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Writing the stories of Afghan women, one step at a time
The Shoe Project paired Canadian mentors with women who escaped Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul
Katherine Govier
Toronto Star
Friday, August 12, 2022
The January snow-laden trees outside my Toronto window were far away from the empty concrete walls of a room somewhere in…
Published August 17, 2022
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[TW]A year into Taliban rule, Afghans fear Canada has left them behind
By Stewart Bell Global News
Posted August 12, 2022 6:00 am
On the day the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Sadia fled her office in Kabul and hid at a friend’s house. A manager at a Canadian-funded women’s project, she knew what the return of the Taliban meant.
A year later, she…
Published August 17, 2022
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Aid shipment to Afghanistan cancelled due to anti-terrorist law
Marie Woolf
The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, August 10, 2022 8:14PM EDT
OTTAWA -- Two containers of food bound for Afghanistan have been cancelled by a Canada-based aid agency because of a law banning any dealings with the Taliban.
World Vision says it has been forced to…
Published August 11, 2022
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Canada should loosen visa requirements to allow more Ukrainian refugees: report
Bill Graveland
The Canadian Press
Published Aug. 11, 2022 1
CALGARY - A new report says Canada needs to change its federal visa policy to speed up the admission of Ukrainian refugees, which has slowed to a trickle.
The study by the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy…
Published August 11, 2022
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[TW] On the run and hiding in a hole: Thousands of Afghans who helped Canada still facing Taliban vengeance
'The (Canadian) government is just ambiguously silent to the vast majority of these people. No one is getting any kind of answer back'
Author of the article:Tom Blackwell
Publishing date:Aug 11, 2022
Somewhere in southern Afghanistan, a former employee of Canada’s armed forces…
Published August 11, 2022
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Indigenous women have generally poorer health than Indigenous men, UBCO professor finds
Economist Min Hu's research is based on self-reported health data from StatsCan's Aboriginal People's Survey
Winston Szeto · CBC News · Posted: Aug 10, 2022 7:00 AM PT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Indigenous women across Canada living off-reserve tend to have poorer physical and…
Published August 11, 2022
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Host family backlog leaves Ukrainians scrambling to find homes
Host family, staff shortages force Ukrainians to find housing through social media
Katarina Szulc · CBC News · Posted: Aug 10, 2022 8:00 AM MT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Some Ukranian newcomers are struggling to find accommodations in Edmonton due to a backlog on the main host…
Published August 11, 2022
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Waiting for our death': Afghan military lawyers beg Canada for help to escape
Time running out for applicants and their families, retired major warns
Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang · CBC News · Posted: Aug 10, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
A former Canadian military legal officer says a group of Afghan lawyers and other staff who helped his mission…
Published August 11, 2022
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Canadian government unfairly changed standards for immigration cases, judge rules
Canadian government unfairly changed standards for immigration cases, judge rules
A lawyer who represented 108 applicants said there are hundreds of others in a similar situation and she expects many may now ask for a review of their rejection
Author of the article: Ryan Tumilty
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Published August 11, 2022
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Data of immigrants at peril as Canada discovers massive security breach
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sent emails containing names, application numbers and unique client identifiers to the wrong addresses. IRCC claimed that it became aware of the privacy breach on August 3, a day after announcing the extensions.
Updated Aug 09…
Published August 10, 2022
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