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Liberals to mark 10,000 refugees milestone 2 weeks late

Over 10,000 Syrian refugees will have arrived in Canada by the end of today, marking a milestone for the Liberals, who had promised to resettle that many by the end of 2015. More 2:13 PM ET read comments

• 52 soldiers return to Gagetown after helping Syrian refugees 8:03 AM ET video
• Quebec looks for ways to teach Syrian refugees French 2:04 PM ET
• Syrian refugees confused, disappointed by pepper spray attack in Vancouver Jan 10 video
• Do government-assisted refugees receive more money for food than Canadians on welfare? Jan 07

Analysis 2% of Canadian anti-ISIS airstrikes had targets in Syria

Despite heated debate in the House of Commons over the government's desire to extend the anti-ISIS bombing mission into Syria last March, Canada's six CF-18s in the region have conducted a tiny fraction of their airstrikes in that country, according to numbers released by the Defence Department. More 5:00 AM ET read comments

• Analysis Marijuana, ISIS and assisted dying: What Canadians think of big issues for 2016 Jan 02
• Analysis Is Canadians' support for taking in Syrian refugees increasing? Dec 10 audio

Analysis Canada's idle response to VW's cheating cars

Germany is preparing fraud charges. The U.S. is going after Volkswagen for $46 billion in fines, and other countries are setting penalties too over VW's emission cheating. And what is Canada doing? Neil Macdonald asks, and answers. More 5:30 AM ET read comments

• Shares in Volkswagen slide after U.S. Justice Department sues automaker Jan 05
• Volkswagen Canada offers $1,000 credit to upset owners, but still no fix Dec 07

CMHC considers developer's proposal to sell condos with no cash down payment

A B.C. developer wants to sell condos in Metro Vancouver's red-hot real estate market to first-time buyers without the cash for a down payment, but not everyone is sure it's a good idea. More 3:34 PM ET read comments

• Victoria apartment vacancy rate lowest in Canada: CMHC Dec 17 audio
• Bank of Canada says housing, debt threaten financial system Dec 15