Manitoba has seen a drop in asylum-seekers crossing the border during the month of June.
That is contrary to the rest of country, which saw the highest number of refugee claimants cross the border this year.
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884 asylum seekers were intercepted by RCMP last month, including 781 in Quebec. That is a significant increase for the province compared to May.
Only 63 refugee claimants crossed into Manitoba, which is a steep decline from 106 in May.
Canada has seen more than 4,300 asylum seekers cross the border in 2017.
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