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Nicholas Keung The Star Fri., June 17, 2022

Fears are mounting that Canada will soon stop accepting applications from Afghans looking to escape the Taliban and resettle in this country.

The federal government is believed to be inching toward its goal of inviting 40,000 Afghans to…

CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2022

The Nova Scotia government has announced a huge jump in the number of allocations to the provincial nominee and Atlantic immigration programs.

The province said in a news release Thursday it can approve a total of 5,430 applicants this year — 40…

Robert Fife & Janice Dickson The Globe and Mail June 15, 2022

Humanitarian and veterans’ groups trying to evacuate people who worked for Canada’s military and diplomatic mission in Afghanistan face major hurdles because Ottawa is strictly enforcing anti-terrorism law.

Non…

CBC News · Posted: Jun 14, 2022

As fighting continues to destroy her home country, Ukrainian Olha Iovych says she's searching for a peaceful, safe community in which to temporarily raise her family.

And she may have finally found that respite in northern Ontario.

Iovych is one of…

Sabrina Gamrot The Star Fri., June 10, 2022

A recreation program from the City of Mississauga has been expanded to include Ukrainians without refugee documentation.

The ActiveAssist program gives low-income residents and newcomers with refugee status access to city-run recreation…

By Laura Osman | National Observer | June 10th 2022

The United Nations committee on the rights of the child has released a report expressing serious concerns about the welfare of children in Canada — particularly those who are Indigenous.

"The committee is deeply concerned about…

Alistair Steele · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2022

From a slow trickle in March and April to a steady stream today, Ukrainians fleeing Russia's brutal invasion of their country have been arriving in Ottawa in the hundreds, perhaps thousands.

By one estimate, they could account for…

The Canadian Press  June 9th 2022

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs an emergency mechanism to respond quickly to humanitarian crises, according to a new report from the special parliamentary committee on Afghanistan.

That would include allowing the minister to…

Mariam Nouser Waterloo Region Record Wed., June 8, 2022

WATERLOO REGION — Abdul Haseeb believes Islamophobia and racism have played a huge part in the mental health struggles of Muslim youth.

The Cambridge high school student hopes to tackle this challenge with seven other local…

Dan Cameron June 8, 2022 Policy Options

The start of 2022 saw some citizens across Canada taking to the street to protest the control they believe they have lost over their lives due to COVID-19 measures. But there’s a more serious problem. Canadians have long been losing control…