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Growing number of asylum seekers crossing into Canada
Dozens of asylum seekers who fled the U.S. for Canada have made their way into Manitoba, prompting concern that with warmer temperatures would-be refugees will come in growing numbers
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Syrian refugees learn how to ice fish
Refugee families in Ottawa got outside to learn a true northern pastime, CBC's Hillary Johnstone reports
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Protection for Yazidi refugees
Canada plans to resettle 1,200 refugees and survivors of ISIS by the end of this year, the majority of whom will be Yazidis from Iraq
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Hungary plans new border fence to stop migrants
Hungary says it is building a new fence at its southern border to keep out refugees and migrants. A barbed wire barrier was erected in 2015 along its frontier with several Balkan neighbours as the country looked to stop people crossing...
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EU refuses to rule out legal action over refugee relocation
EU countries have taken in just 12,000 migrants from Greece and Italy in a year and a half. The agreed target was to relocate 160,000 by this September. A senior Commission official says legal action could be the next step. Frans...
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Emerson’s emergency meeting on asylum seekers
A Manitoba town holds an emergency meeting to discuss the recent influx of refugee seekers crossing the border from the U.S.
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EU eyes more money to process refugees in Africa
EU interior ministers want to spend more money on camps in Africa so refugees and migrants can be processed there. Governments hope it will dissuade them from trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. “The people taken up by the...
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Canadians concerned about Trump's travel ban
Canadians who hold dual citizenship with any of banned countries will not be allowed into the U.S. for 90 days, CBC's Lorenda Redekopp reports
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Emotional travellers affected by Trump's travel ban
Five-year-old Iranian boy reunited with his mother after being detained for hours; Syrian-American man fights back tears after family members were temporarily detained
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European diplomats voice further anger at Trump travel ban
European diplomats have voiced their anger at President Donald Trump’s travel ban, continuing the global backlash. The executive order, which tightens restrictions for citizens of seven countries, was signed on Friday. “The EU strongly...
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Travel ban consequences
Real-life consequences are piling up for those affected by Donald Trump's travel ban
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Malta Summit: EU migration thinking ‘hypocritical’
Migration and life after Brexit will dominate discussions as EU leaders meet in the Maltese capital of Valletta on Friday. “It is not often EU leaders get to meet up away from the doom and gloom of Brussels. Even on the picturesque...
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EU leaders back new steps to stem immigration from Africa
EU leaders have backed new steps to stem immigration from Africa, including financing migrant camps in Libya run by the UN-backed government. The latest measures – largely led by Italy – are aimed at helping to fight people smugglers and...
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EU pledges cash and help to stem migrants from Libyan coast
Fearing a new wave of migrants this Spring, EU leaders – meeting in Malta – have backed new measures to stem the flow of people from the Libyan coast. They are placing a bet on Libya’s fragile government to help, pledging to offer 200...
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Canadian law students hitting the books for refugees
Lawyers and law students across the country are holding a giant 'research-a-thon', trying to overturn an agreement requiring Canada to send some refugee claimants back to the U.S.
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From refugees to entrepreneurs
After fleeing war in Syria, a family in Antigonish, N.S., says they're financially independent on their one-year anniversary in Canada
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Homes made of garbage in Yemen
This Yemeni family's new home is made out of garbage. As the war drags on, food, medicine and optimism are in short supply.
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Why don't people just leave East Aleppo?
Why don't people in East Aleppo just leave? Bilal Abdul Kareem spoke to us over Skype from East Aleppo yesterday as regime forces captured much of the area.
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Refugees in Greece work together for a new ‘home’
Refugees from Syria, Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq are creating their own community centres in Athens to stay connected to their cultures.
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A life of hardship after Aleppo
One year ago, this family left everything behind to flee fighting in Aleppo. Their story will soon be repeated by new evacuees from the besieged city.
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Syrians in Canada hope ceasefire will stick
CBC's Katie Simpson speaks with Syrian refugees who are anxiously watching events in their home country
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Sweden’s advice to Europe
Despite Sweden bearing a significant burden of incoming refugees, its employment rates are still the envy of Europe. Ylva Johansson, Minister for Employment and Integration, was asked by host of Real Economy, Maithreyi Seetharaman, for...
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EU migrant relocation scheme still way off target
The EU is still struggling to meet its targets on relocation refugees and migrants from Greece and Italy. In September last year, governments agreed to move one hundred and sixty thousand from both countries to other EU nations. The deal...
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Fear and despair among Syrian refugees
The Syrian government has retaken control of Aleppo, leaving refugees in Canada worried about the fate of loved ones left behind