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Global News – Afghan Interpreters Ask Feds to Deliver on Promise to Help Endangered Family Members
Dozens of Afghan interpreters that worked with Canada’s military initiated a hunger strike on Parliament Hill Thursday to demand that the federal government do more to help their endangered families left behind in Afghanistan. “We’re asking the government to find safe pathways for our families to emigrate from Afghanistan,” Ahmad Sayed, a former Afghan interpreter and organizer of the demonstration in Ottawa, told Global News.
CBC News – 7 Months After Kabul’s Fall, Canada Has Yet to Bring in 30,000 Afghans
More than a hundred former Afghan interpreters gathered at the Centennial Flame in Ottawa today, starting a hunger strike to mark the seven-month anniversary of the last NATO troops leaving Kabul, and demanding the Canadian government pick up the pace in bringing over loved ones still stuck in Afghanistan or neighbouring countries. “My family, my brother, his wife, their kids, they are hiding, because the Taliban are still looking for those people, like a search operation, or you can say like a revenge operation,” said Naqubullah Muhammad Nasim.
Toronto Star – This Ukrainian Woman Fled to Canada. To Get Chemotherapy, She Had to Go Back
Liudmila Striliana had just had a hysterectomy when Russian bombs started raining down on her hometown in Ukraine. Last week, the lab in Ukraine contacted Striliana and told her they’d found cancer in her Fallopian tube and that she would need to start chemotherapy as soon as possible. On Sunday, she returned to her war-torn homeland so her treatment wouldn’t be a financial burden on her daughter here.
CTV News – Canadians Wanting to Open Doors to Ukraine Refugees Are Learning: It’s Not That Simple
Seeing images of the destruction in Ukraine reminds Paul Doyle of the damage inflicted on civilians during the Second World War. Witnessing Russia’s ongoing attack on Ukraine has inspired him to give back by offering to open his own home to some of the nearly four million refugees who have fled Ukraine. Doyle and his wife, Maureen, who are both retired and live in Maple Ridge, B.C., are willing to open their home to a family for as long as it’s needed, he said, offering a spare bedroom with two bunk beds big enough for three children and two adults.
CTV News – Peace for Ukraine: N.S. Chocolatier Raises $50,000 for Refugees with National Campaign
A Syrian refugee and his family, who operate a popular chocolate business in Nova Scotia, are now doing what they can to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn country. The United Nations High Commission estimates 10 million Ukrainians have fled their homeland — meaning about every one-in-four citizens.
Toronto Star – She’s Trilingual, Has a PhD and Loads of Work Experience. So Why Was Getting a Job in Canada an Ordeal?
With a PhD and eight years of project management experience, Hala El Ouarrak didn’t expect finding a job would be that hard in Canada. Before the Moroccan woman arrived in Toronto in 2019, she took part in all the pre-arrival settlement services and employment counselling that were available to soon-to-be newcomers. She was assured her skills and experience were sought after in the Canadian job market.
