Posted: Dec 10, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 10, 2020
Rahaf Zwayne arrived in Canada as a refugee after fleeing the civil war in Syria. Today, she becomes a Canadian citizen.(Submitted by Rahaf Zwayne)
Five years ago, the first government plane filled with Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war touched down in Canada.
Today, 29 of them from 11 families celebrated that anniversary in a very special way by getting sworn in as Canadian citizens.
One is Rahaf Zwayne, who was single and 28 years old when she arrived in her new country so desperate to leave the violence and fear behind her that she had considered crossing by migrant boat to Europe from Turkey.