Tag Archives: Refugees

Saskatoon's new Syrian refugees are finding a little taste of home at a local specialty market. Petra Market has more than 2,000 items lining the shelves of their small store on Primrose Drive. Nearly...

A Syrian child giggles as she sees herself on Elly Thorn's new music video. It plays on a large screen during a news conference in Saskatoon. Thorn, a singer-songwriter from Saskatchewan, asked local ...

International poets are helping Syrian refugees feel more at home in Saskatoon, all while raising money to support them.   Refugees Welcome Multicultural Poetry night features the works and ...

Friday is a red letter day for Syrian refugee arrivals in Regina. About 100 refugees are landing at various times through the day. Another 35 or so will be here in the next week. Since the first famil...

Smiles, waves and a tiny teddy bear needed no translation to welcome a Syrian family to Regina at the airport. Radi Al Bardan, his wife Safaa Khamees and their 7-month-old son Rida Al Bardan are the f...

For anyone who wants to help incoming refugees, but doesn't have the time to drop off donations, the task just became a little easier thanks to a Saskatoon group. Saskatoon4Refugees is organizing a do...

The province doesn't know when Syrian refugees will make their way west, but Saskatoon groups are still doing everything they can to prepare for their arrival. Saskatoon Open Door Society is hosting m...

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall thanked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday for "showing flexibility" on the plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by year's end. Even before the refugee resettlemen...

While some people are asking how the federal government will resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in one month, other people are asking how they can help when the refugees arrive. The Saskatchewan Associat...

The rally cry of "refugees are welcome here" is now in response to the Saskatchewan premier's letter calling on the federal government to slow down the refugee process. Premier Brad Wall said that he ...