I have vivid memories of India’s first birthday — the 15th of August, 1947
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A Mongrel among Media
Our first goal was to demonstrate that we could indeed produce high-quality journalism using largely immigrant talent. We’ve done that in spades. It’s our calling card
View More A Mongrel among MediaBlack Prince Rescues Duleep Singh, but Does Not Set Him Free
To be the “last king” of anything means you left this world either a legend or a tragic figure. Maharajah Duleep Singh, the final monarch…
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Canadian Sports History Not Naïve of Exclusion
Sports has the ability to unite Canada, show the recently released findings of an Association for Canadian Studies survey. “A majority of Canadians agree that sports break…
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Acadians Contribute to Multicultural Fabric of Canada
Although a mass expulsion in 1755 resulted in their dispersal, the Acadians of present day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia remained undaunted and, upon their…
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Second World War Featured Prominently at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
From a machine gun wielding high school girl-yakuza boss to time travelling samurai; from sexual awakening in the final devastating days of WWII Tokyo to…
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Courting Americans – a Hundred Years Ago
This past February, an enterprising and cheeky Cape Breton radio disk jockey set up a website entitled “Cape Breton If Donald Trump Wins.” By this…
View More Courting Americans – a Hundred Years AgoHopes, Challenges of Immigration Reflected on Stage
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni says the immigration experience helped make her the award-winning and best-selling Indian-American writer she is today. Her immigration story — which she…
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Muslim Women Speak Out at Annual Poetry Showcase
In Canada, Muslim people are often spoken about, rather than the people who are doing the speaking. It is one of the reasons the Outburst!…
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Japanese Writers Fill a Void in Canadian History
Writers of Japanese descent say their work is helping to fill gaps in Canada’s literary landscape. “When I was at university, the only way I…
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