How discrimination impacts York Region’s housing crisis
This article was produced as part of an Inclusive Journalism Microcredential offered by New Canadian Media and Seneca Polytechnic. It was originally published on March 16 at newmarkettoday.ca. Learn more about NCM’s microcredential here. Aurora resident Brei Twa has experienced what it...
Bound by grief: The agony of mourning in exile when home is a world away
This article was produced as part of an Inclusive Journalism Microcredential offered by New Canadian Media and Seneca Polytechnic. Learn more here. In the intricate tapestry of immigrant experiences, the sorrow of losing loved ones without the chance for final goodbyes resonates...
Vancouver’s inclusion festival connects people with disabilities with much-needed resources
“It’s hard to find and make friends,” said 27-year-old walker user Akshay Sachdeva. Sachdeva attended the Vancouver Community Inclusion Festival, held on Jan. 27, to learn more about available resources and hang out and chat. The main purpose of the Vancouver Community Inclusion Festival...
Protest at Brampton Civic will push for better healthcare following release of Ontario Health Coalition...
By Hafsa Ahmed, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After a damning report from the Ontario Health Coalition accusing the PC government of purposely underfunding public health systems to finance the private sector, the organization’s local chapter has announced April 22 will be...
Family of international student who succumbed to cancer says hospital delayed too long to act...
Family and friends of Saandra Salim allege that an Ontario hospital’s eight-month delay in communicating Salim’s biopsy results allowed cancer to spread untreated to the 27-year-old’s liver, spine and uterus. Her family says the Conestoga College international student visited Grand...
