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Fillipino-Canadian family in Alberta struggles to pay off $400,000 hospital bills
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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…
New CAMH mosque outreach program tackles cultural stigma around substance abuse
New research indicates that Muslims living in Western countries are more likely to have addiction issues than those in Muslim…
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…
Allegations of anti-Black racism plague renaming process of Vaughan high school
Many statues and monuments dedicated to racist historical figures have been renamed over the past year, a movement kick-started by…
Les bourses OMNI 2022
Le processus de candidature 2022 est maintenant terminé. Veuillez revenir début février pour plus de détails sur le processus de…
Introducing the 2022 OMNI Scholarships
The 2022 application process is now closed. Please check back early February for details about the 2023 scholarship submission process. …
Team Canada Olympian Carlton Chambers talks growing up in Jane and Finch, being Black and uplifting future athletes
Born and raised in Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood, an area often associated with gang violence and poverty, Carlton Chambers…
OMNI's Bowen Zhang helps adopted girl find birth parents – and life-changing treatment – in China
A letter written by an Edmonton family desperate to help an adopted Chinese girl found its way to OMNI Television…
Muslim sisters share experiences of Islamophobia and racism in Canada
Shams and Qamar Ahmad are two Muslim sisters who moved to Canada from Iraq as refugees in 2010 but even…
Looming policy change might force dual citizens in Hong Kong to choose between Canada and China
Growing speculation that dual citizens living in Hong Kong might soon be forced to choose which of the two nationalities…
Canada marks National Day against Islamophobia on anniversary of Quebec mosque attack
The federal government has designated January 29 as a National Day of Remembrance of the Québec City Mosque Attack and…
Family of Karima Baloch says they've been denied a proper funeral for the Pakistani activist
Human rights activist and prominent Pakistani dissident Karima ‘Baloch’ Mehrab has been laid to rest in her home village of…
Father mourns the loss of 19-year-old frontline worker Yassin Dabeh
Ahmad Dabeh, his wife and four children have all been diagnosed with COVID-19, forcing them to mourn the death of…
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…