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Brian Oates says he wants to provide some relief to stressed-out evacuees as they make their way through B.C., so he's providing a free place to stay for more than 600 people at his Valemount RV park.

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Jasper evacuee and business owner Marc LeBlanc talks about his family's journey out of town

Indian whiskey distribution in Canada
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Manufacturers and distributers of Indian whiskey brands are having a hard time getting their booze into LCBO.

Ravindra Kumar finds great pleasure in sharing a glass of whisky with his friends at his bar when they visit his home in Brampton, Ont.
He has a fondness for all types of whisky, including those from his homeland of India.
However, he's frustrated by the limited availability of Indian whisky at his local Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) store.
"I have to co-ordinate with local distributors for Indian whiskies, aligning my purchases with their schedules," he said. "I can't simply stroll ...

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Join us on a journey to Vancouver with Shilpashree Jagannathan, who embarked on her first international solo trip from Mumbai in 2019, and discover how she seamlessly blended business and leisure into one unforgettable experience. This is the first of a three-part series for business travellers and those mixing business with personal travel.
In May 2019, I embarked on a solo journey to Vancouver, inspired by my mother-in-law, Jayashri Ramagopal, a seasoned sales professional with over two dec...

It is not uncommon for a newcomer to often hear the term “Canadian mosaic” when they move to Canada. This mosaic translated into reality on a sunny Thursday evening at George Brown College’s Waterfront Campus, as Toronto’s marketing and advertising professionals participated in a hackathon titled ‘Beyond Tropes, Tokenism and Talk’.
This event marked a step in the pursuit of inclusivity within marketing strategies. Organized by Account Planning Group (APG) and People Of Colour in Advertising a...

Newcomers with no credit history in Canada are turning to rental guarantee firms in their bid to find housing, increasing their monthly shelter costs by up to five percent in an already red-hot rental market.
In their search for rental housing in Canada, newcomers face landlords’ expectations of a credit history — a requirement that typically takes six to eight months to build with a bank-issued credit product. While various banking and financial institutions are devising ways to accommodate ...

Immigrants to Canada who are seeking to buy real estate must ensure that they know the country’s financial systems, or they could find themselves losing thousands of dollars in needless penalties.
That’s precisely what happened to two newcomers who were forced to pay a $15,000 penalty for not meeting payment deadlines in an Alberta house deal.
Divyang Patel, a mortgage agent from Affinity Mortgage Solutions, says newcomers must become familiar with Canadian real estate processes before they b...

A new survey suggests immigrants are less likely to experience sexual and other harassment in the workplace, but experts say it’s more likely that fear of reprisal is preventing newcomers from reporting the incidents in the first place.
The survey by Statistics Canada titled, “Survey on Sexual Misconduct at Work,” found that one in three immigrant women (35 per cent) and one in five immigrant men (20 per cent) reported having experienced harassment or sexual assault in the workplace.
This con...

Canadian Hindu organizations are intensifying their push for the House of Commons to develop legislation and pass a law that recognizes Hinduphobia, defines it as anti-Hindu sentiment, and funds education to combat it.
Hinduphobia petition e-4507 was launched in July by Vijaykumar Jain, a director with the Canadian Organization for Hindu Heritage Education. It has received more than 23,700 signatures so far.
Advocates for developing and passing a bill against Hinduphobia say that actions agai...

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