The Toronto Star offered this heartwarming welcome to Canada's first group of Syrian refugees

Toronto Star cover welcoming refugees to Canada.
(Image credit: Daniel Dale/Twitter)

At 9:15 p.m. Thursday night, the first plane carrying Syrian refugees will arrive in Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a warm welcome to the newcomers on Twitter on Wednesday — but the Toronto Star took the well-wishes one step further, dedicating its entire front page to genial greetings:

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.