Healthcare workers and nurses across Ontario continue to battle Covid-19 burnout
Filipino healthcare workers have been experiencing something called “Covid-19 fatigue,” which they say has taken a toll on their physical…
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Syrian women who fled the war empower each other through a choir group
March is celebrated as Women’s History Month across the world, and a group of women who fled Syria due to…
Fillipino-Canadian family in Alberta struggles to pay off $400,000 hospital bills
by Theresa Redula and Nandika Ravi A family in Lethbridge, Alberta is cautioning people to get travel insurance for relatives…
Doctors from the South Asian community set up virtual meets to address concerns on COVID-19 vaccines
With vaccinations underway for seniors in Ontario, many may have questions regarding vaccine safety, efficacy, or even on appointment bookings. …
New OMNI Television national scholarships build on Rogers Sports & Media’s commitment to increasing diverse voices
Cultivating the next generation of journalists and empowering upcoming content creators to tell stories – in their voices – that…
Les nouvelles bourses d’études nationales d’OMNI Television concrétisent l’engagement de Rogers Sports & Média à accroître la diversité des voix
Préparer la prochaine génération de journalistes et permettre aux créateurs de contenu émergents de raconter, dans leur propre voix, des…
Canadian trio 'The Basement Gang' finding rising fame for their inclusive dance videos
What started off as impromptu dance sessions in a Toronto basement has become a source of positivity for people all…
11 men charged after Filipino flight attendant dies due to alleged rape at a New Year's Eve party
Eleven men have been charged for the alleged rape and homicide of a Filipino flight attendant in Makati city, on…
Covid-19 has aggravated the inequalities in the Arab community, says new study
New (ongoing) research conducted by the Canadian Arab Institute suggests that COVID-19 has exacerbated the inequalities in all ethnic populations,…
OMNI Cantonese Year in Review: top stories of 2020
The theme for this year has been ‘help’ across Canadian communities. The Chinese community didn’t bat an eyelid when it…
OMNI Mandarin Year in Review: Top stories of 2020
2020 was a challenging year for the Chinese community in Canada. But they didn’t let Covid-19 take over their sprit…
OMNI Filipino Year in Review: Top stories of 2020
When OMNI Filipino launched in September 2020, we knew there were great stories to be told. What we didn’t expect was how…
OMNI Portuguese Year In Review: Top stories of 2020
Our Portuguese community is a bedrock of Canadian society, and its people strive to find ways to better not only…
OMNI Arabic Year In Review: Top stories of 2020
Since its launch on September 2020, OMNI Arabic has covered dozens of stories of extreme significance to the Arabic community…
OMNI Filipino Year in Review: 3-month-old Winnipeg baby fights for his life, due to lack of stem cell donors
Three-month-old baby Boston has a rare disease called hemophagocytic lymph histiocytosis (HLH), a rare auto-inflammatory condition, where the immune system…
OMNI News Year in Review: the people who helped
Simply put, the world has never seen a story like COVID-19. There has never been a topic that dominated media…
OMNI Portuguese Year in Review: Brazilians stuck in Canada due to the pandemic return home
After two months of collecting information from people who really needed to return home, the Brazilian consulate was finally able…
OMNI Portuguese Year in Review: Local NGO reaches out to kids struggling in Africa amid the pandemic
by Nandika Ravi A 12-year-old girl named Claudia from Angola(South Africa), was diagnosed with meningitis at a very early age,…