News Articles Prior to 2011

Terror Charities: Next Week, The Air India Inquiry Will Probe Whether Some Charities Are Fundraisers For Violence

Terror charities Next week, the Air India inquiry will probe whether some charities are fundraisers for violence Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun Published: Friday, September 21, 2007 For years, Canadian Khalid Awan boasted about his close relationship with one of the … Continue reading

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Tamil ‘Front’ Alleged To Have Funnelled Cash

Tamil 'front' alleged to have funnelled cash Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun Published: Friday, September 21, 2007 Three separate police investigations continue across Canada into whether the terrorist Tamil Tigers have been illegally raising funds here to help their bloody independence … Continue reading

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Wiretaps Snared Money Man

Wiretaps snared money man Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun Published: Friday, September 21, 2007 Khalid Awan had a reputation as an international man of mystery. Born in Pakistan on Jan. 15, 1962, he later immigrated to Canada where he opened an … Continue reading

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For Hezbollah:Cheap Smokes, False Viagra

For Hezbollah: Cheap Smokes, Fake Viagra Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun Published: Friday, September 21, 2007 They are accused of trying to fund terror through the sale of cheap cigarettes and fake Viagra pills. U.S. law enforcement agencies in Michigan allege … Continue reading

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UBC Law Professor Says Human Traffickers Will View The 2010 Olympics As The Biggest Business Opportunity For Them In Decades

Human trafficking in Vancouver UBC law professor Benjamin Perrin says human traffickers will view the 2010 Olympics as the biggest business opportunity for them in decades. By Magda Ibrahim The Westender Vancouver, B.C. Sep 20 2007 Women become trapped in … Continue reading

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Chinese Smuggling Kingpin Wins As Canada Drops Deportation Appeal

Chinese smuggling kingpin wins as Canada drops deportation appeal AFP News Sep 18, 2007 VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) Alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing has won another round in his fight to avoid being sent back to China after the Canadian government … Continue reading

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Nurse Who Can’t Speak Hindi, Punjabi Denied Job Interview

Nurse who can't speak Hindi, Punjabi denied job interview The Brampton Guardian Thursday September 13 2007 PETER CRISCIONE BRAMPTON – A Brampton woman who applied to be a registered nurse with William Osler Health Centre (WOHC) claims hiring personnel denied … Continue reading

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Canada: A Haven For Villains

Canada A haven for villains Sept 13th 2007 | VANCOUVER From The Economist print edition The political reasons behind Canada's controversial asylum policy SINCE the 2001 terrorist attacks, America has been criticising Canada for lax border controls, claiming they had … Continue reading

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Immigrant Unemployment Most Acute In Quebec

Immigrant unemployment most acute in Quebec TAVIA GRANT From Tuesday's Globe and Mail September 11, 2007 at 5:01 AM EDT Newcomers are facing severe challenges finding work in Quebec, while they tend to gain employment much more easily in Manitoba … Continue reading

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Canada Is Far Too Accommodating

Canada is Far Too Accommodating Dave Hodson The Western Standard September 6, 2007 There is an ongoing debate in Canada surrounding the issue of integration vs. accommodation when it comes to new immigrants. When people immigrate to a new country, … Continue reading

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Sharp Drop In International Adoptions Last Year

Sharp drop in international adoptions by Canadians last year By REG WATSON/ Peterborough Examiner Night Editor Local News – Thursday, September 06, 2007 Updated @ 10:09:12 PM While Madonna and Angelina Jolie have grabbed headlines by adopting young children from … Continue reading

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Guest Labour Programme Raises Troubling Questions

Guest labour program raises troubling questions Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION/DIVERSITY REPORTER Toronto Star Mar 15, 2008 04:30 AM To Canadian employers and the federal government, Rajinder Kumar represents a solution to a labour shortage. To union leaders and immigrant advocates, the … Continue reading

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Playing The Race Card (Again and Again)

Playing the race card (Again And Again) Martin Loney National Post Wednesday, December 27, 2006 The accusation of racism is a serious one in our society. But that is just the charge UN special envoy Stephen Lewis effectively has made … Continue reading

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Polish Welders Sue Employers, College For $5.5 Million

Polish welders sue employers, college for $5.5 million Immigrants claim they were duped by job ads Sarah ODonnel The Edmonton Journal Saturday, December 23, 2006 EDMONTON – A group of 30 Polish welders who say they were brought to work … Continue reading

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Dual Citizenship Review Worries MP’s

Dual-citizenship review worries MPs By Juliet ONeill, The Ottawa Citizen Published: Friday, December 22, 2006 OTTAWA When newly elected Liberal Leader Stphane Dion recently bowed to pressure and said he may renounce the French citizenship he inherited from his mother, … Continue reading

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Ex-Spy Loses Lawsuit Over Canada’s Refusal To Let Her Return

Ex-spy loses lawsuit over Canada's refusal to let her return MARINA JIMNEZ The Globe and Mail December 22, 2006 A lawsuit launched by a former Russian undercover agent who spied for the Russian government and then sued Canada's Immigration Department … Continue reading

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Canada Begins Pilot Off-Campus Work Programme For Private Schools

Canada begins pilot off-campus work program for private schools 18 December 2006 WorkPermit.com Late last week, Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Monte Solberg announced that the new government will begin discussions with interested provinces and territories to begin a … Continue reading

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(Nova Scotia) Tories Trying To Attract New Class Of Immigrant

Tories trying to attract new class of immigrant By MICHAEL LIGHTSTONE Business Reporter Halifax Chronicle Herald The MacDonald government Tuesday unveiled a new classification of immigrant in the hopes of attracting skilled labour to Nova Scotia and keeping foreign workers … Continue reading

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More Palestinians Flee Homelands

More Palestinians Flee Homelands By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press Writer December 9, 2006, 1:42 PM EST GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A technician armed with $7,000 in savings and a tourist visa plans to seek political asylum in Europe. … Continue reading

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Dion Says He’d Give Up French Citizenship If It’s An Issue

Dion says he'd give up French citizenship if it's an issue Canadian Press The Globe and Mail TORONTO The new Liberal Leader says he'd be willing to give up his French citizenship if it poses a problem with the Canadian … Continue reading

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