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Toronto police officers giving hope to Afghan refugees with donation drive

There is a high-priority mission underway at 51 Division in downtown Toronto, and it’s being led by two city police officers who are determined to make a difference. Const. Farzad Ghotbi and Det. Const. Mustafa Popalzai both came to Canada as refugees. Ghotbi moved to Canada from Iran while Popalzai …

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This Afghan lunch spot is a hidden gem tucked away in a meat store

Metro Morning‘s food guide, Suresh Doss, joins us every week to discuss one of the many great GTA eateries he’s discovered. This week, he talked to host Ismaila Alfa about an Afghan spot in Thorncliffe, two days after the first ever Michelin guide was released in Toronto.  Suresh Doss: On the Michelin …

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Conservatives call for release of report on massive Afghan immigration data breach

The Conservative Party has written to Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne asking him to speed up his investigation of a federal government data breach that exposed the identities of hundreds of Afghans seeking Canada’s help to escape from the Taliban in October 2021. Dufresne announced on November 15 of last year …

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‘Today is a fantastic day’: Manitoba welcomes more than 300 Afghan refugees

A charter plane from Pakistan, carrying more than 300 refugees from Afghanistan, landed in Winnipeg on Friday morning. The flight is part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to resettle 40,000 Afghan people in Canada. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada told CBC News that nearly 17,600 Afghans and their family members have …

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Ottawa closes special Afghan immigration program to new applicants

Less than halfway to its goal of bringing 40,000 Afghans to Canada, the federal government is no longer taking new referrals for the special immigration program meant to prioritize former employees of the Armed Forces or Canadian government and their families. CBC News has learned the government is processing the last …

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