They came to Canada for safety. Some are back to rebuild. These refugees aren’t waiting for Syria to be perfectly safe

The country is not going to be rebuilt without our tools,' said Celine Kasem, a Syrian-Canadian activist who recently moved ...
UNHCR

Syrian refugees receive warm welcome in Canada

GENEVA, Dec 11 (UNHCR) - The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed news of the arrival in Canada last night of the first group of Syrian refugees under a recently announced humanitarian programme. The ...
Jezebel

A group of Syrian refugees in Canada ended up at the same hotel as a furry convention, and it’s amazingly weird

Welcome to Canada, Syrian refugees. Enjoy the furry convention. A group of Syrian refugees granted asylum in Canada found themselves sharing a space this week with the annual “Vancoufur” furry ...
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First planeload of Syrian refugees arrives Toronto

Trudeau was elected to a surprise majority in October promising to accept more refugees more quickly than the previous Conservative government. "This is a wonderful night, where we get to show not ...
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Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year. That extraordinary figure represents nearly one-quarter of all Syrians who fled fighting during ...
The Atlantic

Syrian Refugee Population Tops One Million

This month will mark the second anniversary of the start of the Syrian civil war, and after two years of violence and destruction the number of citizens who have fled to neighboring countries has ...