VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadian authorities prepared on Thursday to board a cargo ship that may be carrying as many 500 people thought to be Tamil migrants who have fled Sri Lanka in a bid to enter Canada as refugees.
Government officials have warned that the boat off Canada's Pacific Coast could be a security threat, but a former head of the country's refugee screening system says the warnings are an overreaction.
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