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… four girls, and we were always discouraged by close relatives and the community for only having girl children. My aunts would say, why does … when I graduated. Always I wanted to be the top in the field I studied, and I knew I could achieve more. This was not my limit. And yet, … it change my father’s mind? But he said to her, I don’t want her to come back one day and say, you didn’t let me study further. After my …
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… I could do more. In the spring of 1976, I qualified for the upcoming para Olympics. Like a typical 20 year old with a lot more … with folks from all kinds of cultures. Nothing prepared me when I become disabled. And nothing prepared me when I immigrated But in a way, …
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… the foot of Bay Street, High Park and the Zoo. Mom gave the best birthday parties (all my Canadian friends loved Italian cooking; it was not … days later. This was 1987 and there was no bed. He taught us to be honest, hardworking and proud of this great country and to remember our … town in Italy. I did not want to leave my classmates (I was in Grade One). The only reason I was coming was to see my Dad whom I missed very …
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… 23 at Halifax’s Neptune Theatre, The New Canadian Curling Club is a comedy about four people brought together to learn the sport. It’s also … four face. Playwright Mark Crawford says even though the play is a comedy at heart, he wanted to get at “ a bigger conversation about who we are and how we welcome people or don't welcome people.” The play, originally commissioned …
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… 23 at Halifax’s Neptune Theatre, The New Canadian Curling Club is a comedy about four people brought together to learn the sport. It’s also … four face. Playwright Mark Crawford says even though the play is a comedy at heart, he wanted to get at “ a bigger conversation about who we are and how we welcome people or don't welcome people.” The play, originally commissioned …
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… arrived from Buenos Aires to Quebec City speaking no French . He’d come to do a Masters Degree at the Université Laval. It was 1988. “I … the world! The Rugby World Cup runs August 22-September 27, 2025. Newcomers who join a club instantly find themselves with a large group of … says Fabiola. Even at the sport’s highest level of performance, community and camaraderie are core values. “For me, it’s such a …
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… arrived from Buenos Aires to Quebec City speaking no French . He’d come to do a Masters Degree at the Université Laval. It was 1988. “I … the world! The Rugby World Cup runs August 22-September 27, 2025. Newcomers who join a club instantly find themselves with a large group of … says Fabiola. Even at the sport’s highest level of performance, community and camaraderie are core values. “For me, it’s such a …
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… about a few essential items to have stocked just in case. At a minimum one should always have dark grey or black duct tape (insert chuckle … works like a charm!). The next item on my list would be sandpaper . It can be used in a pinch as an emery board, to remove fuzzy pills on a … shop can be made. When time is of the essence and “the show must go on,” it is always helpful to have a band-aid solution at the ready. I …
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… seen a group of 400 Junior High and High School students so quiet. No one talked or messed around, no one applied lip-gloss, no one texted or played games on their phones and tablets. They just sat …
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Time 0:02:45 Transcript From its creation out of Lake Agassiz to today, Lake Winnipeg has long been generous to those who understood its opportunity. lt has been a supplier of food to my family and other peoples from lceland who settled along its shores. Lake Winnipeg also provided the spark that …