Newcomer children arriving in Winnipeg will now be welcomed with a special gift through the Touch of Kindness program.

More than five months after he almost froze to death walking across the Canada-United States border, eventually losing his fingers to frostbite, Razak Iyal was granted refugee status Tuesday.

After asylum seekers make the trek over from the US in to Canada, there's a whole new journey they still need to embark on.