A Canadian man who has been stranded in Sudan for six years did not return home on Friday because the federal government has refused to issue him an emergency passport.

A Canadian man remains stranded in Sudan after the federal government refused to grant him travel documents on the grounds he is a national security threat.

In a one-sentence letter faxed to Abdelrazik's lawyer Friday morning, Cannon cited Section 10.1 of the Canada Passport Order that states "the minister may refuse or revoke a passport if the ...

A Montreal man stranded at the Canadian embassy in Sudan for more than a year was unable to board a flight home yesterday that had been paid for by his supporters.

In March 2009, he made arrangements to fly home to Canada and asked Ottawa to issue him an emergency passport, but his hopes were dashed — at least temporarily — when the request was turned down.

Abousfian Abdelrazik told a court Wednesday about the roller-coaster of emotions he experienced during the tense days of early 2009 when he awaited the green light to return to Canada from Sudan.

The Canadian Press Published Friday, April 3, 2009 12:58PM EDT Reddit Share ...