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Special report: Desperate plight of Calais migrants
Nine months after Calais’ so-called ‘Jungle’ camp was razed to the ground, migrants have returned – and are even more desperate to get across the Channel to England. What had become a vast shanty town, sheltering up to 10,000 people, was...
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EU rejects Italian request to open ports to migrants
EU interior ministers have refused to support an Italian proposal to open up European ports to ships carrying migrants. But governments did agree to help the Libyan coastguards do more and step up deportations of failed asylum-seekers....
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Turkish refugees in Canada fear reprisals
More than 1,300 Turks claimed asylum in Canada in 2016 in the wake of a government crackdown, and many are still living in fear
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EU unveils migration action plan for Italy
The EU has unveiled a new action plan designed to help Italy cope with the influx of migrants to its shores. It earmarks some thirty million euros in aid for the Italian government. Interior ministers from the twenty eight member states...
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EU opens legal case against three countries over migration quotas
The EU has launched a legal case against Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland over their tough stance on taking in asylum seekers. The Hungarian and Polish governments have long refused to take in migrants under a 2015 relocation plan,...
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LGBT refugees look to Canada for sanctuary
A growing number of refugees are seeking sanctuary here because of their sexual orientations, CBC's Lorenda Reddekopp reports
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As Czechs slam door on migrants, Brussels warns of sanctions
The European Commission warned on Tuesday it could sanction member states that don’t follow EU quota rules for asylum seekers by opening infringement proceedings against them as early as next week. The warning comes after the Czech...
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EU threat of legal action over slow relocation of refugees
EU countries opposed to migrant resettlement quotas have been issued with a warning. The European Commissioner for migratory issues has given Poland and Hungary one month to comply with the EU’s migrant relocation package or face legal...
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Hungary and Slovakia challenge EU’s refugee quotas
Hungary and Slovakia have told the European Union’s top court that sharing out asylum-seekers among member-states in a quota system is unlawful. The dispute is putting pressure on relations with other member states and threatens serious...
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Syrian refugees in limbo finally arrive in Canada
Family greeted by sponsors in Toronto after more than one year
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Refugee sponsors in limbo
A group trying to sponsor a Syrian refugee family say they spent over a year, and thousands of dollars, waiting for their family to arrive without any information from the government
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Fresh funding pledges for Syrian refugees expected at Brussels conference
International donors are expected to pledge billions more euros for Syrian refugees at a conference that has kicked off in Brussels. The European Union also wants to lay foundations for an eventual end to the Syria conflict, which has...
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Don’t be against us – plea of Syrian refugee family in Luxembourg
Just 16-thousand migrants have been moved from Italy and Greece under a controversial EU relocation scheme. Ali Alfauori, his wife, and two children, from Syria, are in that number.They were smuggled to Greece and now, many months after...
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EU steps up child migrant protection
A surge in migrant children arriving in the EU has exposed gaps in protection. Now the European Commission’s setting out a range of actions to step up for support for young people, from the moment they arrive to further down the line. It...
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Austria pushes for exemption to stem asylum seekers
We’ve already taken in our fair share – the message from Austria, who says it is seeking an exemption from having to accept more asylum seekers under an EU relocation scheme. It is a fresh blow to the system, which has barely been...
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What's waiting for asylum seekers in Canada?
After people seeking asylum arrive in Canada, it may take a long time for them to hear whether they can stay or must leave. What can they do in the meantime?
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Justin Trudeau speaks from Broadway after Come From Away
Prime Minister Trudeau speaks about immigration and has a message to Ivanka Trump who was in attendance
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Protest held in support of refugees
A group of demonstrators on Monday held a protest in support of refugees close to the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. It was in reaction to 160 thousand of refugees in Italy and Greece not being relocated other countries....
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Trump travel ban puts pressure on Canadian government
Voices demanding action from the Canadian government in response to the Trump travel ban are growing louder, despite a revision to the executive order
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Greek mayors urge more help with migratory flows
The migration flows from Turkey to Greece were dramatically reduced after the EU- Turkey deal signed, local Greek officials said on Tuesday. But there are still thousands of migrants on five islands in the eastern Aegean sea, including...
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'Hire a refugee' website launches in Winnipeg
New website aims to connect employers with newcomers who are looking for work, CBC's Nelly Gonzalez reports
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Ralph Goodale pledges help for Emerson, Man.
Public safety minister promises $30K for small Manitoba town affected by influx of asylum seekers crossing into Canada
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Manitoba café opens doors to asylum seekers
Early one morning in February, Jackie Reimer heard a commotion outside her café in Emerson, Man., when seven asylum seekers showed up cold and in need of help
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Border crossings expected to surge
Emerson, Manitoba has seen numerous illegal border crossings into Canada from the U.S., and with the warmer weather on the way, the community is bracing for more