Manitoba, N.L., only provinces to offer publicly to take asylum seekers from Quebec

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he’d be prepared to welcome more asylum seekers, but only if the province gets more money from the federal government.

HALIFAX — The premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are so far the only leaders to publicly volunteer to take in asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec, despite a joint call from all premiers for would-be refugees to be distributed more evenly across the country. Read More