Community holds vigil for asylum seeker who died after waiting hours in the cold for Mississauga shelter

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Community members gathered Saturday to mourn the death of Kenyan asylum seeker Delphina Ngigi on Saturday, who died just three days after she landed in Canada.

The vigil was held at Dominion Church in North York. Faith Wairimu, Ngigi’s sister, said she is currently In Florida and unable to attend the vigil because of visa restrictions. But knowing that people in Canada mourned her sister without really knowing her showed her family “the beautiful side of humanity.”

“For us to receive this love, I think it’s a testament that we should always do good wherever we are because you never know when you will need a

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