In 2014, Amal Alkhalaf and her three kids fled Syria, finding a new home in Canada after a group from Ontario raised $20,000 to help them transition.
Recently, they went on a sledding adventure, which was one of the family's first encounters with snow.
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Story and editing by Jeremy Dreyfuss
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