11/04/2010
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Montreal Gazette
VANCOUVER — An advocate for Tamil migrants said Wednesday he was “shocked” to hear one of 492 migrants who arrived in Canada on the MV Sun Sea has been accused of war crimes.
09/07/2010
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Vancouver Sun
Another ship bearing Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka might be departing for Canada.
08/18/2010
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National Post
The Canadian Tamil Congress is “deeply concerned” that Ottawa’s rhetoric about the arrival of migrants aboard a suspected people-smuggling ship could “undermine” ongoing investigations and spur “more than a backlash of words” against the Canadian Tamil community.
08/17/2010
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Channel News Asia
VANCOUVER, Canada : Canadian authorities are investigating whether Sri Lankan rebels financed the passage of some 500 Tamil refugees to Canada last week, officials said before the start of detention hearings.
08/16/2010
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The Globe and Mail
Pact would help stop shiploads of Tamils from heading for Canada, high commissioner says
08/13/2010
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The Globe and Mail
As it grapples with screening nearly 500 illegal migrants intercepted off the B.C. coast, the Canadian government is operating on the assumption that two more shiploads of potential asylum seekers are preparing to sail here from Southeast Asia.
08/13/2010
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AFP
VICTORIA — Hundreds of Sri Lankan asylum seekers on board a cargo ship arrived at a naval base in western Canada on Friday, escorted by a naval frigate and police helicopters.
08/13/2010
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Toronto Star
ESQUIMALT, B.C.—The only Canadians they’ve encountered so far wear health masks. The only view they’ve had of Canada has been under the watch of armed guards.
08/13/2010
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Reuters
(Reuters) - Canadian authorities unloaded a cramped cargo ship on Friday of nearly 500 Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka whose arrival has sparked a national debate over the country's immigration and refugee laws.
08/12/2010
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CBC
Canadian navy vessels off the coast of British Columbia took control of a cargo ship carrying 490 Tamil migrants, including "suspected human smugglers and terrorists," says Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.