Americans seek more refugee status in Canada after 9/11
Refugee claims by Americans in Canada surged 135 percent through October compared with the previous year. From January to October 2002, 191 Americans filed claims for persecution in the United States, up from 81 in 2001. Immigration officials say some cases may involve American-born children of migrants. only one American has been admitted as a refugee.
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Vancouver
Canada
Immigration and Refugee Board
U.S
David Matas
Matas
Winnipeg
United States
Citizenship
Human Rights Watch
World Trade Centre
Bill Graham
Iraq
Iran
Libya
Sudan
Syria
Man gunned down on Calgary dance floor
A 29 year old man was shot in the abdomen about 3 40 a m Sunday at a downtown after hours club in Calgary. He died at Foothills Hospital Trauma Centre. Police say they are early in the investigation and are seeking witnesses while not yet determining gang involvement.
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Calgary
Bryant Petkau
Petkau
Fire kills two children in Trois-Rivieres duplex tragedy
In Trois-Rivieres Ste Cecile, firefighters found 10 year old Alexandre Pall and 12 year old Vixy Pall dead after a morning blaze started in a first floor bedroom. Their father, a taxi driver, shared custody and could face charges of criminal negligence. The fire is suspected accidental and began around 4 am.
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Trois-Rivieres
Que
Trois- Rivieres
Ste- Cecile
Alexandre Pail
Vixy
9-1-1
Trois
Winter fire threat looms in Alberta amid drought
Vast swaths of Alberta face winter wildfire risk as bone dry weather persists. Officials note fires can occur even at -10 to -15 C, with drought fueling tinder-dry prairie grass across central and southern regions and four fires reported provincewide.
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Calgary
Alberta
Rick Strickland
Resource Development Department
Central Plains
Foothills
Slave Lake
Lac la Biche
Rocky Mountains
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