WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is putting up more money to help Syrian refugees.
Premier Greg Selinger says $200,000 is being given immediately to groups helping the refugees on the front lines overseas.
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The province is also promising more money for support programs, health care and other items for refugees who come to Manitoba.
Selinger says the funding could reach $1.4 million if the federal government agrees to increase the number of refugees it will admit.
The non-profit Manitoba Council for International Cooperation days the new money will help address an urgent need for humanitarian aid to Syrians fleeing their homeland.
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