Calgary Refugees

• Calls for more affordable housing as over $426M spent to temporarily house asylum claimants

  The federal government has spent over $426 million this fiscal year on temporary accommodations like hotels for asylum claimants.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2024
  
• Ukrainian refugees in Calgary provide shelter to family after home lost in missile strike

  A family of four that fled Ukraine and now lives in Calgary, is providing shelter for a family whose home was destroyed in Dnipro, Ukraine.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2022
  
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• ‘My city is almost destroyed’: Ukrainian refugees welcomed at Bowness Park in Calgary

  Refugees from Ukraine seeking shelter in Calgary were welcomed to the city at an event in Bowness Park on Sunday afternoon. 

  Canada

  May 1, 2022
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• Calgary charities prepare support for Ukrainians: ‘No one can do this alone’

  There's a new appeal to help welcome people from Ukraine now on their way to Calgary.

  Features

  Mar 31, 2022
• ‘Super nice’: Teen refugees in Calgary make wooden flamingos for spring ski season celebration

  Some young refugees building new lives in Calgary are getting a chance to be part of a spring tradition in southern Alberta.

  Education

  Mar 18, 2022
• Calgary property company provides housing for Afghan refugees

  Afghan refugees arriving in Calgary are getting a big boost settling into their new lives in the city.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2021
• Afghan refugees grateful to settle into ‘bright future’ in Calgary

  Thousands of Afghan refugees are on their way to a new life in Canada, with many of them coming through Calgary.

  News

  Sep 14, 2021
• How to help: Calgary agencies accepting donations to prepare for Afghan refugees

  Calgary agencies are preparing for Afghanistan refugees, despite the government of Canada cutting off evacuations from the country.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021
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• International celebration: holiday season dinner helps newcomers to Calgary

  Calgary's Centre for Newcomers raises funds with a potluck dinner featuring flavours of the world.

  Features

  Dec 17, 2019
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• Calgary widow struggling with husband’s death now facing refugee claim denial

  In Calgary, things were looking up for a young family from Peru, until a phone call came in December.

  World

  Dec 29, 2018