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Freed: Back in Canada, torture victim Balkar Singh hugs his mother-in-law yesterday.
Freed: Back in Canada, torture victim Balkar Singh hugs his mother-in-law yesterday.

Freed: Back in Canada, torture victim Balkar Singh hugs his mother-in-law yesterday.

Date10/26/1988
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133847F
Mom's staying: Tony Kissoon hugs his twin daughters, Bonnie and Brenda, yesterday afternoon, before immigration Minister Bernard Valcourt intervened to stop the deportation of his wife Basdaye
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An Exuberant Ronald Shatford, 39, hugs his wife, Rita, 34, after he was freed on $500 bail following an order for a new trial by Justice Minister John(...)
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Surprised parents: Blaine Scott, 36, hugs his wife Joyce, 34, in St
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Long wait over: Polish hunger striker Andrzej Szczerba hugs his wife, Regina, as the couple were reunited at Toronto International Airport last night
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Victory hug: Heather Pennock, 12, hugs cousin Darren Pennock after her father won the nomination as federal Conservative candidate in Etobicoke North last night
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Grateful patient: Guest of honor at the unveiling of Wellesley Hospital's burn unit donor wall, Martin DeGroot hugs Dr. Kwok Lee and nurse Sally Fay. They helped him recover from burns that at first were expected to prove fatal.
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Super salesman: Cerebral palsy victim Harry Halpern receives a hug from friend Laura Toniutti after he was honored by the Canadian Cancer Society for his fund-raising efforts
Super salesman: Cerebral palsy victim Harry Halpern receives a hug from friend Laura Toniutti after he was honored by the Canadian Cancer Society for his fund-raising efforts
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A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
A Sarnia pediatrician convicted of sexually assaulting nurses and patients' mothers over a 16-year period has been ordered not to practise medicine for six months. And Dr. Kunwar Singh, 49, will lose his licence for a minimum 18 months if he's convicted of a similar charge within the next four years, a disciplinary hearing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons has ruled. [Incomplete]
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Violence victim: Relief worker Marie Pierre Gomes hugs Ndiuwimana Nestor, who has a scar on his head from a machete
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