A Toronto athlete and his family have been granted a one year reprieve from deportation to Jamaica following a public outcry and fears they could face political persecution, advocacy group Migrant Workers Alliance for Change announced Tuesday. Tamarri Lindo and his family moved to Toronto when he was 15. He’s now 20 and recently won a national…
A Toronto athlete who won bronze at Canada’s national track and field championships a little over a week ago is set to be deported to Jamaica, where he says political persecution could put his family’s lives at risk and a recovery effort is underway after a devastating hurricane. Tamarri Lindo and his family moved to Toronto when he was 15….
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. One month after Alberta RCMP linked four unsolved homicides to a now-dead serial killer and repeat sexual offender, they say two historical cases in B.C. may also match the man’s method. In May, the Alberta…
Migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border could be denied the chance to claim asylum and quickly deported or turned back to Mexico under new restrictions announced on Tuesday, part of a sweeping enforcement effort by U.S. President Joe Biden. The new measures will take effect immediately and will have exceptions for unaccompanied children, people who face serious…
Flagpoling, when a non-Canadian with a temporary status leaves Canada and re-enters within 24 hours to get same-day immigration services at the border, is facing new limitations at the borders. The process is a workaround that can let people skip the long wait times associated with applying online — and it’s completely legal. It can…
Dressed in a red jumpsuit, Brijesh Mishra stood inside a Vancouver courtroom and apologized for a slew of Canadian immigration offences. Mishra, 37, was arrested after a Canadian Border Services Agency investigation tied him to dozens of fraudulent acceptance letters for Canadian colleges and universities that were provided to prospective international students from India between…
PESHAWAR: Mohmandan Ali, 65, an Afghan refugee who has lived in the Nowshera district for nearly four decades, is preparing to return to his home country voluntarily in the second phase of repatriation after Eid vacations. Involved in the vegetable and fruit business to sustain his family in Pabbi Tehsil of Nowshera district, Mohmandan, along…
Hundreds of people marched from Parliament Hill to the Shaw Centre Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. In 100 days, more than 800,000 Rwandans — most of them Tutsis and moderate Hutus — were slaughtered by the Rwandan military and Hutu militia. Tarcisse Ruhamyandekwe lost dozens of relatives on both…
WARNING: This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers A female former Afghan interpreter who worked for the Canadian government in Kandahar, Afghanistan is suing a Global Affairs employee and the Canadian government for millions of dollars, alleging she was the victim of sexual assaults between 2011 and 2013. The woman’s…
