Gardening with young children: Here’s to a fun and active family affair!

Credit to Author: Cheryl Song| Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 18:31:23 +0000

As we head into spring, there is no better time to explore gardening with children.  From digging soil, planting seeds, smelling flowers, hearing birds chirping, or tasting the harvest, gardening is an activity suitable for everyone in family.

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Find ways to improve your well-being through spiritual practices

Credit to Author: Nandini Tirumala| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:53:44 +0000

Spiritual wellness is very important to overall wellness — research has shown a connection between our beliefs and our sense of well-being. Living a life with purpose and finding meaning in events, based on one’s values and beliefs, creates harmony within oneself and with others around us.

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Online tools you can use to assess personal risk as COVID-19 restrictions lift

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:17:46 +0000

As provinces and territories across the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, individuals become responsible for assessing your own risk of gathering with others. But evaluating personal risk is not so simple.

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Study finds South Asian women are often overlooked and underemployed

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:44:10 +0000

A new report released ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8, 2022) is shedding light on the reasons South Asian women have the highest unemployment rate in Canada and what employers can do to unlock the potential of this growing labour force.

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Immigrant Women of Inspiration 2022: Call for nominations

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:35:51 +0000

Canadian Immigrant is inviting nominations for our night annual Immigrant Women of Inspiration list to feature in the April 2022 issue of the Magazine. This year, the spotlight is on immigrant women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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Finding identity as a ‘hyphenated Canadian’

Credit to Author: Baisakhi Roy| Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:27:51 +0000

Who am I? Where do I belong? These are complex questions that immigrants face as they adapt to their new home while keeping the connections to their native country alive.

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Preparing your family for emergencies

Credit to Author: Cheryl Song| Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:08:53 +0000

Emergencies can happen to anyone, at any time.  Being prepared by involving the entire family, including your children, can help you respond quickly with the necessary information, skills and supplies.

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Art that transcends borders at the Aga Khan Museum

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:05:26 +0000

Aga Khan Museum celebrates the creativity and artistic contributions of newcomers with a season focused on stories of immigration. The Aga Khan Museum’s Winter/Spring 2020 season features 51 visual artists, 15 performances, and 10 speakers, representing more than 50 countries worldwide. Many are immigrants or refugees themselves, while others are descendants of recent immigrants. “In […]

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