Welcome to the Canadian National Multilingual News Group (CNMNG). This is a project made possible through funding by Canadian Heritage. CNMNG aims to gather news researched and written by a corps of Canadian-based journalists/writers from the country’s multilingual community groups. The overall goal is to inform, analyze and critique the issues of the day in a professional manner and to provide that to publishers and editors active in the ethnocultural-multilingual press and media whose experience provides them with a perspective that is sensitive to news relevant to their own language group.
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford met face-to-face with Hamilton developer Sergio Manchia in 2021 to discuss removing his land from the Greenbelt in 2021, documents cited by the CBC reveal, which contradict what Ford himself had previously stated, that he has “no recollection” of meeting Manchia, nor was he aware of the proposed changes before 2022, when the removal of some land from the Greenbelt to make it buildable began. (more…)
TORONTO – York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) appears on track to claim the prize as the publicly funded [Catholic] institution most confused about its role in the development of our society. There are other contenders… but…
TORONTO – There’s a new, big “trouble” for Premier Doug Ford, and it’s called MZO, which stands for “Minister’s Zoning Orders”, a powerful tool the Province can use to accelerate building development on a specific plot of land: basically, a minister can ignore local planning rules, avoid public consultation and change what can be built on the property. Well, the Ford government has distributed MZOs at an unprecedented rate: at least 110 since 2019. Previous Liberal governments had issued just 18 between 2003 and 2018. (more…)
TORONTO – Protests continue follow one after the other at the intersection of Keele St. and 15th Sideroad. It is the entrance way to the Shrine at Mary Lake. The construction/expansion project to demolish the Marylake Augustinian Monastery and “build” the St. Rita at Mary Lake Long Term Care Home (LTC) is raising the ire of local residents in King Township.
TORONTO – I was born in the city of Manila, Philippines, and have been a city dweller ever since. When I immigrated to Toronto in the early 70s, a relative offered me lodging in the suburbs, but I respectfully declined. At the time, I was juggling two jobs. Both were in the city. And I was not about to add an exhausting commute to the picture. What figured into my decision was the knowledge that living in a city, whether in the Philippines or any country for that matter, has more advantages than disadvantages. Work opportunities are within reach. So are churches, supermarkets and schools. On a serious note, if there is a medical emergency, you can be transported to a downtown hospital within minutes.
