Canh Nguyen

Canh Nguyen: Canh Nguyen went through hell in his native Vietnam before arriving in Nova Scotia with next to nothing, according to The Chronicle Herald. In an interview at his Bedford home, the 65-year-old, twice-married father of three spoke to about his childhood, his horrific wartime experiences and the series of life-changing decisions that not only kept him alive but brought him to Halifax and EDITOR S NOTE: The entirety of our 26-part series, Nova Scotia: A to Z, will be published in The Novascotian every Saturday until we reach the letter Z. Todays feature is on Canh Nguyen , who is originally from Vietnam. To see other stories in our series, click here . As an officer in the South Vietnamese navy, he came horribly close several times to losing his life at sea but eventually managed to make a good living on the water in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.