Final rush of Ukrainians arrive in Nova Scotia ahead of emergency visa deadline
As the deadline looms for Ukrainians to use Canada's emergency visa, Nova Scotia is experiencing a final spike in new arrivals.
![Final rush of Ukrainians arrive in Nova Scotia ahead of emergency visa deadline](https://i.cbc.ca/1.470050.1431707740!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/default-headline-image-news.jpg)
![Iryna Lichna with her sons, Samir (left) and Saleem, in a hotel room in Halifax where they've been staying since they fled Ukraine for Canada. A woman and two young boys, her sons, hug on a hotel bed.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7154112.1711309136!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/iryna-lichna-and-sons.jpg)
As the deadline looms for Ukrainians to use Canada's emergency visa, Nova Scotia is experiencing a final spike in new arrivals.