Immigrants Learn English With Their Children

Maryland school, business team up to teach Burmese refugee parents

Tha Neih Ciang is learning vocabulary words with other immigrant students. She’s among four dozen Burmese youngsters at Bollman Bridge Elementary School, which is less than an hour’s drive from Washington.   Read more »

Religious affiliation in Canada to decline by 2050

The number of Canadians who are not affiliated with a religious institution could rise to 61 per cent by 2050, according to a study presented at the American Physical Society earlier this week.

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$50M lotto winning bakery workers won’t loaf just yet

{{GA_Article.Images.Alttext$}} Eugeniusz Borek, of Scarborough, Zdzislaw Modlinski, of Toronto, and Wlodzimierz Konieczny, of Brampton, celebrate their $50 million lottery win on Wednesday March 16.
KATE ALLEN/TORONTO STAR

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Republican lawmaker says illegal immigrants should be shot like feral hogs

 

The Associated Press

TOPEKA, KAN.—A Republican state lawmaker in Kansas apologized Tuesday for remarks suggesting that illegal immigrants should be shot like feral swine, but his statement didn’t quiet the furor over what he said was a “regrettable” joke.

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Engineering firm thrives on new ideas and designs

When the recession slammed the auto industry, Kam Ko knew the storm would hit his business. “I was a supplier, so I knew I had to diversify,” says Ko, founder and president of Kobotics, a Richmond Hill-based robotic welding specialist.

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Multicultural Information Manual

The Ontario Multifaith Council on Spiritual and Religious Care develops and makes available multifaith resource materials for religious and spiritual caregivers, educators, and others.   Please  click the following link for more information.  http://www.omc.ca/products/index.html

Toronto couple in running for World’s Greatest Love Story

A Toronto couple, married for more than 60 years, appeared on Live! With Regis and Kelly Tuesday morning as one of the “World’s Greatest Love Stories.”

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Immigrant visas to drop 5%: records

New figures indicate the federal government hopes to reduce overall immigration next year by five per cent, mainly by cutting back on family reunification visas.

Visa cuts hit parents of immigrants hardest

Parents wanting to come to Canada ‘won’t be able to make it alive’

Canadians trying to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada from other countries are unhappy with the federal government’s decision to cut back on family reunification visas.

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Quota shrinking for elders

A day after Canada reported a record number of newcomers received last year, internal government documents reveal that Ottawa is planning to reduce its annual quota for parents and grandparents joining their families here.

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