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Primary School Admissions ‘Crisis’ As Birthrates Soar

Primary school admissions 'crisis' as birthrates soar The equivalent of more than 2,000 new primary schools will be needed within the next eight years to cope with a massive increase in pupil numbers, figures suggest. By Graeme Paton, Education Editor … Continue reading

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Britain Announces New Immigration Rules

Britain announces new immigration rules Press Trust Of India STAFF WRITER 20:17 HRS IST New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Britain today announced new immigration rules for skilled and highly skilled migrants, including those from India, under which the criteria of … Continue reading

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Quebec Body Rules Against Right To Wear Niqab

Quebec body rules against right to wear niqab Religious beliefs cannot trump gender equality, ruling says in health board case RHAL SGUIN QUEBEC From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Friday, … Continue reading

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Crackdown On Smuggling and Immigration Off Welsh Coast

Crackdown on smuggling and immigration off Welsh coast BBC NEWS March 17, 2010 A crackdown on organised crime, drug smuggling, illegal immigration and people smuggling on the Welsh coast is being launched. Coast Watch Wales brings together law enforcement bodies … Continue reading

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UK Opens High Tech Hub To Screen Air Passengers

UK opens high-tech hub to screen air passengers Prasun Sonwalkar STAFF WRITER 17:45 HRS IST London, Mar 17 (PTI) A new hi-tech 'border targeting centre' that will electronically check passenger data before passengers arrive at British airports from India and … Continue reading

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Irish At Home, Worldwide Cheer St. Patrick’s Day

Irish at Home, Worldwide Cheer St. Patrick's Day By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: March 17, 2010 Filed at 6:45 a.m. ET DUBLIN (AP) — Much of the world is turning green Wednesday for St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of … Continue reading

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Immigrant Assimilation ‘Will Take Generations’

Immigrant assimilation 'will take generations' Expatica.com 17/03/2010 The children of Turkish and Moroccan immigrants practice their religion less rigorously than their parents. However, researchers from the University of Utrecht and the Social and Cultural Planning Office SCP say an overwhelming … Continue reading

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College Records Hard To Find

College records hard to find By Bernard Lane The Australian, March 17, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/college-records-hard-to-find/story-e6frgcjx-1225841568961 A private college that protested its vast storeroom made it 'nearly impossible' to find student records has been rebuked by a federal tribunal. The Sydney-based International … Continue reading

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PM Kevin Rudd Backtracks On Mainland Processing Of Boat People

PM Kevin Rudd backtracks on mainland processing of boatpeople By Mark Dodd The Australian, March 17, 2010 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/pm-kevin-rudd-backtracks-on-mainland-processing-of-boatpeople/story-e6frgczf-1225841600727 Asylum seekers whose claims have not been finalised will be moved to the mainland, overturning the government's policy of insisting almost all … Continue reading

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Kenney: 160 Haitians Received Permanent Resident Status

Kenney: 160 Haitians received permanent resident visas By ELIZABETH THOMPSON, Parliamentary Bureau The Toronto Sun Last Updated: March 16, 2010 7:37pm OTTAWA—-While thousands of Haitians are applying to come to Canada in the wake of Januarys devastating earthquake, only 160 … Continue reading

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Turn Off The Tap

Turn off the tap It doesn't make sense to keep immigration levels high when so many in Canada cannot find employment By James Bissett Citizen Special March 16, 2010 Industry Minister Tony Clement has bemoaned the fact that Canada's unemployment … Continue reading

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Pinoy Senior Carers In UK To File For Judicial Review

Pinoy senior carers in UK to file for judicial review by Rose Eclarinal ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau 03/16/2010 12:38 PM Senior carers Evelyn Bolano and Mary Sorilla/Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau LONDON – It is time to extend compassion … Continue reading

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Recruiting Chinese Students : A Work In Progress

Recruiting Chinese students: A work in progress More than 60 Canadian high schools, colleges and universities were represented over the weekend at the Beijing leg of the China International Education Exhibition Tour. Its a market worth millions of dollars, and … Continue reading

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Liberal Europeans Grow Uneasy With Muslim Minority

Liberal Europeans grow uneasy with Muslim minority Arizona Daily Star Posted: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:00 am | Comments LONDON – With the West locked in conflicts across the Muslim world, why would anyone throw fuel on the fire? A … Continue reading

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Far-Right National Front Performs Well In French Regional Elections

Far-Right National Front performs well in French regional elections France's far-Right National Front (FN) has re-emerged on the French political scene after enjoying a surprisingly strong showing in regional elections on Sunday. By Henry Samuel in Paris Telegraph.co.uk Published: 12:09PM … Continue reading

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Sudden Influx of Child Refugees

Sudden influx of child refugees The Copenhagen Post Monday, 15 March 2010 15:55 RC News The number of unaccompanied refugee children arriving in Denmark is at an all-time high, according to the Danish Red Cross, which claims it is having … Continue reading

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Opposition, Greens Call For Study Of Population Targets

Opposition backs call for population inquiry The ABC News (Australia), March 15, 2010 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/15/2845475.htm?section=justin The Federal Opposition is supporting a call by the Greens for an independent national inquiry into Australia's population target. The population is projected to reach 36 … Continue reading

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Labour Figures Suggest Long Road To Recovery

Labour figures suggest long road to recovery By Mario Toneguzzi Calgary Herald March 13, 2010 8:37 AM There was a glimmer of hope for Calgary job seekers Friday as Statistics Canada released its national labour force survey. In the Calgary … Continue reading

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Alberta Leads In Lost Jobs

Alberta leads in lost jobs By Bill Mah Edmontonjournal.com March 13, 2010 8:49 AM EDMONTON—-Alberta was the only province that lost a significant number of jobs in February, but Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk says many Canadians still view … Continue reading

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No More Money For Immigrant Job Program

No more money for immigrant job program By Karena Walter The Welland Tribune (Canada), March 12, 2010 http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2489128 An employment program in St. Catharines that helps fast-track skilled newcomers into professional jobs has not received government funding to continue. 'It's … Continue reading

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