The Canadian government has granted asylum to two undocumented migrants who helped U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden hide from authorities while he was on the run in Hong Kong. "Me and Keana can have a real life, a real future in Canada," Rodel told Radio-Canada by phone before she boarded a plane to Toronto. Rodel had been living in Hong Kong since 2002, after fleeing her home in the Philippines. In 2013, a Montreal-based lawyer working with Snowden came up with a plan to hide him in the homes of refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong. Turning to Canada for helpAfter housing Snowden, Rodel feared Hong Kong authorities would step up their efforts to deport her to the Philippines, where she fears for her life.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2019 18:56 UTC