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Vandals attack site of Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa
Reading Time: 3 minutes The construction site of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa was vandalized over the weekend, with spray painting “Communism will win” on the surrounding fence. There were also three hammer and sickle symbols…
Валерія Савчук: В Україні потрібно ввести адекватне законодавство трудової міграції
Reading Time: 3 minutes За вимогою Європейського Союзу у 2015 році, Україна створила рамковий закон щодо зовнішньої трудової міграції. Цей закон широкими мазками регулює питання податків і соціального забезпечення трудових мігрантів України. Проте законодавче регулювання зовнішньої трудової міграції є дуже…
World economy post-COVID-19 will become regional again: NAOC experts
Reading Time: 4 minutes “There are going to be losers in this economy.” COVID-19 has become the biggest challenge of the 21st-century economy, with over 32 per cent of small businesses in Canada not re-opening due to the pandemic-related closures.…
Grim outlook for world security post-COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutes NAOC discusses global order as Canada copes with the pandemic There is little consensus on what a new “normal” would be post-COVID-19, but there is no doubt that the pandemic will have far-reaching implications for the…
User data and understanding the audience: how can the media adapt
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tracking software helps media organizations to understand their audiences better. It collects information such as user location, online interactions, and searches. However, digging for that user data may be difficult: media companies have to rely on…
Why peanut butter is essential to journalism
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’re allergic to peanut butter, then you have no place in journalism. Hear me out. Think about journalism as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You’ve got rich, smooth (or crunchy) peanut butter that melts…
Borys Wrzesnewskyj plans not to run in the next federal election
Reading Time: 2 minutes Three years ago, on October 20, Borys Wrzesnewskyj celebrated his election as Liberal MP in the Etobicoke Centre at Plast Huculak Centre. Exactly three years on, Wrzesnewskyj gathered a group of Ukrainian Canadian community leaders at…
Diane Francis is my journalistic epitome
Reading Time: 2 minutes I have been following the work of Diane Francis for a few years, picking and analyzing articles that I think made a colossal contribution to the world she writes for. She covers a variety of topics,…
Why Markham’s “Burgundy” will conquer your heart
Reading Time: 2 minutes As I swish the lime juice in my rum’n’coke, another band jams at Toronto’s famous Sneaky Dee’s. They’re good, but the audience is reluctant to show them any love. Perhaps, a slip-of-a-tongue about DUI and smoking…
The good, the bad, the ugly side of media
Reading Time: 3 minutes “The real West was the world of violence, fear, and brutal instincts. Everything depends on chance, and not the best wins but the luckiest.” ~Sergio Leone on The Good, The Bad, The Ugly The Western world…
