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Happy reunion brought Soveiga Osis and her 8-year-old son Svens from Latvia to the Toronto home of her father Harry Timuska. Timuska, who runs a small(...)
Happy reunion brought Soveiga Osis and her 8-year-old son Svens from Latvia to the Toronto home of her father Harry Timuska. Timuska, who runs a small(...)

Happy reunion brought Soveiga Osis and her 8-year-old son Svens from Latvia to the Toronto home of her father Harry Timuska. Timuska, who runs a small(...)

Date4/3/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happy reunion brought Soveiga Osis and her 8-year-old son Svens from Latvia to the Toronto home of her father Harry Timuska. Timuska; who runs a small machine shop; sought The Star's help to get the two freed after all other appeals failed. Star Probe sent letter to Premier Kosygin and emigration was approved.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0005976F
Thanks to a letter written by Star Probe editor Don Goudy, Harry Timuska, 57, can embrace his daughter Soveiga Osis and her 8-year-old son, Svens. Tim(...)
Thanks to a letter written by Star Probe editor Don Goudy, Harry Timuska, 57, can embrace his daughter Soveiga Osis and her 8-year-old son, Svens. Tim(...)
Spremo, Boris
4/3/1972
A happy reunion for Mrs. Isobel McCabe, Grant (left) and Alan, The Aberdeen woman saw Grant at Toronto airport for the first time in five years
A happy reunion for Mrs. Isobel McCabe, Grant (left) and Alan, The Aberdeen woman saw Grant at Toronto airport for the first time in five years
Roworth, Eddy
12/31/1966
Happy to be free, Desmond Prashad, a 29-year-old immigrant from Guyana, gestures with joy as he leaves the Toronto Jail where he spent nearly seven we(...)
Happy to be free, Desmond Prashad, a 29-year-old immigrant from Guyana, gestures with joy as he leaves the Toronto Jail where he spent nearly seven we(...)
Bull, Ron
4/25/1975
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland : souvenir from the church to her sons and daughters on leaving the homeland
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland : souvenir from the church to her sons and daughters on leaving the homeland
Lake Manitoba (Ship)
1912
Uncertain future: Kerri-Ann Ramgeet-Wynters, 15, is happy in Canada, says her adoptive mother Lorna Wynters
Uncertain future: Kerri-Ann Ramgeet-Wynters, 15, is happy in Canada, says her adoptive mother Lorna Wynters
Toronto Star (Firm)
3/24/1989
Christmas shopping is fun for 14-year-old Nazmin Bandali, a Moslem who came to Canada from Tanzania 18 months ago
Christmas shopping is fun for 14-year-old Nazmin Bandali, a Moslem who came to Canada from Tanzania 18 months ago
Barkley, Harold
12/23/1974
''Hello father'' were the first words of Dr. Fidel Ezemenari's three children when they arrived in Toronto yesterday. But their father, who hadn't see(...)
''Hello father'' were the first words of Dr. Fidel Ezemenari's three children when they arrived in Toronto yesterday. But their father, who hadn't see(...)
Lennon, Frank
1/16/1970
Tearful Nora Sanchez and her husband, Dario, who are two of 9,846 illegal visitors in Metro who voluntarily registered with immigration authorities la(...)
Tearful Nora Sanchez and her husband, Dario, who are two of 9,846 illegal visitors in Metro who voluntarily registered with immigration authorities la(...)
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
4/11/1973
It's Mum!, Diana, Princess of Wales, runs to hug her young sons, Harry and William, after arriving last night for a six-day visit to Canada
It's Mum!, Diana, Princess of Wales, runs to hug her young sons, Harry and William, after arriving last night for a six-day visit to Canada
Charles III, King of Great Britain, 1948-
10/23/1991
A year in Manitoba : being the experience of a retired officer in settling his sons, with illustrations, observations on the country, and suggestions for settlers generally
A year in Manitoba : being the experience of a retired officer in settling his sons, with illustrations, observations on the country, and suggestions for settlers generally
Unknown
1883
Awaiting reunion: Shabeer Zafar's wife, Mala, will get an immigration visa on minister of state's order
Awaiting reunion: Shabeer Zafar's wife, Mala, will get an immigration visa on minister of state's order
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
6/10/1986
Illegal visitor Irma Saluero, 22, who is expecting a baby in three or four weeks, is consoled by her husband, Israel, last night. She came to Canada f(...)
Illegal visitor Irma Saluero, 22, who is expecting a baby in three or four weeks, is consoled by her husband, Israel, last night. She came to Canada f(...)
Bezant, Graham
4/9/1973