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Canada introduces law banning polygamist immigrants

Canada's Immigration Minister Chris Alexander Wednesday unveiled plans to ban entry to migrants who practice polygamy and what he termed "barbaric cultural practices."

The move follows a spate of so-called "honor" killings over the past decade involving immigrant families from the Middle East and South Asia.

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