Today marks the beginning of the 2012 Lunar New Year holiday, known by many as the Chinese New Year. The festival celebrated by billions, in addition to over a million Chinese-language speaking Canadians, it is also a traditional festival for the Vietnamese, Korean and many others of East Asian populations across Canada. The Year 2012 [...]

The history of CBC’s regular season Punjabi broadcasts of its Hockey Night in Canada has been rocky: in October 2010, the network cancelled the broadcast, citing a lack of funding.  But just 2 months later, CBC brought it back. Then in October of this year, the broadcast was cancelled yet again.  But now, with the  [...]

Google announced this week that, for the first time, YouTube will be live streaming the annual Islamic ritual of the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, set to officially begin this weekend. The pilgrimage, made by over 2 million Muslims, is one of the five pillars of Islam, preceded by the shahada (faith/creed/belief in Allah), daily [...]

According to a recent Institute for Research on Public Policy study by Jeffrey Reitz — Pro-immigration Canada: Social and Economic Roots of Popular Views –  Canadians’ continued support of high levels of immigration “is underpinned by belief in immigration as an economic benefit and pride in Canadian multiculturalism.” Released this week,  the study’s data indicates [...]