U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden said he is relieved one of the families who helped hide him when he was on the run in Hong Kong in 2013 has been granted refugee status in Canada. Snowden's Canadian lawyer arranged hideoutRodel had been living in Hong Kong since 2002 after fleeing her home in the Philippines. (Thomas Gerbet/Radio-Canada)After housing Snowden, Rodel feared Hong Kong authorities would step up their efforts to deport her to the Philippines, where she said she fears for her life. "Instead of letting them live in a terrible situation without a future, we wanted to do something for them, as they wanted to do something for Edward Snowden." In a tweet after Rodel's flight took off, Snowden urged Canada to help the remaining families.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2019 19:03 UTC