Stephanie Levitz
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Keep politics out of in-country refugee determination process: UNHCR chief
With the future of the Immigration and Refugee Board under review, one thing is certain, the head of the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017: it needs to remain independent.
Volunteers behind National Holocaust Monument hope for snow clearing solution
The team of volunteers who raised half the funds for the new National Holocaust Monument are hopeful a solution can be found to allow the site to remain open in winter, even if it's not possible this year.
Canada to admit 340,000 immigrants a year by 2020 under new three-year plan
The federal government sought on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, to introduce more stability into Canada's immigration system by introducing a plan that sets out a gradual rise in admissions over the next three years.
Refugee levels disappoint advocates as UNHCR makes passionate appeal
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees arrives in Canada this weekend for what his agency had hoped would be a chance to publicly applaud Canada's decision to take in a higher number of refugees next year.
Tories say Harper's letter doesn't change their approach to NAFTA
Conservative foreign affairs critic Erin O'Toole was sitting in the departure lounge at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., last week when his eyes landed on a story he wasn't expecting.
Dawson vs Morneau: if the laws aren't enough, who should take the next step?
As controversy rages over whether Bill Morneau's personal fortune has compromised his work as finance minister, the governing Liberals are taking shelter from the storm in the only place they can find it: the office of ethics commissioner Mary Dawson.
Trudeau tells Mexico's Senate that gender equality is a key to prosperity
Justin Trudeau issued a progressive call to arms Friday, urging lawmakers in Mexico's most populous city to embrace and promote the rights of workers and women.
Trudeau turns attention to Mexico in midst of tensions over NAFTA
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emerged from a day of meetings in the U.S. capital continuing to champion a continental trade deal that many around him suggest may be doomed.
Iqra Khalid urges fellow MPs to take unified approach in Islamophobia study
The inclusion of the phrase Islamophobia in a hotly debated motion passed by the House of Commons last year was meant as an example of forms of racism, Iqra Khalid said.
Controversial House of Commons study on Islamophobia to begin Monday
Phase two begins this week in the House of Commons' politically charged debate over combating Islamophobia in Canada.