Former US president Jimmy Carter was released from a hospital in Canada Friday after being treated for dehydration while working on a charity construction project, the Carter Center said. The ex-president, 92, suffered the brief health scare Thursday while helping to build a house at a Habitat for Humanity construction site. Carter returned to the … Read more
Former US president Jimmy Carter became dehydrated while working on a Habitat for Humanity building site in Canada and was treated at a local hospital, his Carter Center said. CBC television said the 92-year old appeared fatigued and to have fainted at the charity event in Winnipeg. “Former US president Jimmy Carter became dehydrated this … Read more
The Pittsburgh Penguins will raise their fifth Stanley Cup championship banner in franchise history when they host the St. Louis Blues on October 4 as the National Hockey League unveiled its regular season schedule on Thursday. The Penguins home opener is one of four games on opening night. The Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the … Read more
A Ghanaian asylum seeker who lost his fingers to frostbite while crossing into Manitoba from the U. S. on Christmas Eve has won his case to stay. “I’m so happy. I don’t know what to say. Now I’m home, I’m finally home now,” said Seidu Mohammed, who learned Wednesday night that the Immigration and Refugee … Read more
Farhan Ahmed hoped to find refuge in the United States after fleeing death threats in Somalia, but fear over a US crackdown on immigration sent him on another perilous journey — to Canada. The 36-year-old was among nearly two dozen asylum seekers who braved bone-chilling cold on a February weekend to walk across the border, … Read more
.. he walked across USA-Canadian border Immigration and Refugee Board questions legitimacy of birth certificate A 29-year-old Ghanaian asylum seeker’s fate will remain in limbo for at least the next 10 months. On Tuesday, the refugee claimant’s application was denied by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. “He has been accused by the member … Read more
Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafua has been appointed the Executive Secretary for the National Identification Authority. His appointment comes on the back of recent reshuffling in major positions at the public sector by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The appointment is contained in a letter dated January 27, 2017 and signed by President Akufo-Addo. The letter further notes … Read more
Ghanaians living in Canada are saddened with the very bad news of two Ghanaians who suffered frost bites as a result of fleeing Donald Trump’s deportation from America. These two Ghanaians were among thousands of Ghanaians who are living in fear in U. S. because the President Donald Trump has already served notice that he … Read more
Two men from Ghana are recovering in the burn ward of a Winnipeg hospital after getting lost near the Emerson border on Christmas Eve while fleeing the United States. The men, aged 24 and 35, were found on Highway 75 just north of Letellier, Man., on the morning of Christmas Eve after walking in the cold … Read more
A Ghanaian refugee who almost died during a trek to cross the U. S.-Canada border into Manitoba on Christmas Eve will lose all of his fingers, a toe and possibly his arms. “It’s very bad news,” Seidu Mohammed, 24, told CBC News in an interview at a Winnipeg hospital where he is being treated for … Read more
An employee at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg has potentially been exposed to the Ebola virus. The employee was working on Monday in a lab with pigs that had been infected with the deadly virus when they noticed a tear in their protective suit. Officials with Canada’s public health and food … Read more