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Efforts continue to keep Venezuelan family in Kindersley
An online petition drive continued Tuesday in support of a Venezuelan family living in a Saskatchewan town. Wilmer Gonzalez along with his wife and two children have one month to leave Canada after hi...
Aug 01, 2017 Wilmer Gonzalez speaks with John Gormley in studio on July 31, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Kindersley rallies around Venezuelan family forced to leave
Kindersley residents are rallying around one of their own to keep him and his family in the country with an online petition that has over 400 signatures. Wilmer Gonzalez along with his wife and two ch...
Jul 30, 2017 Wilmer Gonzalez speaks with John Gormley in studio on July 31, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Syrian family has fallen in love with Saskatoon
Jehad and Najwa Aasar have been in Canada for nine months now and are loving it. "I love the people of Saskatoon," Jehad said. "Everyone has been so welcoming." The Syrian couple came in Decemb...
Sep 24, 2016
Regina work preparation centre changing with the times and the workforce
The Regina Work Preparation Centre marked the opening of its improved office at 2020 Halifax Street on Friday. The not-for-profit organization which is supported by funding from the provincial governm...
Jun 24, 2016
British ex-pats in Saskatchewan reflect on 'Brexit' vote
British-expats in Saskatchewan have been watching the "Brexit" vote closely. Simon Reynolds who lives and works in Saskatoon doesn't think the concept of the E.U. worked to begin with. "The idea ...
Jun 24, 2016
Warm welcome for Syrian refugees by P.A. indigenous groups
Syrian refugees who recently arrived in Prince Albert received a warm welcome to their new home on Monday. St. Albans Cathedral Hall was packed with refugees and supporters as indigenous groups, Elder...
Feb 23, 2016
2 charged with immigration fraud in Regina
Two people in Regina have been charged with immigration fraud. Qi Wang, 41, and Yujuan Cui, 40 are charged on seven counts each. They're accused of acting as immigration consultants without a licence,...
Feb 02, 2016
Regina Public Library looking for more English tutors
It is just a few hours a week but it means a person newly immigrated to Regina feels integrated to their new home. Regina Public Library (RPL) has long offered adult literacy programs, in particular E...
Jan 05, 2016
Donations being readied for refugees coming to Regina
Clothes into one box, shoes into another, and toys into yet another - that's just a bit of the sorting that was done in Regina on Saturday with the thousands of donations given for Syrian refugees. Th...
Dec 12, 2015
Attitudes towards Syrian refugees misinformed, Saskatoon refugee sponsor says
Following November's terrorist attack in Paris, a Saskatoon man says the public's view on Syrian refugees is misinformed. Carlo Arslanian welcomed his cousin, her husband and their five children at th...
Dec 08, 2015
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