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The plan should include measures to increase patrols and technology to crack down on illegal drug trafficking, Poilievre told a news conference on Sunday.

The money will go to fund the First Nations child and family services program, and to compensate the Quebec government for services for asylum seekers, among other programs.

A significant increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada has prompted some cities to start building temporary housing for new arrivals.

RCMP are bracing for an influx of asylum-seekers fleeing President-elect Donald Trump's United States at the same time Canada deals with record numbers of refugee claimants.

Advocates working with asylum seekers are sounding the alarm, saying they're hearing more stories of racism in Canada. One man in Quebec says he was forced from his home.

Toronto’s ombudsman says the city's move to deny refugees certain shelter beds and redirect them to federal programs two years ago was a “failure" that had “profound" consequences.

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, some European countries are suspending asylum claims for Syrian refugees. But what does the future hold for Canada’s own Syrian refugee program?

Immigration Minister Muhammad Yaseen says he decided to cancel the trip after reviewing its purpose.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Halifax Monday to meet with newly re-elected PC Premier Tim Houston, who has a long list of grievances against Ottawa.

Identified by local media as 50-year-old Taleb A., a psychiatry and psychotherapy specialist, authorities said he has been living in Germany for two decades.

A committee appointed by the Quebec government has recommended the province adopt its own constitution and take other steps to boost its autonomy.

The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a challenge from the Quebec government to a lower court ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces.

François Legault says it doesn't make sense that Quebec receives about 45 per cent of would-be refugees in Canada, despite accounting for only 22 per cent of the population.

Quebec Premier François Legault says his government has asked Ottawa to set up "waiting zones" for asylum seekers, as is the practice in France.

An "overheated" immigration system admits record numbers of newcomers has harmed Canada's decades-old consensus on its benefits, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said.

The ads are part of a broader shift in tone by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government on immigration and an effort to clamp down on refugee claims.

The eastern region for the RCMP includes Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces.

Quebec Premier François Legault says the Sûreté du Québec, the province's police force, will 'conduct visual investigations at the borders.'

Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says immigration levels must be reduced until the province can provide enough housing and other services.

The head of the Customs and Immigration Union says staff shortages and an increasing reliance on technology means the CBSA is not able to properly screen what's coming into Canada.