Restless Books, an independent, non-profit publisher based in New York, has announced the Prize for New Immigrant Writing, in an…
Task force on Irregular Migration meets to discuss influx of asylum seekers entering Canada
Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen told the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force which met mid-October that…
Symposium spotlights Race, Place and the Environment
By a Staff Reporter A symposium brought together stakeholders for A CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE, PLACE AND THE ENVIRONMENT on Thursday…
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Touch BASE first hit the streets in October 1998, when immigration to Nova Scotia was almost a trickle and news…
Bahá’is of Halifax to celebrate founder’s Bicentenary on October 22
By a Staff Reporter The Bahá’i Community of Halifax will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bahá’u’lláh –…
ISANS’ Executive Director announces decision to retire
By a Staff Reporter Gerry Mills, Executive Director of ISANS (Immigrant Settlement Association of Nova Scotia) has announced…
Community event: Mount Saint Vincent University celebrates International Day of the Girl Child
The Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice at Mount Saint Vincent University is set to host its…
Staying optimistic that polio will be eradicated in Nigeria
This is the final installment in our series on the fight to eradicate polio, from Rotarian Stella Roy, who writes…
Anesthesiologist co-invents mechanism to deliver pain medication through lungs
By Valerie Mansour for ISANS A visit to a school in a small city on the Yangtze River during a recent trip…
Canadian author Ausma Khan on writing, multiculturalism, and the fine line between being reflective and critical
Ausma Zehanat Khan’s first book, ‘The Unquiet Dead’ was has won multiple awards. Her second in the series is ‘The Language of…
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