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A Canadian whose son was killed on the front lines of the Ukraine war is now working to help those whose loved ones are missing in action get answers. His new organization, called the International League of POW/MIA Families of the War in Ukraine, aims to establish a central body …
Read More »Canada’s shifting rules keep Iranian families apart, permit holders say
F. remembers her sister’s words when Canada created special immigration measures for Iranians after the violent crackdown that followed Mahsa Amini’s death in custody after her arrest by morality police in Tehran. At the time, F. spent her nights protesting in the streets. Her young daughter would stay at home …
Read More »More families turning to financial aid to afford overnight summer camps
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The rising cost of living is forcing many Canadian families to make tough choices about where …
Read More »Some N.L. patients are left without their support workers in hospital. Families want that to change
Connie Williams’s kitchen counter is covered in photos of her late sister, Krista Ball. The photos show Ball smiling, laughing, singing — unbothered by the barriers presented by her cerebral palsy, according to Williams. She said her sister was a ray of positivity until her final days, which she spent …
Read More »These Trinidadian fishermen were killed in a U.S. boat strike. Now their families are suing
LISTEN | Full interview with ACLU lawyer Jeffrey Stein: As It Happens6:44Families of Trinidadian fishermen killed in a U.S. boat strike sue for wrongful death When the U.S. launched its first deadly strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela last September, Chad Joseph called his wife to assure …
Read More »Year of Manitoba landfill searches shows reconciliation a work in progress, families say
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The year that saw the remains of two First Nations women brought home from a Manitoba …
Read More »Allegation of ‘abominable abuse’ of 6-year-old girl by foster parents under investigation: families minister
WARNING: This article contains details of child abuse. Manitoba’s families minister is conducting an internal investigation into the circumstances that led to a six-year-old girl in foster care suffering injuries that may lead to her being paralyzed for life, search warrant documents show. Nahanni Fontaine characterized what occurred to the …
Read More »50-year immigration wait stuns lawyers and families, but IRCC says it’s no mistake
Processing times for Canadian immigration applications have reached unprecedented lengths — up to 50 years under some permanent residency programs — stunning applicants and lawyers who say the system has become unviable. “We were shocked,” said Olha Kushko, whose family fled Kyiv and settled in Ottawa in 2023 under the …
Read More »2 families rejected at Canadian border are now mired in what lawyer calls a ‘black hole’ of ICE detention
In July, Maxen, a Haitian man living in Hamilton drove to the Canada-U.S. border in Quebec where he’d arranged to pick up his two sisters coming from Miami, but the reunion didn’t happen as planned. The sisters, who fled Haiti last year due to violence, had hoped to settle in …
Read More »Families of airplane crash victims get chance to object to Boeing non-prosecution deal
A U.S. judge on Wednesday will hold a hearing on whether to approve a deal between the Justice Department and Boeing that allows the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 Max plane crashes that killed 346 people. Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas will consider …
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