11-year-old Syrian boy reunites with parents in Saskatoon after 6 years apart cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A group of volunteers in Saskatoon who want reunite a 10-year-old boy with his parents, who are stuck in Turkey, are encouraged by news that Canada may fast-track existing applications from people in the earthquake zones of Turkey and Syria.
More than 100 organizations that have agreements with Ottawa to privately sponsor refugees are accusing the federal government of breaching their agreements. They say they haven't been granted their annual allowance, meaning thousands of refugee applications have not been submitted yet.
Nine-year-old Adnan Kharsa arrived in Canada nearly a year ago, but hasn't seen his parents in five years. The Syrian boy wants to be reunited with his parents, but backlogs in Ottawa have delayed an application to privately sponsor the refugee family.