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Toronto could spend $68M to house refugees in hotel — weeks after scathing AG report on shelter costs
Michael Smee · CBC News · Posted: Jul 08, 2022
City of Toronto staff have unveiled a plan to lease a North York hotel for more than $68 million and convert it into a temporary home for refugees — just weeks after an auditor's report slammed the city's handling of contracts with…
Published July 11, 2022
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New Muslim Youth Council to address gaps in mental health services in KW
CBC News · Posted: Jul 07, 2022
Some marginalized and newcomer youth in Kitchener Waterloo say they are struggling to find a safe space where they can come together to share their thoughts, feelings and experiences.
A newly formed Muslim Youth Council is aiming to address some…
Published July 11, 2022
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Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw in Ukraine
By Ivanka Siolkowsky July 5, 2022 MacLeans
When Russia invaded Ukraine in March, Ivanka Siolkowsky, aka the Tidy Moose—a Ukrainian-Canadian author and professional organizer living in Toronto—didn’t wait long to pack her bags. Within a week, she flew to Poland to volunteer on the\u2026
Published July 6, 2022
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Hamilton councillors agree to spend $1.4 million to help fleeing Ukrainians settle in city
Kevin Werner Hamilton Spectator Wed., July 6, 2022
Hamilton councillors agreed to spend over $1.4 million within the next two months to assist Ukrainian refugees as they settle into the community.
Councillors had been reluctant to spend the money at an earlier committee meeting…
Published July 6, 2022
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Most stressful experience': Express Entry draws resume, but long waits take toll
Deena Zaidi CTV News July 6, 2022
Canada's immigration department is restarting its draws today for all programs under Express Entry -- a system used to select so-called economic immigrants -- after it temporarily shut down over the pandemic and travel restrictions that came with…
Published July 6, 2022
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Canada-bound Afghans left in the dark after two charter flights from Islamabad are cancelled
Raffy Boudjikanian · CBC News · Posted: Jun 29, 2022
Two charter flights scheduled to leave Islamabad for Canada carrying Afghan refugees failed to depart Pakistan this week, CBC News has learned.
"That was quite disappointing; to find out that the flight was cancelled," said…
Published June 30, 2022
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New immigrant service centre opens to help newcomers
Joseph Quigley Bradford Today June 29, 2022
Alfred Lam, the executive director of the Centre for Immigrant and Community Services, is eager to share his experience as an immigrant in Canada.
Celebrating the grand opening of the organization’s new facility in Newmarket, Lam…
Published June 29, 2022
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Ethno-racial minorities in Canada have less access to affordable housing than white people
The Conversation June 27, 2022 Kate Choi & Sagi Ramaj
Canada is grappling with a housing affordability crisis. Housing prices and rent have increased dramatically over the past few years. Families are increasingly spending 30 per cent or more of their pre-tax income on housing…
Published June 28, 2022
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Why Indian immigrants' 1st names sometimes end up as XXX on Canadian passports
Rebecca Zandbergen · CBC News · Posted: Jun 28, 2022
Safa Khan didn't think her Canadian passport would prove to be such a hassle when she first moved from Delhi to London, Ont., nearly 10 years ago.
Khan received her Canadian passport earlier this year, with her full name —…
Published June 28, 2022
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Discrimination can make smaller communities unappealing to immigrants, racialized and Indigenous people
The Conversation June 23, 2022 Victoria Esses, Alina Sutter and Mamta Vaswani
The populations of smaller communities in Canada have been shrinking because of low birth rates, youth and working professionals moving away and a failure to attract and retain new residents.
In an…
Published June 24, 2022
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