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The Manitoba government is investing 5.1 million dollars to support newcomers in Manitoba. The Newcomer Community Integration Support program in 15 organizations that will assist in the integration of newcomers to Manitoba, Minister Jon Reyes announced today in a press conference.

Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg teens tackle race, racism in a changing world Supported through a grant from the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation, the Stand Up to Racism Together program provides youth with a safe space to identify racism, stereotypes, and racism-related stress. Sponsored By: TELUS Save to Read Later It’s been three years since William Onuntwo immigrated to Canada from South Africa, but he still remembers cle...

Winnipeg Free Press The role of ambassador general helps diverse group bring festival into spotlight By: Aaron Epp DWAYNE LARSON / Winnipeg Free Press Donovan Martin (from left), Vivian Shen, Calvin Loi and Jan Reyes were selected as Folklorama’s ambassadors general for 2020 and have agreed to stay on in 2021. For four Winnipeggers, the pandemic means they get to spend an additional year representing a festival they love. Opinion For four Winn...

Winnipeg Free Press . Mike Sudoma / Winnipeg Free Press Katherine Cullihail, an english teacher at the Immigrant Centre, works at her home office Friday afternoon. Cullihail has fully switched to teaching English to newcomers virtually over video chat services instead of teaching in the classroom since the CoVid 19 lockdown. Newcomers often face an uphill battle finding their footing in Canada’s predominately English-speaking society, and the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have tilted the odds ...