Seeking Asylum

• Edward Snowden’s ‘guardian angel’ lands in Montreal, calls on Canada to help other refugees

  Vanessa Rodel said she hopes that Canada will also welcome the other people who helped shelter the American whistleblower.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2019
  
• Four asylum seekers illegally cross border near Piney, Manitoba: Officials

  Officials in the Rural Municipality of Piney said two separate groups of asylum seekers illegally crossed the Canada/U.S. border in the area at the end of March.

  Apr 18, 2017
  
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• Seeking Asylum: Once asylum seekers arrive in Manitoba, what are the costs involved?

  After asylum seekers make the trek over from the US in to Canada, there's a whole new journey they still need to embark on.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2017
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• Seeking Asylum: Winnipeg food bank helping hundreds of hungry refugees

  Every second Wednesday, the Canadian Muslim Women's Institute (CMWI) hosts a food bank, with the help of Winnipeg Harvest, to help feed newcomers and asylum seekers.

  Apr 7, 2017
• Seeking Asylum: How ‘very skilled’ asylum seekers are contributing to Manitoba’s economy

  It's a dangerous trek asylum seekers are making by the hundreds as they flee a fear of deportation and look to call Canada home.

  Apr 6, 2017
• Seeking Asylum: Follow the trail asylum seekers are taking into Manitoba from the U.S.

  The path many asylum seekers to cross over into Canada is an open field with little barriers. There are no trees, rivers or fences separating Manitoba from the U.S., only an imaginary line through fields and highways.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2017
• Seeking Asylum: Where do Somali asylum-seekers settle after a risky trek to Canada?

  In the wake of the President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban and immigration crackdown, many people are leaving the states in fear of being sent back to their home country.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2017
• Seeking Asylum: Canada a ‘dreamland’ for Somalis in Minneapolis

  Seeking Asylum is a five part Global News series focusing on asylum seekers' journey from entering the country to the challenges of starting a life in a new country.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2017
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• Asylum system shouldn’t be impacted by Trump’s immigration order: Ottawa

  The federal Immigration Department says it has no indication a controversial move by U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend refugee resettlement for 120 days will have an impact on the American asylum system.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2017