Advocates say immigration and other issues affecting the Filipino Diaspora are going unaddressed during the federal election campaign by all political parties, despite their lip service.
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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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Immigration, Labour Policies linked to COVID Deaths
Labour and health advocates say the reason why COVID has claimed immigrants’ lives at disproportionate rates has to do with the precarious working conditions most of these people are funneled into by Canada’s immigration policies, which in turn are informed by institutionalized racism.
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Challenging Views on Systemic Racism, Police Brutality in Canada
Race relations activists and observers say it is time to take off the masks that prevent people from acknowledging that systemic racism exists and police brutality happens.
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Research Shows Canada Has Overlooked Immigrant Doctors
The level of care provided by internationally-trained or immigrant physicians is roughly equal to that provided by Canadian-born or American-born physicians, says Robert Falconer.
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Retired and Re-deployed Doctors Pitch In During COVID-19 Pandemic
With the explosion in the number of COVID-19 cases, Canadian provinces are recruiting retired doctors and redeploying healthcare practitioners. Webinars organized by the Muslim Medical Association of Canada (MMAC) are providing refresher training to the healthcare community.
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‘I’ve Seen the Good, the Bad and the Ugly as an International Student’
There are hundreds of thousands of international students in Canada, and they contribute a significant amount of money into Canada’s economy. Despite the large presence they have in this country, there isn’t the right infrastructure or support for international students.
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Moving to Canada: Sorting Facts from Fiction
During the early stages of relocation, it’s wise to invest in a global healthcare plan or a private medical plan to ensure you’re appropriately covered.
View More Moving to Canada: Sorting Facts from FictionOntario’s Caregivers: Double the Work, Half the Benefits
Cindy Leung drops off her husband, Chuck, to a day program at a Scarborough, Ontario long-term care facility. Waving to social worker, Benny Choi from her car she watches Chuck being pushed away in a…
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Medical Student Re-discovers Jaffna
I was born at the Vavuniya General Hospital in the winter of 1988, in a town that is often referred to as the gateway to the northern Vanni region. As so many other families before…
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