Experts and advocates say representation is the first step, now it’s time for action By Lane Harrison The story of Olivia Chow’s life isn’t one Torontonians are used to hearing from their mayor. But it’s one that represents the city she will soon lead. According to the 2021 census, 55.7 percent of Torontonians are visible […]
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An overlooked chapter of the First World War saw Canadian participation in the secret trains and perilous ocean crossings. For many labourers, their final resting place is in Canada. By Dan Black His name was Chou Ming Shan and his final resting place will come as a surprise to most. That’s because he was buried
Over 120,000 labourers from China joined the war in Europe in 1917. Of these, approximately 80,000 traveled from China to Europe and back again via Canada. Their treatment while in Canada – kept in quarantined camps for weeks and transported in sealed rail cars across the country – was hardly what one might have expected