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Four seeking asylum, make refugee claims

akcanada — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:06:41 +0000

Four people who entered Canada as Olympic spectators have sought to stay in the country as refugees, Canadian immigration officials said yesterday. Just who the asylum seekers are and where they came from has not yet been made public. But Johanne Nadeau, spokeswoman for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, said the four arrived from countries whose […]

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The Canadian Century?

akcanada — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:24:52 +0000

In 1904 Canadian Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier made this prediction: “The 19th century was the century of the United States. I think we can claim that it is Canada that shall fill the 20th century.” Maybe Laurier was just a man 100 years before his time. As the world assembles in Vancouver for the Winter […]

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Harper tours Canada’s relief operation in Haiti

akcanada — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:43:38 +0000

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today got a primer from Canadian troops on what they’re doing in earthquake-shattered Haiti. What he saw in the small city of 40,000, on the south coast of the country, was an area largely stabilized by the work of Canadian soldiers and medics. Harper, wearing khakis and a long-sleeve shirt, appeared […]

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Observance of Family Day in Canada

akcanada — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:47:45 +0000

Canadians in much of the country are enjoying a day off today and streets that are normally bustling are quiet. It’s Family Day in Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan while it’s Louis Riel Day in Manitoba and Islander Day in Prince Edward Island. It’s the second straight year for the holiday in Ontario, where schools, grocery […]

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Opening celebration remains a secret

akcanada — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:36:43 +0000

The 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony will include local pop stars Bryan Adams and Sarah McLachlan, a performer ski jumping through Olympic rings and hundreds of performers dressed in red toques and white sweaters, according to QMI sources. Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean will formally open the Games on Friday night at B.C. Place Stadium while […]

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Iqaluit handles summit without a hitch

akcanada — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:10:50 +0000

Iqaluit pulled it off, with ease. The financial world’s biggest power brokers – from World Bank President Robert Zoellick to U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner – came and went during the two-day G7 finance ministers’ summit without a hitch. Other than a slight slowdown in their Internet speed, most of the residents in this small […]

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Jason Kenney: The ‘Smiling Buddha’ and his multicultural charms

akcanada — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:54:44 +0000

A roast pig, resplendent from hoof to snout, is being paraded for auction by a phalanx of young men. Beer glasses overflow and dancers in traditional white dress twirl for several hundred guests. The church hall, alive with the clatter of plates and Slavic speech, evokes a corner of old Skopje. It’s Saturday night and […]

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Be wary of Haiti immigration scams: officials

akcanada — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:14:11 +0000

Canadian immigration officials are warning members of Montreal’s Haitian community to be wary of companies promising to help accelerate the immigration process for their loved ones affected by last week’s earthquake. For a second day in a row, hundreds of Montrealers have queued in front of the Montreal offices of immigration consulting firm Immigration International […]

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Harper to reveal G8, G20 agendas at Davos forum

akcanada — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:46:52 +0000

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has travelled to Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum, where world leaders will brainstorm the best way to combat the current financial challenges facing the global economy. Harper will spend the next day and a half in Davos, where he will mingle with business executives, other world leaders and […]

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A ‘happy day’ as Haitian orphans arrive in Canada

akcanada — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:51:49 +0000

OTTAWA-Twenty-four Haitian orphans stepped off an Air Canada A330 on Sunday into frigid cold to begin new lives in Canada. The children, ages 9 months to 11 years, were wrapped in blankets and whisked into the Canada Reception Centre. They are the first wave of some 180 expected to be approved for adoption by Canadian […]

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