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Palestinian man who donated a kidney in 2023 may be ineligible for refugee claim
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (1697+ words) Posted April 12, 2026 6: 00 am. OTTAWA " Mohammed Al Hindi is a Palestinian refugee claimant whose application is now at risk because of Ottawa's new border law, C-12. Before fleeing the Gaza Strip with his family to escape the Israel-Hamas war, he visited Canada…...
Conservatives calling for probe into asylum seekers' access to health care
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (783+ words) Posted February 23, 2026 4: 00 am. OTTAWA " The Conservatives plan to put a motion before the House of Commons on Tuesday aimed at reviewing how health benefits are provided to asylum seekers and restricting who has access to those services. The planned text…...
Immigration minister wants department to track exits of temporary residents
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (982+ words) Posted January 31, 2026 6: 00 am. OTTAWA " Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she wants her department to acquire the ability to track the number of people with temporary visas who are exiting the country. The immigration department confirms almost 1. 9 million temporary visas, including…...
Overnight border crossing leaves8 migrants in serious condition: RCMP
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (305+ words) Posted January 3, 2026 12: 09 pm. Eight people who crossed into Canada irregularly Friday night near Hemmingford in Quebec's Mont'r'gie region were rescued after an hours-long search in extreme cold." RCMP say the group was flagged by U. S. border systems around 9: 30 p. m. but could not…...
Convicted terrorist Said Namouh still poses risk of violent extremism: parole board
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) Posted December 23, 2025 1: 23 pm. MONTREAL " A Quebec man convicted in 2009 of plotting international terrorist attacks with a group tied to al-Qaida has been denied parole. The Parole Board of Canada concluded Dec. 9 that Said Namouh still poses a risk that he…...
Privacy Commissioner investigating digital ads that use facial detection near Union Station
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (328+ words) By Meredith Bond and Brandon Choghri Posted December 8, 2025 5: 00 pm. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is investigating digital ads that use facial detection software near Union Station after they received complaints from individuals. The billboards are located near the Union Station…...
Immigration minister extends pause on new private refugee sponsorships to 2027
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (278+ words) Posted November 21, 2025 4: 24 pm. OTTAWA " Immigration Minister Lena Diab is extending until 2027 the pause on new applications through the Private Sponsorship for Refugees Program as the department works to clear its backlog. New ministerial instructions were published in the Canada Gazette…...
Former refugee believes she wouldn't have been able to stay with proposed border bill
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (722+ words) Posted October 31, 2025 11: 03 am. OTTAWA " A trans woman does not believe she would have been able to stay in Canada if the refugee rules outlined in the government's new border bill were in effect. Asya Medea came to Canada in 2018 on…...
8 protesters arrested after forcing their way into MP's office: police
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (534+ words) Posted October 10, 2025 12: 02 pm. Eight people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian demonstration on Thursday after protesters forced their way into a Member of Parliament's office in Toronto and refused to leave, according to police. Officers say approximately 30 to 40 people attended Liberal…...
UK to hold national inquiry into organized child sexual abuse after pressure from Musk
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (598+ words) Posted June 14, 2025 1: 26 pm. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would accept a recommendation from an independent reviewer for a judge-led inquiry with the power to summon witnesses. Starmer said he would "look again" and hold a probe into what the…...