Posted on: April 28, 2025
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In moments of crisis, we must remember the strength and unity that define us. As Canadian sovereignty and freedom are under attack, we can draw courage and inspiration from our r…
Read MorePosted on: March 21, 2025
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By: Rochele Padiachy, Manager and Team Lead, Learning and Knowledge Solutions
I’ve always loved the water. My mother used to say I could swim before I could walk. Growing up in a land blessed with st…
Read MorePosted on: February 11, 2025
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One of the stories that Robin Wall Kimmerer shares in her book Braiding Sweetgrass[i] is about how she went to school and spoke with an advisor about her interest in studyin…
Read MorePosted on: November 27, 2024
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By Mitzi Murray
Aging - Everyone does it and if you aren’t doing it, you’re dead. But you aren’t dead, because you are reading this blog. Yay!! – on both counts!
On a more serious note though, there…
Read MorePosted on: October 24, 2024
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By Iván Barradas
Read the interview in its original Spanish version.
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The month of October was designated as Latin American Heritage Month by the Parliament of Canada in 2018. This fact highli…
Read MorePosted on: October 22, 2024
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Growing up in East Scarborough, I always felt a sense of community and belonging, especially during religious holidays. Remember those school days when we all came togethe…
Read MorePosted on: July 24, 2024
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By Rochele Padiachy
June 24 marks the beginning of Self-Care month, culminating in Self-care Day on July 24. This symbolic period was chosen to emphasize that self-care is a practice that can be inte…
Read MorePosted on: July 9, 2024
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by the CCDI Research Team
Entering the workforce during the pandemic was not easy for me. All the advice I had been given by older professionals suddenly did not apply to me because the workforce had…
Read MorePosted on: March 20, 2024
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In 2013 the United Nations began celebrating the International Day of Happiness as a way of recognizing the importance of happiness and well-being in the daily lives of people around the globe1. The r…
Read MorePosted on: February 21, 2024
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Believe me, I’m being honest when I say that almost twenty years after immigrating to Canada, no obstacle has been harder for me to overcome than language discrimination. And t…
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