‘We just want to be home’: B.C mom and newly adopted son stranded in West Africa
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Best friends for 60 years find out they’re brothers
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Mickey Mouse helps parents surprise foster kids with adoption date
00:51 | July 20, 2017
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Mickey Mouse helps parents surprise foster kids with adoption date
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Couple adopts 88 special needs kids over 40 years
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‘We just want to be home’: B.C mom and newly adopted son stranded in West Africa
Description
November 5, 2018
A B.C mom and her newly adopted son have been stranded in Africa for months, caught in what the family calls a bureaucratic nightmare, waiting for the government to complete the necessary paperwork so they can return to Canada.
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‘We just want to be home’: B.C mom and newly adopted son stranded in West Africa04:44 | November 5, 2018
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Bored of Easter eggs? How about adopting an endangered penguin egg?02:13 | March 29, 2024
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Canadian pet rescue organizations overwhelmed by surge in pet abandonment01:57 | December 10, 2023
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‘Blind Side’ family accuses Michael Oher of $20M ‘shakedown’ attempt01:43 | August 17, 2023
-
Canada bans rescue dogs from over 100 countries ranked high-risk for rabies02:15 | July 17, 2022
-
China rescue dog arrives in Saskatchewan01:54 | June 6, 2021
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Hundreds of shelter dogs, cats flown across the Pacific from overcrowded Hawaii shelters01:42 | October 29, 2020
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Documents reveal money problems at folded B.C. adoption agency02:22 | October 12, 2020
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Families in limbo after B.C. adoption agency shuts down02:31 | October 11, 2020
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Texas family adopts five siblings previously separated in foster care01:31 | July 22, 2020
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How to help kittens at the Etobicoke Humane Society03:41 | June 24, 2020
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Trump administration fights same-sex adoption case02:13 | June 14, 2020
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Couple adopt baby over Zoom after meeting him in NICU01:12 | May 31, 2020
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Animal shelter’s ‘elves’ deliver puppies to families on Christmas Day01:01 | December 24, 2019
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‘The class is kind of my family’: Boy invites kindergarten class to his adoption ceremony01:57 | December 6, 2019
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Boy invites entire kindergarten class to his adoption hearing00:31 | December 6, 2019
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Bookmarked: ‘Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related’ by Jenny Heijun Wills02:00 | November 28, 2019
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The journey to parenthood through adoption04:14 | November 25, 2019
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‘It was emotionally draining’: Ottawa family struggling with infertility tries to adopt from Pakistan02:24 | August 9, 2019
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Ottawa family struggles with cancer diagnosis while trying to adopt from Pakistan02:30 | August 9, 2019
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4 ways to have kids without having sex00:54 | June 28, 2019
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The truth behind an ‘Instant Family’07:00 | March 5, 2019
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Canadian “adoption angel” helps reunite families02:56 | December 26, 2018
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How a gay dad was able to overcome bureaucracy to adopt his sons04:30 | November 9, 2018
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Adoptive parents describing what it’s like having daughter ‘slip out of your fingers’01:47 | November 8, 2018
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Unwed mothers forced to give up babies: A shameful period for Canada02:28 | July 19, 2018
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Best friends for 60 years find out they’re brothers01:13 | December 27, 2017
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Mickey Mouse helps parents surprise foster kids with adoption date00:51 | July 20, 2017
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Mickey Mouse helps parents surprise foster kids with adoption date00:51 | July 20, 2017
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Couple adopts 88 special needs kids over 40 years00:56 | June 27, 2017
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Disabled dog finds his forever home01:35 | May 10, 2017
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‘We just want to be home’: B.C mom and newly adopted son stranded in West Africa04:44 | November 5, 2018
-
Bored of Easter eggs? How about adopting an endangered penguin egg?02:13 | March 29, 2024
-
Canadian pet rescue organizations overwhelmed by surge in pet abandonment01:57 | December 10, 2023
-
‘Blind Side’ family accuses Michael Oher of $20M ‘shakedown’ attempt01:43 | August 17, 2023
-
Canada bans rescue dogs from over 100 countries ranked high-risk for rabies02:15 | July 17, 2022
-
China rescue dog arrives in Saskatchewan01:54 | June 6, 2021
-
Hundreds of shelter dogs, cats flown across the Pacific from overcrowded Hawaii shelters01:42 | October 29, 2020
-
Documents reveal money problems at folded B.C. adoption agency02:22 | October 12, 2020
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Families in limbo after B.C. adoption agency shuts down02:31 | October 11, 2020
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Texas family adopts five siblings previously separated in foster care01:31 | July 22, 2020
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How to help kittens at the Etobicoke Humane Society03:41 | June 24, 2020
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Trump administration fights same-sex adoption case02:13 | June 14, 2020
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Couple adopt baby over Zoom after meeting him in NICU01:12 | May 31, 2020
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Animal shelter’s ‘elves’ deliver puppies to families on Christmas Day01:01 | December 24, 2019
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‘The class is kind of my family’: Boy invites kindergarten class to his adoption ceremony01:57 | December 6, 2019
-
Boy invites entire kindergarten class to his adoption hearing00:31 | December 6, 2019
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Bookmarked: ‘Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related’ by Jenny Heijun Wills02:00 | November 28, 2019
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The journey to parenthood through adoption04:14 | November 25, 2019
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‘It was emotionally draining’: Ottawa family struggling with infertility tries to adopt from Pakistan02:24 | August 9, 2019
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Ottawa family struggles with cancer diagnosis while trying to adopt from Pakistan02:30 | August 9, 2019
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4 ways to have kids without having sex00:54 | June 28, 2019
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The truth behind an ‘Instant Family’07:00 | March 5, 2019
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Canadian “adoption angel” helps reunite families02:56 | December 26, 2018
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How a gay dad was able to overcome bureaucracy to adopt his sons04:30 | November 9, 2018
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Adoptive parents describing what it’s like having daughter ‘slip out of your fingers’01:47 | November 8, 2018
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Unwed mothers forced to give up babies: A shameful period for Canada02:28 | July 19, 2018
-
Best friends for 60 years find out they’re brothers01:13 | December 27, 2017
-
Mickey Mouse helps parents surprise foster kids with adoption date00:51 | July 20, 2017
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Mickey Mouse helps parents surprise foster kids with adoption date00:51 | July 20, 2017
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Couple adopts 88 special needs kids over 40 years00:56 | June 27, 2017
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Disabled dog finds his forever home01:35 | May 10, 2017
‘We just want to be home’: B.C mom and newly adopted son stranded in West Africa
Description
November 5, 2018
A B.C mom and her newly adopted son have been stranded in Africa for months, caught in what the family calls a bureaucratic nightmare, waiting for the government to complete the necessary paperwork so they can return to Canada.
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