Abdullah Kurdi, father of the three-year old toddler who captured media attention when his body was discovered on the shores of Turkey, is not coming…
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Manitoba To Provide Skills Training for Refugees
Settlement agencies and other organizations are busy ramping up their services to prepare for the 10,000 Syrians that will arrive in Canada by the end…
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Forget the Syrians. Who’s Keeping an Eye on those Loyalist Refugees?
Thousands of Syrian refugees will arrive in Canada by year’s end. Even before the attacks in Paris, some Canadians were already chattering about security risks…
View More Forget the Syrians. Who’s Keeping an Eye on those Loyalist Refugees?Refugee Resettlement Groups: “The More, The Merrier”
Toronto-based not-for-profit organization Lifeline Syria has been at the forefront of efforts to bring Syrian refugees to Canada. Launched at the end of June, its…
View More Refugee Resettlement Groups: “The More, The Merrier”The Mediterranean Crisis: An Open Letter to World Leaders
A child should not have to die to mobilize governments into credible action. The photograph of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi’s body washed ashore, which has mobilized…
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We Are All ‘Syrians’
Vanja Crnojević left her native town of Maglaj during the civil war in Bosnia and her family found refuge in Switzerland. The Swiss government provided…
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