Refugee
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Calgary senior replaces Sudanese refugee’s stolen wheelchair: ‘You give me hope again’Calgarian Amal Zyad was devasted and felt like a burden to her children after her wheelchair was stolen from her front porch late last year.CanadaFeb 27, 2024
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Kingston man hopes to bring family to Canada from EthiopiaHamse Abdi, a refugee turned hardworking student in Kingston, Ont., strives to make the most of his Canadian opportunity, and hopes to reunite with his family from Africa.CanadaJan 13, 2024
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Calgarian trying to get sister out of Gaza encounters hurdles with government programThe new federal program requires having a direct relative in Canada to sponsor refugees and cover their financial needs for up to a year after their arrival.CanadaJan 11, 2024
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Wheelchair stolen from Sudanese refugee family who recently arrived in CalgaryA difficult four-year journey for Amal Zayd and her three children to come to Calgary from war-torn Sudan hit another hurdle when a donated wheelchair was stolen.CanadaDec 23, 2023
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Injured earthquake survivors from Turkiye arrive in Calgary: ‘We lost everything’More than 50,000 people were killed while development experts from the United Nations estimate that about 1.5 million people were left homeless by the quake.CanadaJul 24, 2023
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‘We need a safe place: New immigration program for Ukrainian refugees welcomed by Calgary familyThe federal government has launched a new immigration program for Ukrainians allowing those in Canada with family to receive permanent resident status.CanadaJul 23, 2023
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Search continues for Ukrainian refugee who went missing in Quebec riverQuebec authorities say the man's mother called police about her son after he went missing Wednesday. He had gone swimming in the Etchemin River near St-Anselme, Que.CanadaJul 22, 2023
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Calgary welcomes hundreds to the largest ever North American Refugee Health ConferenceOne of the topics at the North American Refugee Health Conference is how to provide care for the large numbers of refugees coming to Canada.HealthJul 21, 2023
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In first motion as Toronto mayor, Chow gets unanimous support for refugee shelter responseOlivia Chow placed Toronto's asylum seeker shelter crisis at the top of the agenda on Wednesday, securing unanimous approval on a motion to tackle the issue.PoliticsJul 19, 2023
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Kingston, Ont. Ukrainian community celebrates heritageThe Ukrainian Canadian Club of Kingston celebrated its 54th annual Lviv Ukraine Folklore Festival this weekend, mindful of the ongoing war in Ukraine.CanadaJun 11, 2023
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