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A year after their plane touches down in Canada, refugees are required to start paying back their travel loans. But it can be a challenge for larger families who are struggling to find meaningful work, cover rising costs and learn a new language.

The federal government has spent over $426 million this fiscal year on temporary accommodations like hotels for asylum claimants.

Over a hundred newcomers living temporarily in a Calgary hotel celebrated their first Christmas Eve in Calgary on Sunday. 

The tone was set during the first question period on Sept. 18 following the parliamentary summer break, with Leader of the Official Opposition Pierre...

Calgary student Sofia Proshyna is still working to translate what she's hearing while she's at school, but she’s getting better all the time. 

This week marks one year since Kabul fell into Taliban control when American and allied troops (including Canada) withdrew from Afghanistan. Refugees who came to Calgary are reflecting on their one-year mark in the city.

Canada has welcomed the first cohort of refugees from Afghanistan under a special program for human rights defenders as announced by the federal government in July.

Goat Salon, with help from other stylists, giving free cuts to men, women and children