Migrant worker facing bill from Nova Scotia after insurance for cancer treatment cancelled
A migrant worker from Jamaica who learned she had cervical cancer shortly after she started working at a farm in
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Immigrants
YouTube series helps African immigrants find connections, community in Nova Scotia
A team of African immigrants in Halifax have created a YouTube web series to help keep other African immigrants informed on issues specific to their new community.
The show, which is called Community Update, was created by Gbenga Akintokun. Promise Akoi is the current host.
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‘This town is very racist’: African student in Wolfville speaks out about experience with RCMP, mayor after filing complaint about an assault
Sara Micheal is speaking out about her experience with King’s District RCMP and Wolfville Mayor Wendy Donovan following an incident that left her with visible injuries and during which she said she was verbally attacked with racial remarks.
In an interview with the Halifax Examiner, Micheal, who is a permanent resident from Eritrea, said she moved out of an apartment where she experienced a lot of racism from the landlord, and into a house with more than half a dozen other roommates she didn’t know.
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