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Ukrainian family looks forward to calling Saskatchewan home
Right now, 16-year-old Volodimir Doskochynskiy, his 21-year-old sister Lydia and their mother Natalia are on a nine-hour charter flight coming from Poland directly to Regina's airport. The plane, sche...
Jul 04, 2022
Flight filled with Ukrainian refugees coming to Sask. next month
More Ukrainians are about to call Saskatchewan home. The province has organized a flight to bring Ukrainian refugees here. "We have been working directly with the Ukrainian embassy," Saskatchewan Immi...
Jun 21, 2022
SGI to allow exchange of Ukrainian driver's licences
Ukrainians arriving in Saskatchewan will face one less headache thanks to a new move by SGI. The provincial insurer announced Wednesday that it will allow the exchange of Ukrainian driver's licences f...
Jun 08, 2022
'We are home. Finally:' Ukrainian family arrives in Saskatoon
Millions of Ukrainians have been forced from their homes because of the Russian attack on their country. Now, some of them are settling down in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, Gormley spoke with a Ukraini...
Apr 27, 2022
An inside look at the plight facing Ukrainian refugees
Imagine being forced from your home into a different country, where you don't speak the language or know anybody. For many Ukrainians, the Russian invasion has made that a sad reality. But what is it ...
Apr 23, 2022 A Canadian flag and a Ukrainian flag wave in the sky at Bishop Filevich Ukrainian Bilingual School in Saskatoon. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatchewan sending team to Germany to meet with Ukrainian refugees
While in Germany on a trade mission last week, Premier Scott Moe met with refugees who'd fled their homes in Ukraine. Now a delegation from Saskatchewan is heading back there to try to help. Moe said ...
Apr 04, 2022
Ukrainian family soon to be reunited in North Battleford
The safety of family members has weighed heavily on the minds of Ukrainians over the last month after Russia invaded Ukraine. Maryna Shkarupa is originally from Ukraine and has been living in North Ba...
Mar 28, 2022 Maryna Shkarupa and her family pose for a photo at the Cardston Alberta Temple. (Maryna Shkarupa/Submitted)
'Please save her life': Sask. woman takes in niece fleeing from Ukraine
Maryna Shkarupa's sister had to make a heartbreaking decision -- sending her 16-year-old daughter away to escape the war in Ukraine. "This isn't a one-night decision. My sister (Ludmyla Gerevianka), s...
Mar 09, 2022
Saskatchewan preparing to accept refugees from Ukraine
Saskatchewan is putting out the welcome mat for refugees fleeing Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s attack on the country. “I spoke with my federal counterpart yesterday to advise that Saskat...
Mar 02, 2022
Afghan refugees settling in for first Christmas in Canada
It's a holiday season of firsts -- in a brand new country. Zainab Al-Musawi, team leader of the resettlement assistance program with the Saskatoon Open Door Society, said that's the case for the 226 r...
Dec 20, 2021 Farkhonda Tahery and Zahrah Shirdel in a room at the Staybridge Suites in Saskatoon on Oct. 5, 2021. Shirdel and Tahery recently immigrated to Canada with the help of Prince's Trust Canada after the Taliban seized control of the country in August. They are settling into life in Saskatoon with the help of the Saskatoon Open Door Society. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
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