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A surprise eviction for a Cambridge family, an increase of international students applying for asylum, and the continuing Dutchie's saga round out the top stories of the week.
From 2022 to 2023, there was a 324 per cent increase of international students from Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ont., applying for asylum in Canada.
KW Multicultural Society gets $75,000 in emergency funds for medical translation services for newcomers
Funding has run out for interpreter services in Waterloo Region. The service helps new immigrants and refugees at family doctors and specialist visits.
Nigerian-born Kingsley Madu found it exceptionally difficult to get set up financially after he moved to Canada in 2019. It was the motivation for him to develop a banking app to help ease some of the financial barriers faced by newcomers.