(Erin Collins/CBC)He and other refugees with Calgary's Syrian Refugee Support Group have raised $1,960 so far for Fort McMurray evacuees. "He said he knows what they're going through, and he wants to help," said Saima Jamal co-founder of the Syrian Refugee Support Group in Calgary. Elie and his dad Salem donated $400 to the Red Cross on behalf of the Syrian Refugee Support Group in Calgary. Elie and his parents Rita and Salem arrived in Calgary as Syrian refugees in December. When five-year-old Elie Khallas heard from his mom and dad about the terrible destruction in Fort McMurray, he couldn't help but remember what happened to him in Syria.

Source: CBC News May 11, 2016 16:03 UTC