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Photo in action on NSA scandal/asylum for Snowden, taken on March 12, 2014, at the European Parliament (Greensefa/Flickr)

Snowden refugees feel safe in Canada, while he stays in Russia

US reaction? On March 25, 2019, one of the refugees, who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong when he was fleeing from the United States, arrived in Canada together with her seven-year-old daughter where they…

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Read more about the article A special group of Syrian refugees is coming to Canada
Emergency responders clear rubble with Syria Regional Program-provided heavy machinery following a regime attack in Maaret Nouman, Idleb, in November 2014 (USAID)

A special group of Syrian refugees is coming to Canada

Lower in numbers and undercover for protection, Canada is welcoming rescued White Helmets As reported by Maclean’s on September 25, 2018, Canada plans to accept 26 White Helmets volunteers and 84 of their family members…

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At the news conference following a meeting with President of Iran Hassan Rouhani and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on September 7, 2018 (Kremlin.ru)

Canada-Russia disagreement on Idlib

Targeting terrorists, bombing civilians On September 6, 2018, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland issued a statement urging the Syrian regime and its allies to protect civilian lives in case of an expected Assad’s…

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Read more about the article Canada collides head to head with Russia on White Helmets
Chrystia Freeland in Ukraine in December 2017 (Vlad Musiienko/Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine)

Canada collides head to head with Russia on White Helmets

Following a Russian rhetoric on the Syrian rebel rescuers Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, accused Russia of telling lies about White Helmets in Syria during her media teleconference on August 4, 2018, in…

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Read more about the article Russia-Canada clash of opinions on the White Helmets
White Helmets Kafrowaid 21-3-2017 (Wikimedia Commons)

Russia-Canada clash of opinions on the White Helmets

Who is who in the Syrian conflict The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation negatively reacted to an emergency evacuation of the White Helmet volunteers with their families from southwest Syria, conceived by…

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Elena Musikhina among Ukrainian protesters in Canada (taken from Musikhina's Facebook page)

Failed refugee

Canada didn’t believe that Russia is a dangerous place to go back to The Federal Court of Canada declined an application of Elena Musikhina, former professor at Irkutsk State Technical University, for leave and judicial…

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