With the federal election on Monday, NCM summarizes top, must-read stories from this week: on vaccine passports, Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis and more.
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Reedah Hayder
Reedah Hayder is a journalist based in Toronto and a member of the NCM-CAJ Collective, actively reporting and managing social media. She is a second-generation immigrant and covers community, women's health, education and politics. She currently attends the Ryerson school of journalism and writes for The Eyeopener.
Ethnic Media Help Get Immigrants to Ballot Boxes
As the federal election date nears, NCM looks into the role played by ethnic media in encouraging voting and informing ballot choices.
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Study Points to Gaps in Settlement Services for Newcomers
Despite receiving nearly a billion dollars in taxpayer funding, settlement services designed to help all newcomers remain a well-kept-secret, with the government appearing to favour quantity over quality, Reedah Hayder reports.
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International Students Choose Canada as Top Destination: Survey
As the Fall 2021 term nears, many international students have Canada as their top destination, and a majority of them are already fully vaccinated.
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Islamophobia Summit: Trudeau Calls Out Federal Institutions
Thursday’s summit on Islamophobia, strangely, was closed to the public. While the prime minister named several national institutions as part of the problem, groups on the ground worry about the safety of Muslim children as they head to school, reports Reedah Hayder.
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Invited but Not Let In: Canada Places Thousands of Lives on Hold
Thousands of expired Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) holders remain in limbo because of previous travel restrictions that stopped them from “landing” in Canada. Local Journalism Initiative reporter Reedah Hayder speaks to a couple who have been stuck in limbo for two years.
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Seniors Face Unique Barriers to Care During Pandemic
Two families caring for their grandparents— one in long-term care and one in a multi-generational home. How have the two been impacted? NCM looks into how our older generation has faced this pandemic so far.
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Canadian Soccer Player Goes Pro in Ukraine
Fadi Salback began playing soccer at a young age. His dream was to go to Europe and play in a professional league. Now he plays for Ukraine’s Podillya Khmelnytskyi FC.
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Red Zone: When Misinformation Goes Viral
As COVID-19 infection rates rise among South Asians, the community fights the virus of misinformation.
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What COVID-19 Teaches Us about the Divide Between Mainstream and Ethnic Media
A five-part research series by New Canadian Media unpacks the impacts of ethnic media’s pandemic coverage for multilingual communities. Here’s how we did it.
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