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Pearson Airport Arrivals: Sister Maria

Mother And Sister Dept: Sometimes they used to say,Where is our home in Canada?said their mother, Anilda Tabaj, of her identical twin boys Kristian and Vincenco, now 5.Now we re back, and we re dreaming. Shortly after their arrival, the blond twins clutched miniature Canadian flags. Their older sister, Maria, grinned and said she couldn t wait to see her friends. They were just 3 years old when their family was deported, but the Tabaj twins never forgot Canadathe place their father, mother and sister adopted after fleeing Albania, fearing for their lives.The Tabaj family made its much-anticipated return to the country Thursday after two years away, prompting joyful yells, hugs and teary smiles at the Pearson airport arrivals gate. Last month, a judge overturned a June 2009 deportation order that sent them back to Albania. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.