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Roman Bushnyak struggles with the loss of his father, a sergeant in the Ukrainian military, who was killed two years ago in the country's ongoing war with pro-Russian rebels. The 15-year-old from Kyiv is more optimistic about his future. After being in the Edmonton area for the past month, he has fallen in love with the city and the post-secondary schools.

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