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16.06.2023 / 15:13

Safe Third Country Agreement is constitutional, Supreme Court rules

Supreme Court of Canada on Friday said the between Canada and the United States is constitutional.The Supreme Court in its decision noted that the agreement does not violate Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom – the right to life, liberty and security of a person.The , which came into effect in 2004, recognizes Canada and the U.S. as safe places for migrants to seek protection.Under the agreement, migrants must seek asylum in the first of the two countries they land in, making it illegal to cross the border and seek asylum in the other country.Opponents of the treaty asked the top court to declare that the legislation underpinning the pact violates the right to life, liberty and security of the person, saying the U.S.

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'Sweet Tooth' Season 3 Gets Teaser & Premiere Date, Kelly Marie Tran Added to Netflix Cast!

We have some Sweet Tooth season three news for fans of the Netflix fantasy series!

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ITV Coronation Street's Samia Longchambon opens up on health battle with 'painful' side effect

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon, 41, has given a candid insight to her struggles with anxiety, often shedding light on the topic on social media to fans.

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Roxham Road is now closed. Advocates call the move ‘rushed,’ ‘inhumane’

The closure of the Roxham Road crossing at the Canada-U.S. border was “rushed” and will only further endanger the lives of asylum seekers, immigration advocates say.

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Guardian Angels program for asylum seekers leaving spouses, family members behind

COVID -19, just shy of his 44th birthday. He was an essential worker and a refugee claimant.“Mr.

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Refugees seeking a fresh start in Canada amid coronavirus face uncertain future

COVID-19 pandemic, it still felt like freedom. Deaths rise along with vaccine hopes as Canada faces grim coronavirus winter “It felt like I was in a movie,” he said via an interpreter in an interview with The Canadian Press from his home in Waterloo, Ont.For Mansour and thousands of refugees set to start new lives in Canada this year — and for the community groups providing them financial and social support — the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic may reverberate for years.Mansour, 31, fled Syria in 2017 to escape military service.

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Movement seeking status for asylum seekers in essential jobs say pressure is on

But no firm actions have materialized since those comments, said Wilner Cayo, an organizer of the events.He raised concerns that a new group of 10,000 orderlies currently being trained and getting ready to enter Quebec’s long-term care system in mid-September will overshadow the contributions of those who responded at the height of the COVID-19 crisis.August will be a pivotal month for the movement, Cayo said.“Governments can quickly change priorities, especially if public opinion changes and people move on,” said Cayo.

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Facing deportation, this Ottawa woman uses her time to sew masks to fight coronavirus

refugee, without legal status, facing deportation.During the intervening days, the Urbanowicz-Hajrizi family matriarch, 61, camps out at one of her many sewing machines at home in Ottawa, churning out masks at a steady clip to be sent provincewide and hopefully help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. Her children have a growing collection of photos of Urbanowicz donating at hospitals and long-term care homes, her face covered in a mask but her eyes crinkled up at the corners, indicating a smile.Even though the CBSA has stopped deporting most people during the pandemic and Urbanowicz has one last ditch application before the government, her children’s worry never subsides; it tinges most conversations.

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Saskatoon’s Global Gathering Place providing tablets and Wi-Fi to refugees

Technology has been a useful way to communicate while physically distancing during the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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Coronavirus cases detected in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh: officials

The novel coronavirus has been detected in one of the southern Bangladesh camps that are home to more than a million Rohingya refugees, officials said on Thursday, as humanitarian groups warned the infection could devastate the crowded settlement.

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Coronavirus: Officials failed to protect Montreal’s vulnerable neighbourhoods, activists say

Some of Montreal’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods appear to be bearing the brunt of the city’s COVID-19 numbers, leading community organizers to question why more wasn’t done to protect them.

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‘There are 100 people sharing 1 bathroom’: What it’s like being a refugee during the COVID-19 pandemic

Many of the approximately 25 million refugees worldwide are facing a double crisis: on top of fleeing war-torn countries, they’re now facing scarce basic necessities, like soap and clean water, to fend off COVID-19.

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Irish aid worker's Covid-19 fears for Syrian refugees

The Cork woman who is UNICEF's Deputy Representative in Jordan has warned that Covid-19 has caused "massive complications" to meeting the humanitarian needs of Syrian refugee children and their families.

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Concern among NGOs on spread of virus in refugee camps

NGOs working with refugees abroad say they're extremely concerned about an outbreak of Covid-19 in refugee camps.

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The number of detainees held in Canada’s immigration holding centres is declining amid COVID-19 fears

Dozens of people who were held in Canada’s immigration detention facilities have been released over the last week as advocates and lawyers have called for their release amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Displaced people, refugees especially vulnerable to COVID-19: report

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, a new report is warning that refugees and asylum seekers around the world will be disproportionately impacted by the virus, and that government responses need to consider these populations in order to avoid complete disaster.

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UN to suspend refugee resettlement because of coronavirus

Travel restrictions imposed to fight the outbreak of COVID-19 will have an impact on a vulnerable group — refugees.

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