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Apps have to permeate nearly every aspect of our waking lives. While they offer immense help, their shortcomings can range from the frustrating to the devastating.

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Not without my Apps

The ArriveCAN app is just one of over 500 downloaded every second. Some are helpful, others are becoming mandatory to travel, and yet others are leaving users more lost than ever. But they’re here to stay.

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Food that builds: helping Black entrepreneurs scale up

Gita Abraham December 16, 2021 No Comments Black entrepreneurs culinary arts Culture entrepreneurs food Foodpreneurs Lab Jamaica Ontario

Knowing how hard it is for Black entrepreneurs to get a leg up with their start-ups, Janice Bartley is sharing her 30+ years of experience as a self-dubbed ‘Foodpreneur’ with 200 food entrepreneurs.

Aaron Hemens presents a cautionary tale for newsroom managers about the perils of doing journalism in rural Canada for reporters of colour.

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BIPOC reporter narrates perils of working alone in rural Canada

Fernando Arce December 12, 2021 1 Comment ALBERTA British Columbia Census Metropolitan Areas discrimination Ethnicity Manitoba Ontario racism rural Saskatchewan towns

Small cities and towns in Canada are welcoming more immigrants than ever before, but doing journalism in these places can be perilous for reporters of colour. Aaron Hemens’ story presents a cautionary tale for newsroom managers.

The WES Mariam Assefa Fund is donating upwards of $2 million to help immigrants' economic mobility.

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Funding to improve immigrants’ economic mobility

Fabian Dawson December 9, 2021 No Comments British Columbia living wage Montreal Ontario Quebec Toronto upward mobility Vancouver Wages

Upwards of $2 million are going to several immigrant-focused organizations and employers to help them tap into the immigrant talent pool.

Experts estimate there are between 200,000 and 500,000 undocumented people in Canada. Most of them are willing to work, but current immigration laws prevent them from doing so and have them living in fear.

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Undocumented, but willing to fill job vacancies

Javier Ortega-Araiza December 9, 2021 No Comments 9/11 asylum seekers Immigration Ontario permanent residence status survival jobs undocumented United States

Experts estimate there are between 200,000 and 500,000 undocumented people in Canada, most of whom are willing and able to fill an estimated one million job vacancies.

The new location, at the heart of downtown Toronto, on Young and Dundas, is expected to be a "must-visit" venue that will take food lovers on a journey into the rich history of India's cuisine.

Arts & Culture

Culture, innovation at the heart of Khazana Restaurants

Seemanti Ghatak December 7, 2021 No Comments Brampton Chef Sanjeev Kapoor food India Indian food Milton Ontario restaurant Toronto

A new restaurant in Toronto featuring the creations of famed Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is expected to be a “must-visit” venue that will take food lovers on a journey into the rich history of India’s cuisine.

The financial consequences of the ongoing and constantly changing restrictions brought on by the pandemic have hit the food and hospitality business particularly hard.

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Vaccine passports hitting hospitality industry hard

Marcus Medford December 2, 2021 No Comments employment ontario hospitality industry Ontario pandemic restrictions restaurants Toronto

Many COVID-19 restrictions prevent small businesses from operating at full capacity, and some argue the rules only favour large corporations.

Arts & Culture COVID-19 Youth

Pandemic seen through young artists’ eyes

Isabel Inclan December 1, 2021 No Comments art artists Ontario pandemic Royal Ontario Museum Toronto youth

Dealing with hatred and racism figured prominently in art works submitted by youth depicting their experiences living through COVID-19.

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Photo Gallery: Toronto residents block CN Rail in support of Wet’suwet’en

Fernando Arce November 22, 2021 No Comments blockade British Columbia CN Indigenous Mohawk Ontario Palestine Police Brutality RCMP resistance Six Nations solidarity Toronto Wet'suwet'en

About 100 demonstrators from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds blockaded a train on the CN railways in Toronto on Nov. 21 in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders in British Columbia.

Arts & Culture

More pickles, please…

Gita Abraham November 15, 2021 1 Comment Calgary Edmonton Halifax Hamilton Ontario pickles Scarborough Toronto Vancouver

November 14 marked National Pickle Day in North America. NCM’s Gita Abraham explores some of the history and trends behind the beloved piquant palate tickler.