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Apology for woman jailed over Chinese boyfriend
The following articles are written by CBC News Online staff. Tue, 08 Oct 2002 TORONTO – An elderly Toronto woman plans to keep fighting for an apology and compensation for abuse she suffered decades ago in a provincial reformatory. Velma Demerson was arrested and jailed in a tiny cell 60 years ago after authorities decided she was... »
Shui Jim Wong – update
A fond farewell to a man without a country: Kind 72-year-old fought for Canadian citizenship by Nicholas Keung, staff reporter Toronto Star, March 17, 2002 They each knew a different facet of Shui Jim Wong during his life, but it wasn’t until they assembled to mourn his death... »
Shui Jim Wong
Final dignity for a homeless man: Friends seek his posthumous citizenship by Nicolas Keung, staff reporter Toronto Star, March 11, 2002 During the 47 years Shui Jim Wong lived in Canada he didn’t call himself a Canadian – in fact, he couldn’t even live under his own name. But... »