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The National Syrian refugee family reunites with parents in Canada
Reporter Susan Ormiston witnessed an extraordinary reunion in Windsor, Ont., as a Syrian refugee family welcomed their parents to Canada.
- 2018
- 00:05:02
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- Added on: 01/22/2019
The Fifth Estate Under attack: The Quebec mosque shooting and anger in America over Trump's immigration ban
On January 29, 2017, a young man in Quebec entered a mosque and fired his rifle into the crowd, killing six worshippers. On the same weekend, tens of thousands gather across North America to protest what they see as President Trump's discriminatory bans on Muslim immigrants and refugees. Do these events point to a more fearful future? Do they suggest ...
- 2017
- 00:44:06
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/22/2017
News in Review - February 2017 One Year On: Canada’s Syrian Refugee Program
A year after settling in Canada, thousands of Syrian refugees are facing a new challenge as their government sponsorship is about to end. It hasn’t been easy for every immigrant, and some are struggling. The CBC's Susan Ormiston met the Tonbari family over a year ago in Lebanon as they were fleeing Syria, their war torn homeland. She went back ...
- 2017
- 00:22:01
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- Added on: 02/20/2017
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News in Review - October 2016 Syrian Refugees: Resettling the Farwans
In late 2015 to 2016, Canada opened its doors to more than 31,000 Syrian refugees fleeing their war-torn homeland. Many newcomers left everything behind to get their family to safety. The Farwans are one such family who resettled in Lethbridge, Alberta. Mother, father and eight children are starting life over in a foreign land. The CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault spent time ...
- 2016
- 00:19:24
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- Added on: 10/19/2016
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News in Review - April 2016 Syria’s Civil War: The Human Toll
We’ve heard endless reports on the refugee crisis and the exodus of millions of people escaping war in Syria. But every day those who remain face the threat of violence, torture, rape and death — and now they are starving. Here is a look at the ongoing humanitarian crisis inside a country devastated by civil war, terrorist encroachment and international ...
- 2016
- 00:16:15
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/18/2016
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News in Review - February 2016 Syrian Arrivals: Canada Welcomes the First Refugees
Canada is bringing 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the deadline of February 29. This News in Review story looks at the process to bring the refugees here from neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. We also meet the students of an Ontario public school preparing for the arrival of a family they are sponsoring.
- 2016
- 00:19:08
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- Added on: 02/16/2016
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News in Review - December 2015 Syrian Refugees: Crisis in Germany
The massive tsunami of refugees into Europe this past year has overwhelmed many countries. Some countries responded by closing their borders, but Germany said it would take whoever wanted to come. Now the country is reeling under the sheer numbers. Nahlah Ayed takes us to Hamburg where she discovers what it's like for the asylum seekers and meets those who ...
- 2015
- 00:15:55
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- Added on: 12/15/2015
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CBC News Syrian Refugee Crisis: Lessons from Vietnamese Boat People
As desperate migrants from the Middle East and Africa make their way across Europe, many in Canada are reminded of another refugee crisis that hit close to home. In the late '70s and early '80s, Canada took in 60,000 refugees, at the time often called the "Vietnamese boat people." CBC reporter Judy Trinh was four years old when her family ...
- 2015
- 00:05:33
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- Added on: 10/02/2015
CBC News The Journey from Syria to Canada
Danny Ramadan fled war-torn Syria in 2011 and eventually came to Vancouver in September 2014.
- 2015
- 00:05:06
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- Added on: 09/17/2015
News in Review - March 2015 Syrian Refugees: A Humanitarian Crisis
Millions of Syrians are being forced to flee their own country in the midst of a three-year civil war and the growing violence of ISIS — or the Islamic State terrorists. Nearly half of Syria's population has fled to neighbouring countries that are struggling to cope with the influx. Many have criticized the international community for its lacklustre response to ...
- 2015
- 00:16:58
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- Added on: 03/17/2015
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