News Stories: Asylum-Seeker Surge and Trade Relationship

news stories: CBC News Network's Power & Politics has combed through this year's archives to bring you some of the political highlights of 2017, from the most cringe-worthy blunders to the biggest players to watch, according to CBC. Today, we turn our attention to the top news stories of 2017. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press An asylum-seeker surge across the Canada-U.S. border, the run-up to legalized pot and a trade relationship in flux made some of the biggest headlines in Canada in 2017. The Power Panel Counsel Public Affairs' Brad Lavigne, former Conservative cabinet minister Stockwell Day, Bloomberg's Josh Wingrove, University of Regina School of Journalism's Merelda Fiddler and Susan Smith of Bluesky Strategy Group help the CBC's David Cochrane count down the can't-miss moments of 2017. 5. Thousands of asylum seekers illegally crossed the U.S. border into Canada in 2017, most notably in Manitoba and Quebec, after President Donald Trump's clampdown on immigration triggered an exodus. Asylum-seeker surge '1119860291923', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container3500854', 'ciid' 'caffeine14456668' ; Top 5 news stories Asylum seekers7 12 A debate in the United States over expiring temporary protected status for migrants didn't just trickle across the border to Canada, it surged. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.