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‘We had to escape’: Growing number of Somalis face possible deportation over false documents, advocates say

Kaif Ali is one a growing number of Somalis who advocates say have had their refugee claims invalidated by the Immigration and Refugee Board, and who could face deportation because of the fraudulent passports they used to flee their homeland.Kaif Ali, 23, is a nursing student and front-line health-care worker, who arrived in Canada in 2018 after she…

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As Sask. faces growing COVID-19 cases, Indigenous communities have charted a different path

The push to lower COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan’s Indigenous communities has been successful. Opposition critics say it’s because they did it on their own. Betty Nippi-Albright, NDP MLA for Saskatoon Centre, says the Saskatchewan government should gather statistics on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the province’s Indigenous population. (Kirk Fraser/CBC)As cases of COVID-19 have climbed…

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What it’s like growing up with anti-vaxxer parents

Normal life as we once knew it has been somewhat postponed until the scientists in labs have worked their magic and found a coronavirus vaccine. For an extremely contagious disease like Covid-19, a vaccine and the mandatory inoculation of the population seems like an obvious solution. Yet, for some – like my parents – the…

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