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Ghanaian Asylum Seeker Wins Case To Stay In Canada

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A Ghanaian asylum seeker who lost his fingers to frostbite while crossing into Manitoba from the U. S. on Christmas Eve has won his case to stay. “I’m so happy. I don’t know what to say. Now I’m home, I’m finally home now,” said Seidu Mohammed, who learned Wednesday night that the Immigration and Refugee … Read more

Ghanaian Refugee To Lose Part of His Body After Severe Snow Trek To Canada

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A Ghanaian refugee who almost died during a trek to cross the U. S.-Canada border into Manitoba on Christmas Eve will lose all of his fingers, a toe and possibly his arms. “It’s very bad news,” Seidu Mohammed, 24, told CBC News in an interview at a Winnipeg hospital where he is being treated for … Read more