"It's such a hoax," Trump said of the impeachment case against him. "I think it's so bad for our country."

The expanded ban could cover several countries that were included when Donald Trump announced the first iteration of the ban by executive order but were later removed amid rounds of litigation.

Other relatives are exempt, too.

Two Afghan girls refused visas to the United States for a robot-building competition said on Tuesday they were mystified by the decision, as the contest's organizers said teams from Iran and Sudan as well as a de facto Syrian team had gained visas.

The Greater Victoria School District Superintendent said there is concern that school trips to the U.S. could put some students at risk of being denied entry based on faith or ethnicity.

The University of Winnipeg is waiving fees for prospective students from countries affected by the United States travel ban.

Law students at Western University will be joined by hundreds of students from 22 other Canadian universities across Canada Saturday in a research-a-thon in support of refugees affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban.

The United Nations' Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's freeze on refugee resettlement should be lifted sooner than later.

The New Democrats are asking for an emergency debate on the immigration ban ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump.

A group of Canadian tech executives have called in a letter for Ottawa to immediately give temporary residency to those displaced by the U.S. travel ban.