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'We had so many hopes': Syrian refugee family reflects on nearly a decade in Canada

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Amani Shamseddin , her husband and their children were eight and four when they fled Damascus in April 2016 .

The family briefly stayed in Lebanon before securing asylum in Canada .

Canada has welcomed more than 100,000 Syrian refugees since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria .

Shamseddin 's eldest son Ahmad , now 17 , plans to become a doctor.

Her two youngest children, Selena and Mila , were both born in Canada and are now aged six and two .

She encourages her children to learn from their journey, and to always stay resilient.

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