Starting a new life in a new country is not an easy job. For Syrian newcomer Abdel-Noor Sakhniya, it was also about fulfilling his childhood dream. In 2016, Sakhniya was studying in a flying school in Florida. He had to come to Ottawa to renew his student visa in the United States. The American embassyContinue reading “The immigrant pilot: Abdel-Noor Sakhniya”
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Busy mother finds time to watch over more kids at Halifax elementary school
Rouida Khalaf, 51, came to Canada in 2016 as a refugee from Syria through Jordan accompanying her husband, Mohamad Alsaid, and their six kids. She’s is still waiting for her oldest son to join them from Jordan.