Thousands of families will soon get a second chance to bring parents and grandparents to Canada. That’s the good news recently announced by Immigration, Refugees…
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Internships Don’t Start Here
Gaining overseas work experience while attending university may sound appealing, but some Dalhousie University international students say they’re having trouble completing this mandatory part of…
View More Internships Don’t Start HereCanada’s (M)other Tongues
If you’ve ever travelled or worked abroad, speaking and listening in a language that isn’t your own, you know the feeling of lying down at…
View More Canada’s (M)other TonguesThe Loneliness of Being an Immigrant
“I don’t have anything else to do,” says Keith Bi. He is cleaning pig intestines—a tedious job. In the sink of his café in downtown…
View More The Loneliness of Being an ImmigrantEthnic Media in Nova Scotia: A Niche Need Waiting to be Filled
Inside the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market on Halifax’s waterfront you’ll find a stack of the Dakai Times newspapers. Printed in Chinese and English, the quarterly…
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Words do not Beget Attitudes; Economic Context Does
When prominent Nova Scotia MP and President of the Treasury Board Scott Brison recently spoke about banning the expression “come from away” (CFA, in short)…
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“Culture Shift” Underway at Atlantic Universities
Atlantic Canada could become a field of dreams for entrepreneurs, immigrants and international students. And, if we give talented newcomers an incentive to move to…
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Minister Brison’s Wake-Up Call to Atlantic Canadians
Nova Scotia MP and senior federal minister, Scott Brison, has opened up a debate, suggesting the phrase “come from away” should be banned from Atlantic…
View More Minister Brison’s Wake-Up Call to Atlantic CanadiansVisa Officers Largely Bias-Free: Author
In a country where over one in five people are immigrants and far more are children and relatives of immigrants, questions of who gets into…
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Nova Scotia Has A Race Problem
Where to begin? With the too-soon deaths of three young black men killed in separate incidents within a week last month? Or with last Monday’s…
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