Syrian refugee receives lifesaving heart treatment in Canada
A refugee father owes his survival to cardiology monitoring offered in Canada Before that day in May 1997 in Daraa, Syria, when he was gripped with severe chest pains, Qaseem Husainy never had any serious health problems and was far from imagining how his heart...
Millions of Congolese families lose homes in conflict
Displaced by ongoing attacks in conflict zones such as the DRC’s Ituri and North Kivu provinces, many families now live in makeshift shelters or temporary accommodation. For those displaced by unrelenting conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the...
A vital Canadian community hub for newcomers raises funds for Syrians displaced by crisis
By Lauren La Rose Samer Kanan is living proof of the power of paying it forward. The Syrian-born refugee resettled in Canada, where he has spent the past two years working at the Somali Centre for Family Services in Ottawa. When the centre opened in 1991, it was...