Refugees

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 250 ITAs in a draw for senior managers with Canadian work experience. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score…

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) finalized just 2,420 proof of citizenship applications in July, continuing a downward trend in month-to-month processing. Finalizing in this context means the certificates were approved, since the department labels this figure as "proofs issued since January 1, 2026". Between January and May of 2026,…

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Listen or Read Below: Audio By Carbonatix When you think of Christians facing persecution, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it Jesus and the suffering He and His Disciples endured? Or is it modern-day suffering, and how we can play a role in their aid?  According to…

Published: September 15, 2026 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 2,000 ITAs in a draw for Canadian Experience Class candidates. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)…

Durban Migrants Relocated to Gauteng After Months in Camps Refugees and asylum seekers who have been camping outside the Home Affairs offices in Durban since May are being relocated to Gauteng, reports EWN . They were forced from their homes and businesses ahead of the 30 June anti-illegal immigration protests,…

Published: September 14, 2026 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 576 ITAs in a draw for Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We go now to Afghanistan, where a deepening humanitarian crisis is being largely overlooked by the international community following the withdrawal of NATO troops in 2021 and the return of the Taliban. The crisis is…

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 3,500 ITAs in a draw for candidates in healthcare and social services occupations. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)…

BURG near Magdeburg, Germany (RNS) — The AfD may gain power on Sept. 6 in Saxony-Anhalt, posing a direct threat to refugees and the German churches that serve them. Inspired by past resistance in East Germany, faith leaders are doing everything they can to stand in the way of the far-right…