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Stephanie Taylor

The Canadian Press / Staff

OTTAWA - The federal Treasury Board says it has no plans to expand a bonus -- now paid to employees who speak English and French -- to those who know an Indigenous language.

The bilingualism bonus is an extra $800 employees receive a…

Greater Sudbury more welcoming to Sikhs today, says community member

CBC News · Posted: Aug 22, 2022 1:25 PM ET | Last Updated: August 22

Karan Badesha says it was difficult to find work in Sudbury, when he arrived in 2015, but the city has since become a more welcoming place for…

By Don Mitchell  Global News

Posted August 22, 2022 6:30 pm

Farm workers in Niagara Region are hoping for action from Canada and Jamaica’s Ministry of Labour departments on better living conditions on Canadian farms. The group wrote a letter on the subject a week before a migrant…

By Fakiha Baig  The Canadian Press

Posted August 22, 2022 7:54 am

Persistent staffing shortages in emergency health care close video

In a brightly lit surgical room around sunrise, Dr. Alika Lafontaine recounts why he chose to become an anesthesiologist as he fills syringes for…

RNC investigating viral video of racist tirade

Darrell Roberts · CBC News · Posted: Aug 22, 2022 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

Two people stand outside in front of a blue building. The person on the left is wearing a bright green shirt while the person on the right wear…

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | August 19th 2022t

A landmark ruling by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found the province’s police force violated the rights of 54 migrant workers during a DNA collection sweep in 2013.

The Ontario Provincial Police…

Stephanie Hughes

Publishing date:Aug 18, 2022  •  19 hours ago 

The Bank of Montreal has another tactic in the financial sector’s war for talent: recruiting refugees.

BMO Financial Group launched its BMO Newcomer Talent Program last week, seeking to recruit displaced people…

Steven Wilhelm,  Submitted

Publishing date:Aug 17, 2022  

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Fleeing their war-torn home country, Ukrainian families are still facing challenges in the safety of Canada’s boarders.

According to Fleeha Ahmad, a program coordinator and settlement counsellor with Rocky…

'Windsor has been a favourable destination' says South Asian Centre

CBC News · Posted: Aug 18, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

The number of people who speak South Asian languages or Arabic as their first language in Windsor-Essex has seen a sharp rise since the last…

Employers need to treat workers with ‘dignity and respect,’ Sean Fraser says

Kevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Aug 18, 2022 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser

'We cannot create a situation that allows employers with…