Video shows injured young Syrian girl calling out for her father after airstrike
Heartbreaking video has emerged from Syria that shows a young girl covered in blood and dust crying out for her father after an airstrike hit her home. Continue reading
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UNICEF report finds nearly half of all refugees are children
Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a better life Continue reading
Alan Kurdi’s legacy: 1-year since Syrian boy’s death shocked the world
It’s been one year since the image of Alan Kurdi, a drowned toddler lying face down on a Turkish beach, turned the eyes of the world to the Syrian refugee crisis, but observers say little has changed since then. Continue reading
Harper government twice rejected change that could have opened doors for more refugees
In spite of relentless pressure to help Syrians flee the perils of civil war, Canada’s former Conservative government twice rejected a proposal last year to make it easier for Canadians to sponsor them. Continue reading
Video shows Syrian boys crying, hugging after brother is killed in airstrike
A heartbreaking video from Syria shows two dust-covered boys clinging to each other and sobbing after learning their brother was killed in an airstrike. Continue reading
Image of bloody Syrian boy pulled from rubble in Aleppo rattles aunt of Alan Kurdi
The aunt of a Syrian toddler whose image lying lifeless on a beach shocked the world says a new photograph of a bloody boy pulled from a collapsed building in Aleppo is heartbreaking. Continue reading
Family of Alan Kurdi embracing Canadian culture through hockey
Almost immediately after Shergo Kurdi arrived in Canada, he picked up a hockey stick. Continue reading
2 Syrian smugglers get 4 years over Alan Kurdi’s death
A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrian smugglers to four years and two months each in prison over the deaths of 5 people including 3-year-old Alan Kurdi, who galvanized world attention on the refugee crisis when a photo was published of him lying lifeless on a beach. Continue reading
Rally held in Vancouver to demand safe passage for refugees
By Jon Azpiri Online News Producer
A small group of demonstrators crossed English Bay in a raft Saturday, a symbolic gesture that hardly compares to the desperate journey many Syrian refugees face. Continue reading
2 alleged human smugglers on trial over Alan Kurdi’s death
Two alleged people-smugglers went on trial in Turkey on Thursday accused of causing the death of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi — who put a human face on the Syrian refugee crisis — and four other people. Continue reading