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A team of preteen Ukrainian refugees that have been scattered across Europe by war arrived Wednesday in Quebec City, where they’ll get the chance to compete in a renowned hockey tournament. The team of 11- and 12-year-olds landed in Montreal before being bused to the provincial capital ahead of next …

Victor Manuel, a young asylum seeker from Mexico, arrived at Montreal’s St-Donat school on a frigid morning last week with his seven-year-old son and baby boy, whose bootless feet were covered only in socks. A social worker quickly alerted principal Yannick Dupont, who disappeared into a storage room and returned …

There is a high-priority mission underway at 51 Division in downtown Toronto, and it’s being led by two city police officers who are determined to make a difference. Const. Farzad Ghotbi and Det. Const. Mustafa Popalzai both came to Canada as refugees. Ghotbi moved to Canada from Iran while Popalzai …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 2, 2022 8:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — New research indicates refugee children and youth aged under 17 do not place substantial demands on the health care system in Ontario compared with their Canadian-born peers. A study …

Michael Garnett spent 10 years of his life playing hockey in Russia and loved everything about it. But when the country he had once called home invaded Ukraine — his ancestral homeland — earlier this year, his heart broke.  “I just shut down. I couldn’t believe that this country that I love — Russia —could just start …

A charter plane from Pakistan, carrying more than 300 refugees from Afghanistan, landed in Winnipeg on Friday morning. The flight is part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to resettle 40,000 Afghan people in Canada. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada told CBC News that nearly 17,600 Afghans and their family members have …

Mount Royal University is hosting about 100 Ukrainian refugees at its townhouse residences and offering free use of some campus facilities.  The Calgary post-secondary has offered the accommodation at a discounted rate. Each townhouse has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and living room, allowing enough room for families, according …

City of Toronto staff have unveiled a plan to lease a North York hotel for more than $68 million and convert it into a temporary home for refugees — just weeks after an auditor’s report slammed the city’s handling of contracts with local hotels it uses as shelters. Coun. John Filion, …

This month the New Brunswick government chartered a plane to bring in 170 Ukrainians fleeing the war. At the airport, the tearful reunions and welcoming hugs looked the same, but despite having travelled to find safety, these newcomers in Canada are not considered refugees. In March, the federal government created a special program …

Iryna Krasilnikova travelled with her dog Prince from Ukraine to Poland to St. John’s. (Ted Dillon/CBC) A second plane carrying Ukrainian refugees fleeing war has arrived in Newfoundland and Labrador.  The flight, chartered by the provincial government and carrying 177 people and their pets, landed Tuesday night at the St. John’s …