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Wednesday December 02, 2015
Canada's small communities can be ideal for Syrian refugees, says rural sponsor
Carlyn Moulton says that Syrian refugees can thrive outside Canada's big cities -- like the family of 14 that her group has sponsored, who arrived a month ago in rural Ontario.
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Monday November 30, 2015
as it happens Ryan McMahon on CBC decision to close comments on indigenous stories
CBC's acting director of digital news, Brodie Fenlon: "We've noticed over many months that these stories draw a disproportionate number of comments that cross the line and violate our guidelines."
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Thursday December 03, 2015
as it happens Why are Syrian refugees hesitant to resettle in Canada?
Of about 28,000 refugees recently approached by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to come to Canada, only 1,801 accepted. But the UNHCR says Canadians should not be alarmed by the rejection.
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Monday December 07, 2015
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New York Daily News front page hits back. This time with puppies.
The New York Daily News tabloid responds to criticism with sarcasm, following their coverage of the San Bernardino attacks. More read comments
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Syrian refugee plans to donate kidney to sister upon arrival in Canada
"I can't wait until she comes" says Janet Machtoub. Her sister, Laila, is expected to arrive in Edmonton by the end of the month. More read comments
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B.C. elementary school teacher finds thief in Tim Hortons and scolds him
When an elementary school teacher from Salmon Arm, B.C. discovered that she had been robbed, she went looking for the thief. She found him sitting in a local Tim Hortons. When she ordered him to return her belongings, he obliged. More read comments
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Bone Button Borscht, a seasonal reading by Barbara Budd
A little soup for Hanukkah. Our traditional holiday readings begin with the story of a beggar and button, in "Bone Button Borscht" by Toronto writer Aubrey Davis. More
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