Patriarch Sviatoslav Calls For “Mature Responsibility” In Voting
NP-UN Western Bureau. The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has called upon youth to exercise “mature responsibility” in voting for president. “Only a mature person is capable of foreseeing...
View ArticleThe View From Here: Political Masochism
Volodymyr Kish. The results of the first round of Ukraine’s Presidential election last week came as a sobering shock to not only incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, but to most rationally minded...
View ArticleОчищування душі словами
Ліда М. Василин, Ліґа Українок Канади, Відділ Едмонтон. Новий молодий український письменник та завзятий блогер Валерій Ананьєв завітав до едмонтонської громади 28 березня 2019 р. Це була одна зупинка...
View ArticleAuthor Forchuk Skrypuch at Toronto’s St. Josaphat Catholic School
Halyna Kostiuk for NP-UN. Not everyone is born a reader and for some people to find a place to start can be overwhelming. Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, however, doesn’t offer ready recipes, she simply...
View Article300 Attend Embroidery Exhibit at UNF Edmonton Hall
NP-UN Western Bureau. An estimated 300 people attended the “Embroidery in Ukrainians’ Life”, presented by the Ukrainian Women’s Organization of Canada, Ukrainian National Federation and Ukrainian...
View ArticleSlava Yopyk Presented with WFUWO Award
NP-UN Western Bureau. Long-time Ukrainian Women’s Organization of Canada (UWO) Edmonton Branch activist Slava Yopyk was presented with the “Берегиня Українського Народу” (Defender of the Ukrainian...
View ArticleThe View From Here: A Leap Into The Unknown
Volodymyr Kish. The second round of voting in Ukraine’s Presidential election is now history, and as expected, incumbent President Petro Poroshenko was soundly trounced. The new President is an...
View ArticleAt Least 8 Ethnic Ukrainian-Origin MLAs Elected in Alberta
One newcomer descended from one of the first Ukrainians to arrive in Canada, another from the first Ukrainian elected to the Alberta Legislature. Marco Levytsky, NP-UN Western Bureau Chief. At least...
View ArticleCanada-Ukraine Foundation’s Medical Missions in Kyiv: Part 3
Victor Hetmanczuk, Canada Ukraine Foundation. During the missions, we also provided training to military surgeons, surgical trainees and nursing staff at the Central Military Hospital Clinic (CMHCK)....
View ArticleAnother Record Year for Ukrainian Credit Union Limited
Yuri Bilinsky, New Pathway – Ukrainian News. This year is 75th for Ukrainian Credit Union Limited. On the verge of this jubilee, the Credit Union became Canada’s largest Ukrainian financial cooperative...
View ArticleUkrainian Relations with New Alberta Government Should Remain as Good as Ever
Marco Levytsky, Western Bureau Chief. In many respects, the April 16 election in Alberta represented a watershed for the province. This was the first time in history that a government failed to get...
View ArticleThe Myth of Ukrainian Anti-Semitism Has No Place in the 21st Century
Marco Levytsky, National Affairs Editor. In a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, residents in 18 East European countries were asked whether they would NOT accept Jews as fellow citizens. Roughly...
View ArticleFire Brings Out the Best of Ukrainian Community in Hamilton
New Pathway – Ukrainian News. On the night of 12-13 April, 2019, the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Hamilton was destroyed by fire. The fire started on the second floor and the Fire Marshal determined...
View ArticleKinga Surma on Transit Investment and Ontario Budget
New Pathway – Ukrainian News. On April 10, Premier of Ontario Doug Ford announced a $11.2 billion investment for subways in the GTHA area. The total investment into four projects is envisaged at nearly...
View ArticleZelenskiy Must Adhere to Constitutional Norms
Marco Levytsky, National Affairs Editor. Despite the humiliation of losing re-election by the biggest landslide in the brief history of independent Ukraine, and suffering much abuse in television...
View ArticleThe View From Here: A Matter of Language
Volodymyr Kish. Last week, Ukraine’s parliament finally managed to cobble together enough votes to pass a long-awaited language law (Bill 5670-D) that makes Ukrainian the state’s official and only...
View ArticleCanada-Ukraine Foundation’s Medical Missions in Kyiv: Part 4
Victor Hetmanczuk, Canada Ukraine Foundation. Activity 4: Surgical observerships in Ukraine and Canada Our previous missions made it abundantly clear that Ukrainian health professionals required a...
View ArticleРічні загальні збори НТШ в Канаді
Наукове Товариство ім. Шевченка в Канаді. Річні Загальні Збори Наукового Товариства ім. Шевченка в Канаді відбулися в п’ятницю, 5 квітня о год. 7:30 веч. у Пластовому Домі ім. Гуцуляків в Торонті....
View ArticlePress Freedom Day Underscores the Necessity of Independent Media
Marco Levytsky, Western Bureau Chief. May 3 marked the 26th annual United Nations Press Freedom Day. On this day, we: Celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom; Assess the state of press...
View ArticleGMU Ukraine Nursing Course Provides New Perspectives
NP-UN Western Bureau. A Grant MacEwan University (GMU) nursing course that allows students to study for two-and-a-half weeks in Ukraine opens new perspectives, said two students who participated in the...
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