By Wa Lone and Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

A deal Canada struck this year to stem the flow of asylum seekers entering from the U.S. was, at first glance, a quick success: Within days, the number of people caught at unofficial crossings along the border dwindled to a trickle.

But five months later, the overall number of people filing refugee claims in Canada has risen instead of falling. Many now come by air, while others sneak across the border and hide until they can apply for asylum without fear of being sent back, people working with migrants told Reuters.

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada’s new justice minister said on Monday that the government will act to address the heightened sense of insecurity felt by certain sections of the population, though “empirically” it is unlikely Canadians are less safe from crime, he said.

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Lisa Pauli wants to die.

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a border pact under which Canada and the United States send back asylum seekers crossing the land border, finding the agreement does not violate asylum seekers’ right to life, liberty and security of the person.

But it sent the case back to a lower court to determine whether the contested agreement violates asylum seekers’ right to equal treatment under the law.

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld an asylum-seeker pact between Canada and the United States but sent the case back to a lower court to determine whether the contested agreement violates equality rights.

By Anna Mehler Paperny and Kyaw Soe Oo – Reuters

Just when it seemed safe to unmask, some Canadians are donning the face coverings made ubiquitous during the coronavirus pandemic as a protection against hazardous smoky conditions as wildfires ravage much of the country.

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada’s government has introduced a bill seeking to make it harder for some repeat offenders of violent crimes to get bail even as the federal justice minister says it lacks data to show violent crimes committed by people on bail are on the rise, while pre-trial detentions make up a growing share of adults in provincial and territorial jails.

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

As Canada’s largest strike by federal workers approaches its third week, thousands of people are in immigration limbo amid canceled hearings and stalled applications, which could make it harder for the country to compete for global talent as employers face a tight labour market.

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Officials with soccer’s international governing body FIFA criticized Canada’s decision not to recognize documents FIFA and a Canadian senator had given to female athletes and others who were scrambling to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban took over in 2021.

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

The numbers of babies born with syphilis in Canada are rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people.