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Syria ready to repatriate refugees from Lebanon, cabinet minister says
FILE - Syrian refugees walk by their tents at a refugee camp in the town of Bar Elias, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, July 7, 2022. A Syrian Cabinet minister said Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, that Syrian refugees in neighboring Lebanon can start returning home, where he said they will get all the help they need from authorities. Tiny Lebanon is home to 1 million Syrian refugees who fled war in their country after the conflict began in March 2011. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
canada
Halifax refugee clinic receives $684,000 increase in annual provincial funding
Dr. Tim Holland, medical lead at the Newcomer Health Clinic in Halifax, is seen following a news conference at the clinic on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The lead doctor at a Halifax medical clinic for refugees says an increase of $684,000 annually in provincial funding places the facility on long-term and sustainable footing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keith Doucette
alberta
LGBTQ refugees to lead the Pride parade in September, Calgary Pride says
People take part in a recent Calgary Pride parade. Calgary Pride says this year's parade marshals will be LGBTQ refugees who now call the city home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel
opinion
Why do some asylum seekers make it into the West quickly – while others have to wait more than a decade?
Hermona Kuluberhan
canada
Canada’s Immigration Department revamps anti-racism strategy following criticism
Participants raise their hands as they swear the oath to become Canadian citizens during a virtual citizenship ceremony held over livestream due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has updated its anti-racism strategy in the face of criticisms it received during the Ukrainian  refugee crisis.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
B.C. developer freeing up empty rental units for refugees
Kerry Gold
canada
170 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion arrive in N.B. on charter flight
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report on business
Pitching in: Setting up scholarships for Afghan refugee women
Sarah Harvey, Dr. Eamonn McKee, Ambassador of Ireland to Canada (our MC), Sally Armstrong (journalist, our guest speaker). Credit: Sam Garcias
politics
UN agency concerned about impact of Canada’s immigration backlog on refugees
Afghan refugees who supported Canada’s mission in Afghanistan prepare to board buses after arriving in Canada, at Toronto Pearson International Airport August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. MCpl Genevieve Lapointe/Canadian Forces Combat Camera/Canadian Armed Forces Photo/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
international business
World Economic Forum leaders grapple with short-term need for fuel, long-term reality of climate change
John F. Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate of the United States, attends a news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from May 22 until May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
world
Fleeing war with few options, refugees from Ukraine without citizenship face discrimination and legal limbo
05.12.2022 Warsaw, Poland. Maria Ossolinska, a volunteer with a Polish charity called the Club of Catholic Intelligentsia, oversees a hostel in Warsaw for refugees from Ukraine who don’t have Ukrainian citizenship.
canada
Justin Trudeau says closing Roxham Road border crossing in Quebec will not stop arrival of asylum seekers
Asylum seekers cross into Canada from the U.S. border near a checkpoint on Roxham Road near Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada April 24, 2022. Picture taken April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
canada
Quebec asks Ottawa to close wooded border crossing refugees use to enter province from U.S.
Asylum seekers cross the border from New York into Canada at Roxham Road, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Hemmingford, Que. Quebec government is asking Ottawa to close the Roxham Road crossing southwest of Montreal, saying it can't handle the influx of asylum seekers crossing into the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
canada
Ukrainian refugees arrive in St. John's from Poland
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world
Deaf Ukrainian refugees who feared involuntary relocation from Berlin will be allowed to stay
Mykola Harashchuk talks with Petunov Oleksii and his wife Zoya Guziy. Deaf Ukrainian refugees who fled to Berlin say German authorities are forcing them to move to other parts of the country – pulling them away from their support and from one another. Meanwhile they said they are living in horrible conditions while their future in the city remains uncertain.
inside the globe
200 days and counting: Afghan translator still waiting to immigrate to Canada
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opinion
The Syrian refugee crisis still requires our urgent attention
Noura Kevorkian
canada
Canada struggling to process Afghan refugees: PM
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