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Durban refusal a good call

akcanada — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:35:35 +0000

Jason Kenney, Minister of Immigration in the Conservative party cabinet, has announced that Canada will not participate in Durban III, an international conference supposedly convened to publicize and criticize human rights violations around the globe. In fact, the past two conferences have been convened almost entirely to demonize the state of Israel. Canada was the […]

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Honest immigration officer returns $10K to Canada-bound Filipino

akcanada — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:27:00 +0000

Overcoming the temptation to use the money for his cancer-stricken mother’s hospital bills, an airport immigration officer returned the $10,000 left on his desk by a Canada-bound Filipino passenger. Immigration officer Amando Amisola admitted in a radio interview Monday he was tempted to keep the <span>money</span> but eventually decided he had to do the right thing. “Honestly […]

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Major Canadian Immigration Rule Changes

akcanada — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:21:10 +0000

MAJOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION RULE CHANGES MAJOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION RULE CHANGES On Saturday, June 26, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced major changes to the Independent/Skilled Worker Class and to the Investor Category of the Business Class with no advance notice. A. INDEPENDENT/SKILLED WORKER CLASS 1. Changes a. As of June 26, 2010, to be eligible […]

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Vulcan (Alta.) rolls out grand homecoming for Spock

akcanada — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:30:38 +0000

VULCAN, Alta. — Despite a spell of unwelcoming hail, rain and snow, Mr. Spock finally arrived in the small Alberta town of Vulcan on Friday, ending what some say has been a 10-year quest to bring the half-human, half-Vulcan home. Dressed casually in a grey sweater and black pants, a beaming Leonard Nimoy arrived without […]

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Canadian ePassports to launch in 2012

akcanada — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:12:09 +0000

Passport Canada plans to launch an ePassport in 2012, and in the meantime it wants to hear Canadians’ thoughts on the issue including revised fees. The new passport will be little changed in appearance but will contain an electronic chip encoded with the bearer’s name, gender, and date and place of birth, as well as […]

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Dollar continues to hover near par

akcanada — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:49:56 +0000

The Canadian dollar continued to straddle parity with the U.S. currency Wednesday. Shortly after 10 am E.T., the loonie was trading at 99.97 cents U.S., up .09 of a cent from Tuesday’s close. It rose as high as 100.03 cents US earlier Wednesday, a day after it moved above parity with the greenback for the […]

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Visible minority population on the rise

akcanada — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:37:20 +0000

A new report from Statistics Canada indicates that Canada’s visible minority population will soon be the majority in some cities. The report shows that in 20 years, about 30% of Canadians will be visible minorities and in Toronto and Vancouver, about two thirds of the population will be non-white. StatsCan says Calgary’s visible minority population […]

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Visa clampdown near for Hungarian visitors

akcanada — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:37:16 +0000

OTTAWA–Ottawa is seriously considering imposing visa requirements on visitors from Hungary to cut off a growing flood of refugee applicants, mainly from its Roma community, The Canadian Press has learned. It would be the third such move in less than a year, after Canada imposed visas on visitors from Mexico and the Czech Republic last […]

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High Officials Welcome Shen Yun Canadian Premiere

akcanada — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:37:28 +0000

When Shen Yun Performing Arts opens its first show in Kitchener-Waterloo on Jan. 6, it will also be the cultural event’s Canadian premiere as it travels the world for its 2010 global tour. The acclaimed classical Chinese performing arts company, which boasts three dance companies, two orchestras, and a host of leading artists including dancers, […]

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Body scanners coming to Canadian airports

akcanada — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:18:30 +0000

Body scanners will be installed in several Canadian airports to comply with new U.S. security protocols. Federal Transportation Minister John Baird and Minister of State Rob Merrifield are due to make an announcement at 3 p.m. ET Tuesday on security at Canada’s airports. CBC has confirmed that the machines, which can scan through clothing, be […]

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