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Since packing up a small suitcase and leaving her home in Ukraine with her six-year-old son, Iryna Mishyna has found solace in helping other families in similar situations find some stability. Her own situation, however, is still less than certain. The 35-year-old was granted a temporary visa to work in …
Read More »Temagami, Ont., family says it needs more support to care for son with cerebral palsy
A mother from Temagami, Ont., says her family does not qualify for the funding she needs to care for her son with cerebral palsy. While the province provides support to volunteer homes which help children with complex needs, Candice Rogerson said her family does not qualify for enough money to …
Read More »This father and son both needed 4-organ transplants. They want more people to give the gift of life
Nearly 16 years after Darryl Wallis had a rare, life-changing transplant operation for four organs, his five-year-old son had to undergo the same procedure just two weeks ago. Now, he’s calling on more Ontarians to consider registering to become organ donors. At the age of one, Wallis was diagnosed with hollow visceral …
Read More »5 nonfiction books that inspired Son of Elsewhere author Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Elamin Abdelmahmoud has a way of making everyone else look lazy. The Toronto-based, Kingston, Ont.-raised culture writer for BuzzFeed News is also the host of CBC’s pop-culture podcast Pop Chat, the founding co-host of the CBC Politics podcast Party Lines, and a contributor to The National’s At Issue panel. His writing has appeared …
Read More »Hamilton man wins Buffalo Marathon while pushing his 2-year-old son, asleep in his stroller
When Lucas McAneney’s wife bought him a stroller for his infant son Sutton, he was hoping it would help his little one fall asleep. Two years later, McAneney was crossing the finish line of the Buffalo Marathon before anyone else — while pushing a sleepy Sutton in that very same stroller. “It’s …
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