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Saskatoon school welcomes refugee family to Canada
A Saskatoon school's efforts to help a refugee family from Burundi culminated Thursday in an emotional reunion at the city's airport. cole St. Matthew School began fundraising to bring the fami...
Sep 15, 2017 Staff, students and parents from École St. Matthew School at the Saskatoon airport on Sept. 14, 2017 to greet the final member of a family of Burundian refugees they sponsored to come to Canada. (Ryan Brandt/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon community sending homemade blankets to refugees crossing in Emerson, Man.
Saskatoon's religious community is coming together to bring some handmade warmth to refugees in need. About 20 seniors and refugees came together to make blankets for asylum seekers from the U.S. at H...
Mar 10, 2017
Clement: 'A lot of things are wrong' with refugee flow from US into Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada is demanding the federal government take more concrete action in addressing refugee claimants crossing the border illegally from the US. Dozens of refugees have...
Feb 21, 2017
Clinic opens to improve health care access for refugees in Saskatoon
After years of planning, the first clinic dedicated to refugee health care in Saskatoon opened its doors Wednesday. Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) brings together medical professional...
Feb 01, 2017
U.S. travel ban worries immigrant in Saskatoon, while Canadian politicians give support
Travel bans that are part of an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump are starting to have a ripple effect in Canada. Rashid Ahmed is a permanent resident after moving to Saskatoon from Pak...
Jan 29, 2017
Private sponsors frustrated over long wait for refugee family
While a refugee family waits a world away, a group from Saskatoon is trapped between good intentions and bureaucracy. Margi Corbett is a retired teacher and a member of refugee support group in the ci...
Jan 09, 2017
Syrian family in Saskatoon reflects on destruction in Aleppo
A refugee family in Saskatoon is reflecting on the devastation in the war-torn city of Aleppo, Syria. An estimated 400,000 Syrians have been killed and close to five million have fled the country sinc...
Dec 22, 2016
Funding for Syrian refugees soon to be provincial responsibility
Federal funding for Syrian refugees is set to run out this month. That means about 1100 refugees who landed in Saskatchewan last year will either have to support themselves or fall back on prov...
Dec 09, 2016
Saskatoon councillor standing by tweet suggesting Syrian refugees need warning of fireworks
Saskatoon City Councillor Pat Lorje caused a stir on social media over the Labour Day long weekend after linking the Potash Corp fireworks festival to Syrian refugee trauma. The Ward 2 representative ...
Sep 06, 2016
Sask. medical community tackles refugee health care challenges
As hundreds of refugees settle into their new Saskatoon homes every year, local health care providers have gathered to learn how to make sure each new resident gets proper service. More than 120 ...
Mar 13, 2016
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