SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – When Ivan Heshko’s grandfather made arrangements to emigrate to Canada in the 1930s, his grandmother emphatically refused to go and destroyed the documents that had been prepared for the purpose. Ever since, members of the Heshko family dreamed of seeing Canada. Heshko, a three-time Olympian and former world champion in the 1,500…...

In the mayor’s office in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (from left) are: Ruslan Kramariuk, Ivan Heshko, Mayor Don Atchison and Sergii Vashurin.