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I didn't know what it meant to be Canadian until I saw a photograph that opened my eyes

When the photo of a drowned Syrian boy began circulating, Cape Breton's Clare Currie felt deeply moved to help. She saw the people of her beautiful but underresourced island mobilize in a big way to welcome newcomers to Canada.
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