Canada suspends trade talks with US, 50% tariffs take effect at midnight
Trade negotiations between the US and Canada collapsed late Friday night, triggering fresh tariffs. At 12:01 a.m. ET,…
Three asylum seeker hotels closed down, government says
Three hotels housing asylum seekers have recently closed as part of a government effort to move the people…
Protest planned outside former RAF base after Thetford unrest
Protesters are expected to gather outside a former RAF base which could be used to house asylum seekers,…
Bike shop boss says repairing cycles a ‘lost skill’
The boss of a bike shop and social enterprise that has been giving old and worn cycles a…
Lorne Gunter: Liberal refugee claimant policy a burden to Canada’s health care
That didn’t take long. Back in May, as part of a promise in the last federal budget to…
Montreal family to be separated after mother’s asylum claim was refused
MONTREAL — Arminda Casanova said her son never learned to write in his mother tongue of Spanish after…
More Haitians will try to come to Canada after U.S. court decision, advocate says
MONTREAL — A Montreal-based advocate for asylum seekers says Canada should expect a new wave of Haitians trying…
Ottawa cut therapy sessions for refugees to 10 hours per year. Now some are pushing back
When the federal government introduced supplemental health copayments for asylum seekers and refugee claimants earlier this spring, it…
Canada’s new asylum law leaves 2SLGBTQ+ claimants fearing deportation
For years, Ahmed imagined returning to Pakistan after finishing his university studies in Canada. Now in his mid-twenties,…