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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Georgina Zires, centre, 16 month-old Madeleine Jamkossian, second right, and her father Kevork Jamkossian, refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war, as they arrive at Pearson International airport, in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette


Canada Misses Year-End Syrian Refugee Target

Canada Misses Year-End Syrian Refugee Target

The Canadian government said Thursday it had welcomed more than 6,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015, failing to reach its already delayed target of taking in 10,000 but vowing to meet that target next month. According to Immigration Minister John McCallum, Canada...