British Columbia


VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Canadian Tamil Congress says a man died aboard a ship carrying hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers during a grueling voyage that lasted at least three months in a cramped cargo ship.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A lawyer with the Canadian Tamil Congress fears hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from war-ravaged Sri Lanka who were at sea for three months in the belly of a cramped cargo ship may be traumatized.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A small cargo ship crammed with hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka docked at a Canadian navy base on Friday after a grueling three-month journey.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Canada's top security official says the navy has boarded a cargo ship carrying 490 asylum seekers, including some people Canada has said may be terrorists.

TORONTO - Canada's top security official said Monday he was getting regular briefings on a ship of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka that could be carrying terrorists.
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