Now or Never

Here’s how to stay connected when you’re far from home


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As a new school year starts, students are moving out on their own. As fire season rages on, evacuees are anxious to get back home. And both Trevor and Ify are moving - and they’re having big feelings about it!
Meet people who are finding meaningful ways to stay connected to home, even when they're far away.
Over 50 years ago, Barbara Bad Elk and her younger brother Jack were both taken from their home on Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. Now, these Sixties Scoop survivors have reunited and found a sense of home in each other.
The same day her new furniture was being delivered, Helen Malone-Babineau was forced to flee Yellowknife due to approaching wildfires. She’s waiting to return to the apartment that was supposed to be her fresh start.
Charleen Sibanda sends money back home to Zimbabwe every week. While she’d rather be there in person, the money she’s providing helps her feel connected to her Mom and where she’s from.
When Gelaine Santiago started her jewelry company, her goal was to connect people to their home in the Philippines; a connection the Toronto-raised entrepreneur is still working on for herself.
Amy Coupal is honoured to care for her 86-year-old dad, Charles, but there’s a lot on her plate. How does she share the load with her sister, who lives three provinces away?
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