Long layover? Here's the best of 2016 in nine articles.

Here are nine of this year's best podcasts, articles, and documentaries about the top issues of 2016.

7. Canadian neighbors are adopting Syrians, a family at a time.

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Hagop Manushian, a Syrian refugee who arrived earlier in the morning is reunited with his granddaughter Rita at the Armenian Community Centre of Toronto in Mississauga, Ontario, December 11, 2015.

ARTICLE: "Refugees Encounter a Foreign Word: Welcome," by the New York Times (June 30, 2016)

Mr. Mohammad searched for the right words to describe what the sponsors had done for him. 'It’s like I’ve been on fire, and now I’m safe in the water,' he said.

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