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A better future for refugees

A better future for refugees

🕔15:08, 20.Nov 2020

Many Canadians realize how great life can be in Canada, but some refugees say it is a struggle with hardships paving the way to a better future.   The Immigration Act of 1976 gave refugees a distinct status for those fleeing poverty, war, gangs, persecution and other types of hardships. The act defined

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Refugees and newcomers open businesses despite challenges

Refugees and newcomers open businesses despite challenges

🕔22:27, 11.Dec 2018

Refugees and newcomers have opened several businesses in downtown Windsor despite big challenges. Mahmood Amer Haboub runs a sweet shop on Wyandotte Street East with his wife and family. He was a technical engineer in his native Syria but couldn’t

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Windsor refugees line up to donate blood

Windsor refugees line up to donate blood

🕔12:27, 26.Sep 2018

By Reem Kodmany More than 50 refugees and newcomers to Windsor donated blood last Monday in what is being called a “phenomenal” act of generosity. “Canada helped me a lot so I try to give as much as possible to

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Furniture bank

Furniture bank

🕔13:47, 4.Mar 2016

By Alyssa Horrobin Windsorites are collecting furniture for a furniture bank project to help Syrian refugees settling into their new homes. The furniture bank is a project of the We Love Windsor organization, a group of churches in Windsor wanting

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