cargo ship allegedly carrying more than 200 Tamil refugees is being monitored by U.S. and Canadian officials as … Continue reading

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