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Al-Qaeda Group Makes Claim For Attempted Bombing

Al Qaeda group makes claim for attempted bombing CTV.ca News Staff Date: Mon. Dec. 28 2009 4:36 PM ET Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner, for which … Continue reading

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Afghans Threaten A Hunger Strike

Afghans threaten a hunger strike Simon Kearney From: The Australian December 28, 2009 12:00AM EIGHTY Afghan asylum-seekers in an Indonesian detention centre that also holds 63 Sri Lankans whose claims are being fast-tracked are threatening to stage a hunger strike. … Continue reading

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Gov’t Of Canada Makes It Easier For Temporary Residents To Apply For Work Permits Or Extend Their Visit In Canada

Government of Canada Makes it Easier for Temporary Residents to Apply for Work Permits or Extend Their Visit in Canada Voice Of Toronto Sunday, December 27, 2009 Temporary residents seeking work permits or an extension of their visit in Canada … Continue reading

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Toronto Work Tragedy Shatters Lives

Toronto work tragedy shatters lives Mother can't find the words to tell girl her father is dead By CHRIS DOUCETTE, QMI Agency Canoe.ca December 27, 2009 TORONTO – The second Irina Cherniakova learned her husband was among the four contractors … Continue reading

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50 Detained Tamil Migrants To Be Released : Lawyer

50 detained Tamil migrants to be released: Lawyer The Canadian Press Updated: Sat Dec. 26 2009 18:12:17 A lawyer representing Tamil migrants who landed on Canada's west coast in October says about 50 of them will soon be released. Narindar … Continue reading

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Were Workers In Deadly Fall Illegal?

Were workers in deadly fall illegal? Men of Russian descent plunged 13 storeys after scaffold gave way By CHRIS DOUCETTE, TORONTO SUN Last Updated: 26th December 2009, 10:39am Sat Dec 26, 6:18 AM Investigators are trying to determine if four … Continue reading

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Cracking Down On Private Colleges?

Cracking down on private colleges? By Erin Millar Macleans.ca On Campus December 24th, 2009 | 4:46 pm The problem of unregulated colleges in Canada is widespread and elusive The woman who answers the phone (in Cantonese) at the America Institute … Continue reading

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Group Seeks End To Caregiver Program

Group seeks end to caregiver program Filipino women say situation for live-in workers fatally flawed KRISTEN THOMPSON METRO VANCOUVER December 24, 2009 5:59 a.m. Members of Vancouvers Filipino community are calling for an end to Canadas live-in caregiver program (LCP) … Continue reading

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The Philippines And New Zealand Drawn Into Tamil Asylum-Seeker Deal

The Philippines and New Zealand drawn into Tamil asylum-seeker deal Paul Maley From: The Australian December 24, 2009 12:00AM THE Philippines and New Zealand have been drawn into the tortuous international solution to implement the special deal the Rudd government … Continue reading

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Offshore Processing Policy ‘Unchanged’

Offshore processing policy 'unchanged' ARI SHARP AND DANIEL FLITTON The Sydney Morning Herald December 24, 2009 THE decision to bring 30 Afghan boys to the mainland from Christmas Island does not represent a change in policy on the treatment of … Continue reading

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15 Tamil Migrants Ordered Released

15 Tamil migrants ordered released Federal government suspected men were members of terrorist organization CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | 9:23 PM PT Comments 73 Recommend 21 A total of 15 of the Tamil migrants who arrived … Continue reading

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Asylum-Seeker Numbers On The Rise In Germany

Asylum seeker numbers on the rise in Germany Deutsche Welle 23.12.2009 The number of people seeking asylum in Germany is expected to rise by 10 percent in 2010, says the Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), after the government said … Continue reading

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Public Debate On Immigration Turns Out To Be Very French Affair

Public debate on immigration turns out to be very French affair The Irish Times – Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Town hall meetings have been taking place across the country to discuss what it means to be French, writes RUADHN MAC … Continue reading

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Young Refugees Taken Off Island

Young refugees taken off island By Daniel Flitton The Sydney Morning Herald, December 23, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/national/young-refugees-taken-off-island-20091222-lbsn.html Thirty Afghan youths seeking asylum in Australia have been moved to the mainland from Christmas Island to reduce overcrowding in the island's detention centre. … Continue reading

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Immigrant’s Custody Death Sparks Probe

Immigrant's custody death sparks probe As coroner investigates how Roma refugee died, widow and family say they've been denied details By Nicholas Keung The Toronto Star (Canada), December 22, 2009 http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/741737–immigrant-s-custody-death-sparks-probe A Toronto woman is seeking answers after her husband, … Continue reading

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Foreign Prisoners Handed 500 Pounds Cash Cards To Go Home

Foreign prisoners handed 500 cash cards to go home Foreign murderers, rapists and other criminals are being handed 500 “cash cards” as part of a bribe for them to go home. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: 10:00PM … Continue reading

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Migrant Workers Fill 30,000 Jobs Northern Ireland People Don’t Want

Migrant workers fill 37,000 jobs Northern Ireland people dont want The Belfast Telegraph (U.K.), December 22, 2009 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/migrant-workers-fill-37000-jobs-northern-ireland-people-donrsquot-want-14607307.html Almost 40,000 jobs in Northern Ireland last year were filled by migrant workers who contributed 1.2 billion to the local economy, new … Continue reading

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Low-Income Diabetics Have Higher Early Death-Rate Than Richer Counterparts

Low-income diabetics have higher early-death rate than richer counterparts (CP) December 21, 2009 TORONTO While the overall death rate from diabetes has declined in Canada, those with lower incomes continue to have a higher mortality rate related to the disease … Continue reading

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CIC Public Consultation Highlights Need For Action On Immigration Ghost Agents

CIC public consultation highlights need for action on immigration ghost agents TORONTO, Dec. 21 /CNW/ – The release of Citizenship and Immigration Canada's summary of its public consultation on the use of immigration consultants, lawyers and other representatives illustrates the … Continue reading

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King’s College Of Management Gets New Licence After Fake Places Scandal

Kings College of Management gets new licence after fake places scandal By Andrew Norfolk The Times (London), December 21, 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6964565.ece A college exposed by The Times for providing fake places to more than 1,000 foreign nationals has been awarded … Continue reading

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