Winnipeg couple steps in to rescue single mom and her son from daycare nightmare
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CBC News
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Article
Publication Date:
28 Sep 2025
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Julia Dryhach needed help, and quickly.
Having escaped Ukraine at the outbreak of the war with Russia in early 2022, Dryhach and her son, Makar, had made their way to Canada via Germany, settling in Winnipeg in 2023.
Dryhach, a lawyer, found work in the city as a legal assistant but couldn't find reliable child care for Makar, then 4.
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Having reliable daycare was just one of the struggles Dryhach, now 37, faced in her new Canadian life. She struggled to fit in, wasn't sure about Canadian customs and was daunted by creating a community for herself and son.
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