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They Will Surf Again!

Surfs Up! On Saturday, August 18, 30 new Nova Scotians travelled to Martinique Beach for the fifth annual They Will...
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In film, 3 new Canadians challenge myths of what it means to be a refugee

By Aya Al-Hakim, CBC, Aug 25, 2018 In a short film produced in Halifax, a refugee from Bhutan recites a...
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I Am Today – Short film accepted into Atlantic International Film Festival

We are proud to announce that an extended version of our short film, I Am Today, created in partnership with Clothesline Media...
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Examples of what can be – Syrian refugees giving back to the country that ’gave them life’

By: Joseph Mathieu. This article was originally published in Sage magazine, the voice of the National Association of Federal Retirees...
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2018 ISANS’ award recipient Dr. Margaret Casey – helping international medical graduates make the grade

From The Chronicle Herald, June 21, 2018. By: John DeMont.  Margaret Casey laughed in a sheepish “oh-no” fashion when I...
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For World Refugee Day, a crowd of 500+ walked through downtown Halifax

The streets of downtown Halifax were yellow Saturday afternoon as over 500 participants marched from the Garrison Grounds to the...
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Halifax rally celebrates and supports refugees

By Taryn Grant, For StarMetro Halifax. Sat., June 16, 2018 HALIFAX—In a show of solidarity, about 500 people marched along busy Halifax streets...
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Peace by Chocolate names new bar after the Mi’kmaq word for peace

From the Chronicle Herald, May 2, 2018  ANTIGONISH — A Canadian chocolate company founded by Syrian refugees has produced its...
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Syrian refugee giving back with the ‘gift of life’ in Halifax

From the Chronicle Herald, April 9, 2018 More than 60 Syrian newcomers will be giving the ‘gift of life’ when...