By Robin Arthur in Halifax, Nova Scotia There is an egregious crisis brewing at the United States-Mexico border, according to US officials. Thousands of migrants…
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Novel Provides Realistic Portrayal of Mental Illness
by Danica Samuel in Toronto Café Babanussa is a story about mental illness that has never been told before. Through the journey of a young,…
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Canadian Dentists Expand Mission to Help Iraqi Orphans
by Shenaz Kermalli in Toronto Hossein is a 10-year-old Iraqi orphan with long hair, big olive-coloured eyes and a shy smile. He loves going to…
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by Matt D’Amours in Montreal Community organizations and immigrant lobby groups in Quebec are speaking out against a provincial welfare reform bill that would require…
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by Daniel Leon Rodriguez in Calgary Jose Duque, an immigrant from Venezuela, is using music to keep children in band practice and out of trouble…
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by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga, Ontario According to the 2015 child poverty report for Toronto, newcomer children, children of colour and children with disabilities are…
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by Lucy Oneka in Toronto There is an ever present bias in the historical theories of racialized people being more susceptible to disease, and these…
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‘There Are Terrible Forces At Work Here’ — A Canadian in Nepal
by Renee Comesotti in Kathmandu, Nepal The world media is awash in images of death and devastation in Nepal. It’s an oddly schizophrenic experience to be ‘watching’…
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by Priya Ramanujam (@SincerelyPriya) in Toronto It may not be time for report cards in school just yet, but when it comes to research, several annual report…
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by Our Vancouver Correspondent One of Canada’s most authoritative voices on immigration and demographic trends is worried that the abandoning of the long-form census will…
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