Photographer Annie Sakkab travelled to communities across Canada, where Syrian refugees are making lives alongside sponsors and volunteers.

10 powerful photos of Syrian refugees living in small-town Canada

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Trudeau's sunny ways and positive thinking and can't get us through the current crisis. We need our Prime Minister to level with us.

Positive thinking can't get us through the current crisis. We need our PM to level with us.

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The four-year war in northern Syria that has claimed thousands of casualties and spurred a humanitarian crisis came to a head this week.

The four-year battle in northern Syria that has claimed thousands of casualties and spurred a humanitarian crisis came to a head this week.

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These three women — new to Canada this spring — are set to open a community-funded catering company called Karam Kitchen. Read more at Chatelaine.com

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This summer, Order of Canada recipient Jocelyn Palm will welcome young Syrian refugees into the wilderness that shaped her.

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