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Date8/12/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: In Canada: Crewmen of the Canadian fisheries patrol ship Leonard J. Cowley watch as Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka leave the vessel in St. John's; Nfld. this morning. One of the castaways; who say they were set adrift from a ship off the Newfoundland coast; described the ordeal as awful. For five long days we had nothing; he said. Nothing to eat and three gallons of water.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013055F
Looking back: Nellie Frajermauer, left, friend Allen Seidlitz, dog Teddy, Nellie's father Jacob and Albert Lichter, whom Nellie would marry in Canada, before leaving Portugal
Looking back: Nellie Frajermauer, left, friend Allen Seidlitz, dog Teddy, Nellie's father Jacob and Albert Lichter, whom Nellie would marry in Canada, before leaving Portugal
10/25/1994
Australia, as well as Canada is playing host to many youthful war guests from England
Australia, as well as Canada is playing host to many youthful war guests from England
1/11/1941
Report from the Committee appointed to consider the amendments to the bill for the relief of the refugees from the British provinces of Canada and Nov(...)
Report from the Committee appointed to consider the amendments to the bill for the relief of the refugees from the British provinces of Canada and Nov(...)
1798
Migrants detained: East Indians have been kept at a Canadian Forces base in Halifax since their arrival, with Immigration Minister Benoit Bouchard saying Canada can't take any chances
Migrants detained: East Indians have been kept at a Canadian Forces base in Halifax since their arrival, with Immigration Minister Benoit Bouchard saying Canada can't take any chances
7/19/1987
Hello Canada
Hello Canada
7/17/1987
Newcomers: Mauricio Zoniga and Mauricio Junior, 2, from San Salvador, were among the crowd at Holy Trinity Church yesterday to hear speakers condemn Canada's crackdown on refugees
Newcomers: Mauricio Zoniga and Mauricio Junior, 2, from San Salvador, were among the crowd at Holy Trinity Church yesterday to hear speakers condemn Canada's crackdown on refugees
3/8/1987
A Thankful Group Of Czechs arrived in Toronto Sunday, on the eve of Canada's Thanksgiving holiday, after a flight from Vienna. Briefed at the airport (...)
A Thankful Group Of Czechs arrived in Toronto Sunday, on the eve of Canada's Thanksgiving holiday, after a flight from Vienna. Briefed at the airport (...)
10/14/1968
Refugees like these homeless people still trudge the highways of Europe and many of them are turning and wistful eyes in the direction of Canada. Alre(...)
Refugees like these homeless people still trudge the highways of Europe and many of them are turning and wistful eyes in the direction of Canada. Alre(...)
5/3/1947
Milk from Canada is good to the last lick for a hungry boy at a refugee camp in central Niger, Africa
Milk from Canada is good to the last lick for a hungry boy at a refugee camp in central Niger, Africa
1/31/1974
In Toronto, Refugees from Chile who will settle in Canada get answers to their questions and other help yesterday at the headquarters of the Scarborou(...)
In Toronto, Refugees from Chile who will settle in Canada get answers to their questions and other help yesterday at the headquarters of the Scarborou(...)
1/13/1974
A tiny refugee arrives, A Chilean baby whose family has fled to Canada waits at Toronto International Airport last night while adults are processed by(...)
A tiny refugee arrives, A Chilean baby whose family has fled to Canada waits at Toronto International Airport last night while adults are processed by(...)
1/11/1974
Ordeal ends: It took the Arulcheyan family, Ernest, Joice and their children Julia, 8, Isaac, 2 months, and David, 5, four years through legal channels to immigrate to Canada from Sri Lanka
Ordeal ends: It took the Arulcheyan family, Ernest, Joice and their children Julia, 8, Isaac, 2 months, and David, 5, four years through legal channels to immigrate to Canada from Sri Lanka
12/9/1987