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Canada to impose new timelines for asylum processing. But critics doubt they’ll speed up the system

Ottawa is streamlining the asylum process and imposing new timelines in its attempt to “improve processing efficiency and integrity,” but critics are ...

Elizabeth Nola

Jun 23, 20263 min read

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Critics see Canada’s immigration minister as weak and invisible a year into her mandate. But is she doing exactly what Mark Carney wants?

If Prime Minister Mark Carney wanted a low-key minister to handle the Liberals’ immigration mess and stay out of the headlines, he may have found the ...

Elizabeth Nola

Jun 22, 20265 min read

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‘Time all blurs’: Senior’s journey from Shanghai art teacher to homeless in B.C. park

“Time all blurs together when you spend a long time wandering on the streets. I don’t know what date it is,” says Tang in his native Shanghainese. His...

Elizabeth Nola

Jun 11, 20265 min read

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Opinion | The Carney government cut health-care funding for refugees. Here’s what that looks like to Olivia

A non-verbal 11-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and severe scoliosis that is repositioning her organs could be the face of the Carney g...

Elizabeth Nola

Jun 11, 20265 min read