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Op-Ed: Temporary Chinese miners pay up to $16,000 to work in Canada

Ottawa - The Canadian Broadcasting System visited a recruitment agency in Beijing. Investigators posed as miners. They found out that Chinese miners are being asked for up to $16,000 for the opportunity to work in Canadian mines as temporary foreign workers.

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'Citizenship not for sale': Ottawa revoking 3,100 citizenships

Ottawa - Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Monday at a news conference in Ottawa that authorities have begun investigating about 11,000 people suspected of citizenship fraud, while 3,100 will be stripped of citizenship.

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Report: Visa ban leads Canadian strip clubs to recruit at schools

Toronto - Will high school students be willing to take off their clothes for men in order to afford college tuition? Some might, especially since Canadian strip clubs are now recruiting at high schools due to a new foreign workers ban.

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Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney wants you to thank him

Calgary - Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is receiving flack in the political sphere Tuesday after a petition appeared on his constituency website that asks you to thank him for making changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).

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Foreign workers can't be hired in sex trade industry: Ottawa

Calgary - Canadian Ministers announced Wednesday that foreign workers cannot be hired in the sex trade industry, such as strip clubs, massage parlours or escort agencies. The federal government is taking action to combat abuse and exploitation.

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Jason Kenney says in email Alberta Deputy Premier is an 'a--hole'

Edmonton - Another incident shows a bitter divide between the federal Conservatives and the Alberta Progressive Conservatives. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney wrote in an email to a provincial chairman that Alberta Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk is an "a--hole"

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