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Shannon Dornadic stands outside the recreational vehicle she moved into in August, unable to find affordable housing appropriate to her needs. (Nicole Sullivan / Cape Breton Post)
December 28, 2023
Atlantic Canada/News

‘There is nowhere to go’; Walking the fine line between housed and unhoused in Cape Breton

Stories of struggle, resilience, and hope: In Sydney, residents like Carolann Battiste, Shannon Dornadic, and Shaun Young are grappling with the harsh

Himanshu Barthwal signs the incubator agreement at Genesis, Newfoundland’s innovation hub in Toronto.
August 15, 2023
Atlantic Canada/News

Can an AI-powered counsellor boost Atlantic Canada’s student recruitment initiatives? Meet the founder who believes so

Himanshu Barthwal, the founder of Admission Overseas and Admit Offer, headquartered in St. John’s, Newfoundland, is at the forefront of the artificial

Zyrene Estallo, an international student from The Philippines, made a video explaining math education and its relationship to culture.
June 29, 2023
Education

UNB student helping to pioneer culturally relevant approach to math education

Zyrene Estallo's research aims to transform math teaching by incorporating cultural perspectives and enhancing student engagement.

Emilia Alviar, an international student from Ecuador, is studying at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick.
May 23, 2023
Health/News

New Atlantic-based study finds long-residing immigrants have worse mental health than newcomers

Research project examines the “Canadian immigration paradox,” and finds that the longer newcomers stay in Canada, the worse their mental health becomes

April 19, 2022
British Columbia/Economy/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/News

Atlantic Canada looking to attract refugees to smaller towns

A pilot program targeting Atlantic Canada but starting in New Brunswick wants to attract refugees to help save small towns given their

April 13, 2022
Immigration

VIDEO: Nigerians journey to the Atlantic

In this edition of NCM's special editorial series on Canada's top source countries for immigrants, Joy Osiagwu reports on the favourable immigration

Settlement agencies in rural Canada need to collaborate more
March 26, 2022
British Columbia/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative/News

Collaborative innovation needed to support newcomers in rural communities

With more immigrants settling in and around rural Canada, settlement agencies that are relatively new in those regions have been limited

While using immigration to help the economy flourish is a no-brainer for many, some critics want to see the backlog dealt with first.
February 15, 2022
British Columbia/Immigration/Local Journalism Initiative

Immigration supported by most Canadians: poll

As Canada plans to attract more than 1.3 million newcomers over the next three years, concerns abound on how Immigration Canada is

February 12, 2016
Immigration/Politics

Canada’s House Speaker Geoff Regan Says Government Working on Immigration Plan

On December 3, 2015 Geoff Regan was elected as the 36th Speaker of the House of Commons —reportedly the first from Atlantic

February 17, 2016
Commentary/Immigration

Myth Busting in Nova Scotia

With a rapidly aging population and low birth rate, Canada’s Atlantic provinces have turned full force towards immigration.  Nova Scotia, for instance,

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