Canada ruling boosts US deserter

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Jul 5, 2008 6:30 PM EDT A Canadian court has ordered the country's refugee board to re-examine an American deserter's rejected attempt for asylum in Canada. The court ruled that the board made mistakes when it turned down Joshua Key's claim for asylum. Mr Key served in Iraq in 2003 before deserting to Canada with his family while on leave in the US. The ruling could affect scores of other US soldiers sheltering in Canada who have refused to fight... [read full story]