Hana Shafi’s new book Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty, features affirmations and images related to her own life, racism, feminism and pop culture. NCM’s Marcus Medford shares his interview with the award-winning poet and artist.
View More Hana Shafi’s New Book Encourages Empathy and Self-care
NCM’s Vrunda Bhatt comments on the similarities between the Netflix show, Indian Matchmaking and the newcomer experience using employment agency services.
View More Why Employment Ontario Services Remind Me of Indian Matchmaking
Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault addressed media representatives’ concerns over funding issues and web giants affecting the journalism sector at a town hall meeting last Friday.
View More Minister of Canadian Heritage Works To Reform Information Sector
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt normal life and economy, people are re-visiting old interests and pursuing new hobbies. The overall outlook may be grim, but Canadian immigrant hobbyists have positive stories to tell.
View More Immigrant Hobbyists Share COVID-19 Coping Strategies
An asylum seeker stuck in limbo on a Scottish island, a daughter wailing in a Wuhan hospital corridor, a woman caught between tradition and modernity: this year’s TIFF is mostly virtual, but it is still captivating audiences by the extraordinary power of cinematic visuals and emotions. Here is our review of a few notable films from the TIFF 2020 official selection.
View More Tales of Hope and Despair at TIFF 2020
Little free libraries are a great tool for newcomers to integrate with Canadian society. Due to the pandemic, they are becoming even handier.
View More Little Libraries, Big Deal for Newcomers
Roughly one in five Canadian artists are immigrants. They already had a difficult time making a name for themselves in their new home. COVID-19 has made it immeasurably harder.
View More Immigrant Artists on the Pandemic and Beyond
After weeks of discussion between the Movie Theatre Association of Canada and the provincial government, the majority of theatres in Ontario reopened for the August long weekend. But how will theatres adjust to the realities of operating in a pandemic?
View More Cinemas Forced to Rethink Operations in the Pandemic Age
During a time where many are grieving the loss of loved ones due to COVID-19, The Holy Gasp presents a bilingual performance that invites viewers to grieve with others.
View More Shining a Light On Death Through ‘Grief’
Journalist Ranjit Bhaskar reflects on his recent virtual citizenship ceremony and the physical act that symbolized cutting of the cord with the land of his birth, India.
View More This Canada Day Will Be Different For All of Us