Refugees Archive
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Israel ‘suspending’ deal to resettle 16,000 African migrants in Canada, Italy and other Western nations
Posted on 02.04.2018 | No CommentsLate Monday, Netanyahu announced he was 'suspending' the deal in order to discuss the arrangement with residents of Tel Aviv areas with large migrant populations -
Canadian Health Care Is Failing Our Refugees
Posted on 26.05.2017 | No CommentsSyrian refugee family, sponsored by a local group called Ripple Refugee Project, pose for photos. (Getty) By Y.Y. Brandon Chen and Vanessa Gruben Despite policy changes last April to Canada's refugee health care program, many people continue to be l... -
Justin Trudeau finds allies across political lines in signalling disapproval of Trump’s travel ban
Posted on 29.01.2017 | No CommentsPremiers Brad Wall and Kathleen Wynne along with Alberta PC leadership candidate Jason Kenney were on Trudeau's side on the Trump ban while Kellie Leitch stayed silent -
Living In Canada Is A Privilege, Not A Consolation Prize
Posted on 04.11.2016 | No CommentsWith the U.S. election less than a week away, the number of celebrities, public figures and everyday people threatening to migrate north should Donald Trump land in the White House are multiplying. I guess we should feel flattered that our American n... -
Canada, UNHCR & the Open Society Foundations Seek to Increase Refugee Resettlement through Private Sponsorship
Posted on 19.09.2016 | No CommentsThe Government of Canada, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Open Society Foundations have agreed to launch a joint initiative aimed at increasing private sponsorship of refugees around the world. Research demonstrates that priv... -
‘Every day I cry’: For Syrian refugees on Greek island, outlook is bleak
Posted on 19.09.2016 | No CommentsWhile the UN convenes a summit in New York on refugees and migrants to remind members of their obligations to protect the world's persecuted, some of those same persecuted, languishing on a Greek island... -
ISIL has lost all territory along Syria-Turkey border, Turkey says
Posted on 04.09.2016 | No CommentsTurkey-backed Free Syrian Army rebels have cleared the area between the northern Syrian border towns of Azaz and Jarablus, Turkey's prime minister, Binali Yildirim, said -
With language classes overbooked, Syrian refugees struggle to adapt
Posted on 02.09.2016 | No CommentsAs students across Canada prepare for a new school year, thousands of Syrian refugees are struggling to learn English and French due to long waiting lists for government-run language classes. -
Toronto Air Show Triggers The Trauma Of War
Posted on 29.08.2016 | No CommentsWelcoming refugees into our communities implies a responsibility to provide a safe environment for rehabilitation and integration. Yet this weekend thousands of our neighbours will be exposed to trauma in a spectacle many of us would do away with in th... -
Germany expects sharp drop in refugees this year
Posted on 28.08.2016 | No CommentsGermany's top migration official predicts that fewer than 300,000 refugees will come to the country this year, a sharp drop compared with the height of the migrant crisis in 2015. -
Fifteen hundred possibly drunk Americans successfully invade Canada via the St. Clair River
Posted on 22.08.2016 | No CommentsThe individuals were participating in the Port Huron Float Down, an annual event on the river that divides Michigan from Ontario -
‘We need new blood’: Despite major economic downtown, Albertans want more immigration, McCallum says
Posted on 20.08.2016 | No CommentsMcCallum was in Calgary as a part of a series of consultations on the Canadian immigration system, including questions about how many immigrants Canada should welcome in 2017
