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Canadian churches—including the Anglican Church, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Evangelical Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church, and United Church—prepared a report for Canada’s Universal Periodic Review. 

Born into the Church, she balanced faith with social justice Janet Somerville was a truly great Catholic journalist, but she was so much more. General...

Rights groups argue Safe Third Country Agreement violates Canada’s constitution and the rights of asylum seekers.

TORONTO (CNS) -- The discovery of four bodies frozen to death in open fields near the Manitoba border with the United States perfectly illustrates why refugee advocates are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to strike down the Safe Third Country Agreement between Ottawa and Washington, said the general secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches.

Four die in Manitoba field, Florida man charged with human smuggling

Federal Court of Appeal overturns Safe Third Country ruling April 16, 2021 For the foreseeable future, asylum seekers at official Canada-U.S. border crossings will be turned back to try their luck in the U.S.  On April 15 the Federal Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling that declared the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States unconstitutional. The appeal court faulted the lower court’s ruling that safeguards against arbitrary and hasty decisions by Canada Bor...