Ebtsam Elsheikh says a new federal pathway meant to help families flee the war in Sudan and reunite in Canada offers her little comfort. She says she can’t afford the requirements to bring family members to safety in Canada and — even if she could — it is too late for her brother.
The Saskatoon resident couldn’t hold back her tears as she spoke about her brother, who died in Sudan on Feb. 8. Elsheikh received the news via text message from a cousin. She doesn’t know how or where it happened, or what happened to her brother’s wife and son.
Elsheikh now wants to bring three family members who