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The Alberta government said it will make the exchange of driver's licences for Ukrainian refugees permanent.

Even when their cases are rejected, many failed refugee claimants remain in Canada, numbers from the Canada Border Service Agency show.

Ottawa opened a pathway for Canadian citizens and permanent residents to obtain visas for extended family members in Gaza but very few applications have been approved.

Ahmad Maher Al Marrach and his family were Syrian refugees who were making a life for themselves in Canada. The 16-year-old was killed outside a city mall on Monday.

The Alberta government is asking the federal government for more control over provincial immigration.

One-by-one, 333 refugees stepped through the international gates around 8 a.m. Yaqoobi arrived hours before.

Newly released figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada show the federal government spent more than $100 million housing asylum seekers at hotels.

The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Sunday Israel had informed the U.N. that it will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to the north of Gaza.

The call for help from shelters in British Columbia to provide housing for refugees and asylum seekers is a familiar refrain for organizations here in Manitoba.

Calgarian Amal Zyad was devasted and felt like a burden to her children after her wheelchair was stolen from her front porch late last year.

Ukrainian refugee Alla Kuranda, who currently lives in Saskatchewan, recalls the emotions of being forced to leave her home two years ago after the Russian invasion began.

A decommissioned airport in Berlin was supposed to house Ukrainian refugees for one or two days. Now, thousands have been living there for months with nowhere else to go.

For the second time in six months, the Salvation Army is adding space to address the number of people using emergency shelter services.

The federal government has spent over $426 million this fiscal year on temporary accommodations like hotels for asylum claimants.

Seyed Salman Samani told the Immigration and Refugee Board he tried to protect human rights.

Majid Irananesh is the first member of Iran's regime to face expulsion under sanctions adopted in 2022.

Israel advocates are asking the Federal Court to reverse Ottawa's decision to continue funding the main United Nations agency supporting Palestinians.

A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that the rate of stillbirth and preterm birth was higher among immigrant parents when compared to native Canadians.

Joel Clark, who died in a stabbing in Calgary on April 8, is being remembered as someone who dedicated his life to helping others, particularly Ukrainians.

Israel said UNRWA employees took part in the Hamas attack. A UN panel has stated "Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of this.”