Fadi Salback began playing soccer at a young age. His dream was to go to Europe and play in a professional league. Now he plays for Ukraine’s Podillya Khmelnytskyi FC.
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Plane Crash in Tehran Grips North Vancouver Community in Anger and Sadness
Six of the victims in the Ukrainian Airline’s flight 752 hailed from North Vancouver. Members of the tight-knit community rallied around one another to mourn the loss of their neighbours and express their anger.
View More Plane Crash in Tehran Grips North Vancouver Community in Anger and SadnessCelebrating Canada’s 150th birthday: Ukrainian Canadians deserve thanks
Canada turned 150 on July 1. From “a few acres of snow” it has been transformed into one of the world’s most prosperous countries, consistently ranking in the top 10 happiest places to live. It…
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Embracing Gratitude over Guilt
Trunk Tales: Leaving home … finding home is an exhibit that recently opened in Toronto. Through a variety of heirlooms — trunks, clothes, photos and letters—stories of Ukrainians immigrating to Canada are told. My great-grandmother, Sophia…
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A Tradition of Thrift
Victoria Bechkalo, a social worker from Ukraine, and Aleksandr Aksenov, a bank analyst from Russia, had only five guests at their Toronto wedding — the groom’s brother, his wife and children, and a family friend.…
View More A Tradition of ThriftOne Year In, Big Shift in Foreign Policy
Did the seismic shift in Canada’s political landscape, a year ago, following the election on October 19, 2015, also trigger a shift in Canada’s diplomacy, defence and development agenda? To a large extent, yes, and…
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Foreign Policy Debate Ignores Diaspora Nation
Rightly or wrongly, foreign policy is not high on the list of issues that Canadians would like to know about during a federal election campaign. That said, this week’s Munk Debate, while holding a mirror…
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‘No Time for Risky Plans’ Harper Says, Launching Marathon Campaign
Flouting the conventional wisdom against summer electioneering and defying accusations of political opportunism, Stephen Harper today called a federal election for Oct. 19, 40 days earlier than he had to. In announcing the election call…
View More ‘No Time for Risky Plans’ Harper Says, Launching Marathon CampaignUnderstanding My Ukrainian Grandparents
Thousands of Canadians originating from Eastern Europe were imprisoned within the barbed wire fences of internment camps across Canada between 1914 – 20. For decades, their stories have been buried under fear and shame. As…
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Stephen Harper signed a free-trade agreement between the two countries Tuesday. Meeting in Chelsea, Quebec, the two politicians solidified the deal which is largely seen as a political gesture…
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