Why residents of a Siberian mining town tried to come to Canada

Residents of a mining town in Siberia asked Canada for help two years ago to save them from poverty and constant pollution, but Ottawa said it couldn’t help. Since then, the residents say they’ve given up hope and they’ve been forgotten by their own government. Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: Connect with The National online: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | More from CBC News | The National is CBC’s flagship nightly news program, featuring the day’s top stories with in-depth and original journalism, with hosts Adrienne Arsenault and Andrew Chang in Toronto, Ian Hanomansing in Vancouver and the CBC’s chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton in Ottawa.