Commentary by Anita Bromberg in Toronto, Ontario As the husband of murdered British MP Jo Cox reminded the world in his pain, hate is poisonous. Whether the recent…
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by Lin Abdul Rahman in Toronto “It’s very important to love your job from day one,” Egyptian Canadian journalist Mohammed Fahmy said to a packed…
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by Leah Bjornson in Vancouver It’s been over one month since images were published showing three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on Turkish shores and…
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Getting Millennials, New Citizens to the Polls
by Maryam Mirza in Ottawa Ayesha Syed didn’t vote in the 2011 election. It wasn’t because she took her civic duty of voting for granted…
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by Erica Gruszczynska in Calgary, Alberta Patricia Gallagher admits it is hard to keep up with social media in her line of work. As the…
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Going Where the Fish Are: Leaders Venture into Non-traditional Media to Reach Millennials
by Selina Chignall Political candidates have been risking their composure, their message control and their dignity to court the youth vote since long before Bill Clinton answered…
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How to Get Mainstream Media to Cover Immigrant Issues
by Susan Korah (@waterlilypool) in Ottawa, Ontario Getting the mainstream media to cover more immigrant issues is something many settlement and advocacy agencies grapple with.…
View More How to Get Mainstream Media to Cover Immigrant IssuesOntario High School Teacher Accused of Racist Tweets
by Shenaz Kermalli (@mskermalli) in Richmond Hill, Ontario A Richmond Hill high school teacher has been accused of posting Islamophobic tweets against his own students,…
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by Shakeel Haider (@shakeel1259) in Ottawa, ON Christianne Boudreau isn’t the first parent in history to wonder how her child ended up on the path…
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Tell Everyone: A Sharing Renaissance?
by Marco Campana (@MarcoPolis) in Toronto In Tell Everyone: How the Stories We Share Shape What We Know and Why It Matters, author Alfred Hermida…
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