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As fears of refugee deportation mount in the United States, a surge of asylum seekers is turning to Canada — only to find a border that is getting increasingly hard to cross.
The number of refugee seekers processed by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has shot up by 87 per cent between January and April.
In April, 494 ineligible refugee claimants from the U.S. were turned back at the Canadian border under the Safe Third Country Agreement, which bars most people from seeking asylum in Canada at the border. That’s up from 280 in January — a 76 per cent increase.
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June 4, 2025 - 13:07 | Investigative Journalism Bureau | National Post
Costume-clad Skylar Spalla stood on the curb at the Toronto Congress Centre on a recent weekend, watching hundreds of fellow cosplayers pass by. His twin brother flitted around him, making sure Spalla’s massive suit of armour, which they strapped on using zip ties, held together. Every few minutes, a person approached to ask for a photo with him, from muscle-bound warriors to little kids with their parents. The art student’s costume, a recreation of the character Havel from the video game Dark Souls 3, was made of little more than papier mâché, paint and pop tabs. It took him countless...
June 4, 2025 - 13:06 | Jordyn Streisfield | The Globe and Mail
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is calling on Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers to return to the bargaining table and hash out terms for binding arbitration.In a social media statement Wednesday, the minister also asked the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to continue to work toward a deal outside of that process.
June 4, 2025 - 13:02 | Christopher Reynolds | The Globe and Mail
Police are calling off the search for a 29-year-old woman missing since falling into the water during a white water rafting trip on the Rouge River in western Quebec on June 1. She's believed to have drowned.
June 4, 2025 - 12:47 | | CBC News - Ottawa
On June 3, I resigned from the position of trustee for Zone 9 (Capital and Alta Vista) at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. “If you resign, please tell people why. Don’t just leave,” said a fellow trustee. Read More
June 4, 2025 - 12:33 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Coun. Shawn Menard points to a petition with 5,000 signatures calling for a citywide referendum on Lansdowne 2.0, but the mayor says it's not needed and would create uncertainty for a process that's already underway.
June 4, 2025 - 12:32 | | CBC News - Ottawa
