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Toronto church cages baby Jesus to bring awareness to plight of asylum seekers
An east Toronto church is urging Canadians to reflect on the plight of migrants and refugees with a poignant reimagining…
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Mechanic knew he was fixing vehicles for ISIS, judge says in rejecting asylum appeal
A Lebanese mechanic who says he unknowingly worked for ISIS and was then approached by Hezbollah to become a spy has been denied…
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Fewer than 850 irregular border crossers deported, hundreds more in limbo
Multiple options for appeals, diplomatic difficulties and changing global conditions mean only a small fraction of the people who’ve crossed…
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Liberals commit $27M to offset Ford’s legal aid cuts for refugees, immigrants
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed to a one-time legal aid top-up of $26.8 million for refugee and immigration cases…
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Saudi sisters who fled allegedly abusive father seek asylum in Canada
Two Saudi sisters who have been hiding in Istanbul for six weeks after fleeing years of alleged abuse by their father are hoping…
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Maxime Bernier’s false claim about Canada’s ‘subsidized’ immigrants
As part of our federal election coverage, CBC News is assessing the truthfulness and accuracy of statements made by politicians…
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Critics question why Canada’s border officers need bulletproof vests to work with migrants
Canada’s border-security agency will soon require all border-security officers working with detained migrants to wear defensive gear that includes batons,…
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How Google Translate is helping refugee claimants to navigate daily life in Toronto
Whenever Hamid, a refugee claimant who doesn’t want his identity revealed for safety reasons, came to Canada via a smuggler…
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Majority of Canadians against accepting more refugees, poll suggests
A pre-election survey conducted for CBC News suggests Canadians are divided on immigration, with clear limits on the kind of migration they find…
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Asylum claims have more than tripled since 2015, Statistics Canada says
New figures out this morning from the national statistics agency show the number of asylum claims in Canada more than…
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Spending watchdog sets sights on asylum claims, call centres and RCMP weapons
Ottawa’s official spending watchdog is releasing a series of reports today on a wide range of topics — everything from…
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D’Oh Canada! Canadian journalist voicing Trudeau on The Simpsons thanks to YouTube video
Canadian journalist Lucas Meyer is putting the hours he’s spent listening to politicians to good use, lending his imitation of…
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Refugee advocates ‘shocked and dismayed’ over asylum changes in budget bill
Lawyers and advocates who work directly with refugees say they are dismayed by proposed changes to asylum laws included in…
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Budget includes watchdog agency for border guards
Canadians will soon be able to lodge complaints with an independent watchdog if they feel they were mistreated by a border…
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