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Canadians stand apart in their warm embrace of refugees

July 1st, 2016 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

Canadians stand apart in their warm embrace of refugees

The New York Times explains how Canadian hockey moms, poker buddies and neighbors are adopting Syrians, a family at a time.

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