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Immigration protesters and counter-protesters rally near Lacolle borderMembers of anti-immigration group Storm Alliance gathered to demonstrate against Canada's immigration policies, while counter-protesters attempted to block their way.CanadaMay 19, 2018
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Quebec says 400 asylum seekers a day could enter province this summerQuebec is calling on the federal government to help with the growing number of asylum seekers entering Canada through non-designated ports of entries.PoliticsApr 16, 2018
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This week on Focus Montreal: April 7This week on Focus Montreal: Jean-Pierre Fortin discusses the recent uptick in asylum seekers crossing illegally into Canada, a McGill prof explains his unique idea to do away with sandbags during floods, and Great Montrealer Matthew Pearce talks about how the Old Brewery Mission has changed its approach to homelessness.CanadaApr 8, 2018
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Irregular border crossings see slight increase in FebruaryThe number of people crossing the Canada-U.S. border between legal checkpoints saw a slight increase in February, new numbers show, and Ottawa is still bracing for a possible spike as the weather warms this spring.CanadaMar 26, 2018
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Irregular border crossings down slightly in January, still exceed 1,500According to figures released this week by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 1,517 people were stopped by the police as they crossed between legal checkpoints in January.CanadaFeb 23, 2018
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Montreal in review: The biggest stories of 2017The year started off in tragedy, followed by thousands stranded in a massive snowstorm, provincewide flooding and a huge influx of asylum seekers coming across the border.CanadaDec 27, 2017
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Pro- and anti-immigration protesters face off in duelling rallies near Lacolle borderIn Quebec, about 200 members of Storm Alliance traded insults across a police line with a group of pro-refugee protesters outside the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle border station.CanadaSep 30, 2017
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5 Montreal stories you must read this week: September 15From a hit-and-run outside a school to an exploding hoverboard, here are the five biggest stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.CanadaSep 15, 2017
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Lacolle border agents, RCMP to stay another year amid spike of asylum seekersTrailers have been set up at the Canada-U.S. border in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que. as officials get ready for the winter.PoliticsSep 14, 2017
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Ottawa looking to get winterized trailers to house, feed and care for asylum-seekers in QuebecAccording to a notice published this week, the contract will require supplying and installing insulated, waterproofed and heated structures “providing a good level of comfort in all seasons.”CanadaSep 1, 2017
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