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Celebrating our graduates: HIPPY program’s first year a success!

146 people were on hand to celebrate the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) graduation on Friday, May...
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Mental health and wellness with Carmen Celina Moncayo

Carmen Celina Moncayo was a community psychologist in her native Colombia before coming to Canada in 1999. With two Masters’...
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Immigrant families in Halifax getting prepared for school with a HIPPY start

From The Star Metro Halifax, Thursday, May 10, 2018 HALIFAX—Yulia Taslitsky loves seeing her daughter learn new words and skills...
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Internationally Educated Nurses gain hands on experience at NSCC Nursing Lab

Seventeen Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) attended a full-day health assessment workshop as part of ISANS' IEN Orientation Program that took...
Immigration Minister Lena Diab said word is spreading among employers and the province is on target to meet its 2018 allocation through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program . (RYAN TAPLIN)

Immigration numbers growing under pilot

From the Chronicle Herald, May 3, 2018 Interest in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program in Nova Scotia has more than...
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The People Imperative: Strategies to Grow Population and Prosperity in Atlantic Canada

As appears on the Public Policy Forum Website The People Imperative consists of two reports released to mark the first...
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Peace by Chocolate names new bar after the Mi’kmaq word for peace

From the Chronicle Herald, May 2, 2018  ANTIGONISH — A Canadian chocolate company founded by Syrian refugees has produced its...
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For this Syrian refugee, proving himself meant business

By: Ross Andersen, CBC News · Posted: May 03, 2018.   Khaled Al Hilal runs his own meat shop while juggling English classes on the...
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ISANS using literacy app to accelerate refugee children’s English reading skills

By: Aya Al-Hakim, CBC News April 28, 2018.   Early childhood educator Roxana Pouladi has seen huge improvement with Squiggle Park...