Refugees
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Salvation Army adding more space with rise in asylum seekersFor the second time in six months, the Salvation Army is adding space to address the number of people using emergency shelter services.TrendingApr 17
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Mother points finger at Canadian government for daughter’s deathAlkhdour believes if the Canadian government had acted more quickly, her child would've been able to leave Gaza earlier and avoided the conditions that she feels led to her death.CanadaApr 2
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Airport refugee claims spike as thousands of ‘active warrants’ remainEven when their cases are rejected, many failed refugee claimants remain in Canada, numbers from the Canada Border Service Agency show.CanadaMar 21
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Quebec demands $1B in compensation from Ottawa over ‘inaction’ on asylum seekersFour provincial ministers say Quebec, which has less than a quarter of the Canadian population, receives 55 per cent of all asylum seekers.CanadaFeb 20
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Newcomers in Calgary celebrate first Christmas in CanadaIn Calgary, refugees have been staying in hotels for up to two months before they can get housing. On Christmas Eve, a celebration was held at a local hotel many are temporarily calling home to celebrate their first Christmas in Canada. Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports.Dec 24, 2023
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Ukrainian and Syrian families come together for newcomer skate in Lethbridge"It's my first ever experience on the ice in all my 14 years of life,” Liza Derkach said.CanadaDec 13, 2023
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Advocates call for housing support after refugees left on freezing Toronto sidewalkA new wave of concern over Toronto's housing crisis is cresting after advocates said over 100 refugees were stranded outside in -1 C weather for part of the night Monday.PoliticsOct 31, 2023
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More beds at Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope as demand increasesA Winnipeg emergency shelter is adding more space as demand is up more than usual at this time of year and with temperatures dropping in the coming weeks.TrendingOct 20, 2023
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Canada’s auditor general calls on feds to create online portal for refugees amid backlogsSome applicants had waited almost three years for a decision, and as of the end of last year, 99,000 refugee applications were still waiting to be processed.CanadaOct 19, 2023
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Refugees moved out of Toronto churches and into hotels across OntarioAfter spending the summer on the streets or crammed into Toronto churches, some migrants are being moved into hotels in other parts of Ontario.CanadaOct 6, 2023
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