A police officer in Mogadishu has been arrested in the fatal shooting of at least one civilian, according to fellow officer Ahmed Muse.

Supporters in Nova Scotia say the Ontario government failed to fill out paperwork that would have granted him permanent residency.

"Together, we must create a safer, more peaceful world, where the media freedom so central to healthy democracies and strong societies can flourish," Trudeau said in the statement.

A Somali official says the attack started with a suicide car bomb blast and then gunmen stormed a hotel in the port city of Kismayo.

A local human rights activist wants more attention drawn to the growing number of unsolved murders in Edmonton's minority groups, particularly the Somali community.

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.

Members of the largest Somali community in the United States say they're not surprised to see a growing number of asylum seekers braving the elements to illicitly enter Canada.

Edmonton Police officers want more training in how to interact with members of the Somali-Canadian community, according to a report submitted to the police commission.

The governor of the Kenya-Somalia border county of Mandera says six people died in an attack by suspected Islamic extremists.

Officials say Somali security forces have ended a siege by extremist gunmen which killed at least 15 people, including two members of parliament, at a hotel in the Somali capital after an all-night gunfight.