World Cup leads to 175 asylum claims from visitors who arrived in Canada for matches
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World Cup leads to 175 asylum claims from visitors who arrived in Canada for matches
MARIE WOOLF
OTTAWA
PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO
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Ghana fans participate in a march toward Toronto Stadium before their country's World Cup group stage match against Panama on June 17.
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Visitors to Canada who applied for visas to attend the FIFA World Cup have so far lodged 175 asylum claims, including from Senegal, Ghana…
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