Commentary by: George Abraham in Ottawa, ON ENTREPRENEURIAL journalism sounds deceptively simple to execute. Combine journalism with business acumen … and voilà you have a winner.…
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Ethnic Women are Full Participants in Canada
By: Summer Fanous in Toronto In 1916, women across the nation rejoiced as Manitoba became the first province to grant women the right to vote.…
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By: Tim Mayfield in Melbourne, Australia The latest Australian census data is in and it makes for interesting reading. Of particular note, 72 per cent…
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by Howard Ramos in Halifax, Nova Scotia In a country where over one in five people are immigrants and far more are children and relatives…
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Conference Discusses the Future of Canada’s Chinatowns
by Florence Hwang in Regina Attendees from across North America gathered to discuss ways to revitalize Canada’s Chinatowns at the Edmonton Chinese Chinatown Conference, held…
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by Diba Hareer in Ottawa Lack of language skills, community support and cultural constraints prevent many immigrant and ethnic women from fleeing abusive relationships and seeking help. …
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by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City In this week’s round-up of what’s been making headlines in Canada’s ethnic media: the Black community reflects on the…
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by Priya Ramanujam in Scarborough In this week’s round-up of what’s been making headlines in Canada’s ethnic media: celebrated deputy chief of the Toronto Police…
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by Priya Ramanujam in Toronto Ethnic media may have lessons to offer on connecting to audiences and providing diverse services as traditional news organizations seek…
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by Priya Ramanujam in Scarborough, Ontario At a time when national and local mainstream media seem to be downsizing and shutting down daily, where does…
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