The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Toronto Star – Ukrainian Canadian Congress Launches Toronto Storefront Offering Basic Necessities to Ukrainian Newcomers
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress’ Toronto Branch has opened up a storefront in Etobicoke for newcomers from Ukraine to pick up items needed to start a new life in Canada. The storefront initiative, called Ukrainian Canadian Parachute, is at 160 North Queen St. There, “newly displaced” people from Ukraine can find “necessities — from clothing to household goods — required to start a new life in a new country,” according to a statement by UCC Toronto Branch.
Global News – 166 Ukrainian Refugees Set to Arrive in Newfoundland on Province-Chartered Flight
A 16-year-old Ukrainian boy who left behind his family is among the 166 refugees expected to land in St. John’s, N.L., Monday evening aboard a plane chartered by the provincial government. The flight left Poland around noon, Newfoundland time, provincial Immigration Minister Gerry Byrne said in an interview Monday. It is part of an effort led by the provincial government and buoyed by a network of unaffiliated volunteers working to bring Ukrainians to Canada’s easternmost province and ensure they’re housed and cared for.
CBC News – Searching for Safety: Ukrainians Head to N.L. As They Seek Refuge From War
t was less than a month after Russia invaded Ukraine when Kelly Power got a message from an old friend asking if she’d take in her 16-year-old brother — if he could make it to Newfoundland. The boy was in Ukraine, and his sister was trying to get him out. She’d lived in Newfoundland and worked with Power at a pharmacy four years before. They got along and stayed friends, even after the sister moved away. Power, 52, said she didn’t think twice about agreeing to take the boy in.
CBC News – Planeload of Ukrainians Seeking Shelter In Canada Lands In St. John’s
The first government-chartered group of Ukrainian refugees seeking shelter in Newfoundland and Labrador has landed in St. John’s. The flight touched down at St. John’s International Airport near 7 p.m. NT after taking off from the Polish city of Katowice. A total of 166 refugees were on board, including 55 children, according to Premier Andrew Furey, who welcomed them to the province after their landing.
La Presse – Le PQ veut un débat « objectif et serein », sans polarisation
À cinq mois des élections, le débat sur l’immigration est relancé : le Parti québécois (PQ) s’oppose à la demande des regroupements d’employeurs, pour passer à l’accueil actuel de 50 000 immigrants par an à 80 000 plutôt, voire 90 000. La formation indépendantiste réclame d’abord une discussion « sereine », fondée sur des données « factuelles et scientifiques ». « On veut un débat fondé sur la science et non sur l’idéologie ou de fausses prémisses », a dit M. St-Pierre Plamondon. Il appelle ainsi à la prudence pour éviter tout dérapage dans ce débat qui a connu de malheureux précédents.
Toronto Star – ‘He’s the Best Teacher I’ve Ever Had.’ Why, Despite High Praise from Students and Staff, This Teacher Can’t Get a Licence
Thiru Thirukkumaran has been teaching chemistry at West Hill Collegiate Institute for three months, filling a gap after a teacher went on leave. But despite being loved and respected by colleagues and students and praised by the principal as “one of the most hard-working and dedicated educators” he has met, Thirukkumaran is teaching at the Scarborough high school as a volunteer — without pay — after the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) denied his application for a licence to teach.
