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Deaf Crows Collective gets nod from children's advocate
Grinning faces stare across this classroom at Winston Knoll Collegiate, but the students aren't listening for a joke from a friend or rebuke from the teacher; these kids are watching each other's hand...
May 10, 2019 Fatima Nafisa and Mustafa Alabssi say the Deaf Crows Collective at Winston Knoll Collegiate has really helped and changed them. May 2, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Plan to bring grieving mother’s relatives to Halifax ‘moving quickly’
HALIFAX - Federal officials are closer to bringing as many as 10 relatives of a grieving Syrian refugee to Nova Scotia, as Halifax residents prepared to gather Saturday for the funeral of her seven ch...
Feb 22, 2019
Israel rescues Syrian volunteers stranded in frontier area
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said Sunday it had rescued members of a Syrian volunteer civil organization from the volatile frontier area and evacuated them to a third country, the first such Israe...
Jul 23, 2018
Community group trying to reunite Syrian family in Saskatoon
Imagine escaping war for safety, then having your family scattered around the world. That's the reality Syrian refugee Doha Kharsa lives with every day. "We feel very lucky to be in Canada," she said ...
Feb 16, 2017
Sask. Syrian refugee sits down to reflect one year in Canada
It's been one year since the first 163 Syrian refugees touched down at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Dec. 10, 2016. "Saskatoon has gorgeous people that are really gorgeous hosts," said Ra...
Dec 10, 2016
Syrian family has fallen in love with Saskatoon
Jehad and Najwa Aasar have been in Canada for nine months now and are loving it. "I love the people of Saskatoon," Jehad said. "Everyone has been so welcoming." The Syrian couple came in December with...
Sep 24, 2016
University of Regina camp splits boys and girls for swimming
This summer the University of Regina is offering Syrian refugee children the chance to enjoy the Canadian experience of summer camp, with a few changes to accommodate religion. The kids are doing ever...
Aug 02, 2016
Regina students produce comic book about Syrian refugees
Students at Lakeview Elementary School in Regina have produced their own comic book. The project was a joint effort between two classes: a Grade 2/3 class and a Grade 6/7 class. The book is enti...
Jun 20, 2016
Regina schools face funding crunch with 660 more students this year
Regina Public Schools (RPS) have gained almost an entire school's worth of students this year, but funding from the province is still based on enrolment numbers from last year. The addition of 660 stu...
Mar 23, 2016
Regina Public School teachers call for more support for Syrian refugees
Teachers at Regina Public Schools are asking for help to provide proper support for an influx of new Syrian refugee students. Jeff Perry is the president of the Regina Public School Teachers Associati...
Mar 21, 2016 (file photo)
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