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Dr. Michael Spalding's nonprofit has helped send more than 400 Tennessee high school students to college, most of them Dreamers.

People of colour, including many international students, are facing racism and being denied entry to other countries as they try to escape the war in Ukraine. Some groups in Ottawa are stepping up to help.

Article content On May 25, 2020, the world gasped as George Floyd struggled for air. His final words, “I can’t breathe,” sparked an urgent conversation about how racism and discrimination permeate so many facets of our lives. Here, in a four-part occasional series, we dive deep into the lack of diversity in key municipal institutions — including schools, health care, city hall and the media — and how we can do better. • • • Try refreshing your browser, or The stories the media is missing: Five Ottawans have their say Back to video Fifty years ago, the Great White North was e...

Posted: Mar 03, 2021 9:13 AM ET | Last Updated: March 3 The City of Ottawa pays to house families in these apartments in Vanier when family shelters are overflowing. Many stay months, if not years.(Jean Delisle/CBC) The City of Ottawa will keep using the privately-owned Tabor Apartments in Vanier as emergency shelter space, but will put out a call to see if other landlords or hotels might offer units to help with a big spike in families needing housing. Since 2015, the city has paid Ottawa Inn owner Ahmed Syed to use his building. It pays $89 a night per unit for 15 families at Tabor,...

Celebrating seven years in January of providing college scholarships to a demographic comprised of DREAM’ers and DACA students, Equal Chance for Education, which has 34 students enrolled currently at Cumberland University, describes its goal for 2021 as “ambitious but achievable.” Dr. Michael Spalding, founder and chairman of ECE, said the nonprofit plans to offer 100 college scholarships to qualified students next year. The new scholarship recipients would be added to the number of students already enrolled at schools that participate in the ECE program, including Cumberland. ...