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February 24, 2019 2:25 PM
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Multilingualism is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. At least, that’s what Malwina Gudowska thought. But since having kids of her own – and teaching them both English and Polish – she’s learned raising bilingual children is not for the faint of heart
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February 19, 2019 1:51 PM
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The government recently tabled Bill C-91, “An Act Respecting Indigenous Languages,” in the House of Commons. This long-awaited and overdue piece of legislation is a step forward in revitalizing and promoting Indigenous languages, which have suffered greatly due to centuries o
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February 18, 2019 12:59 PM
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KENORA – On February 5, 2019, our government introduced Bill C-91, the Indigenous Languages Act, to reclaim, revitalize, strengthen and maintain Indigenous languages in Northwestern Ontario and across Canada. Indigenous languages are an integral part of Indigenous Peoples’ cultures and identities, and of Canada’s society. Three out of four of the 90 different living Indigenous …
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February 18, 2019 5:38 AM
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A deaf actor and playwright based in Edmonton, Chris Dodd is passionate about the arts but often leaves the theatre feeling underwhelmed, disconnected.
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February 16, 2019 1:15 PM
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are still not fulfilling their obligations to offer services in both official languages on Parliament Hill, according to follow-up report on a four-year old complaint.
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February 14, 2019 2:02 PM
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Canada's French-speaking minority is sounding the alarm: the French language has been in steady decline for the past 30 years. But recently the drop has been even steeper, even in Quebec province, Canada's Francophone stronghold. Faced with this situation, authorities - both at the national and provincial levels - are taking action, backed up with volunteers actively helping new immigrants to learn French. Our correspondent François Rihouay reports from Montreal, with Gloria Henriquez.
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February 13, 2019 2:55 PM
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Researchers are working to understand how complex systems of communication emerge — and what they reveal about keeping rare languages alive.
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February 1, 2019 9:55 PM
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The head of the New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council says she's disappointed children living off reserve won't benefit from changes to education funding.
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February 1, 2019 9:55 PM
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Toronto's Catholic school board has launched a campaign to maintain, and in some cases add, international language courses within the traditional class day, despite the objections of some parents.
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January 23, 2019 10:45 AM
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The Canadian Wireless Telecoms Association is now offering free online videos that explain wireless service through audio and sign language.
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January 12, 2019 11:46 AM
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As sign language classes spread along Newfoundland's west coast, the lessons aren't just benefiting the deaf and hard of hearing.
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January 11, 2019 2:16 PM
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"Learning, speaking-in and thinking-in Inuktitut helps young Inuit feel more connected to our community and traditional values."
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January 11, 2019 2:13 PM
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New Brunswick’s language politics have vaulted ahead of its teetering economic crisis to potentially become the central political issue in 2019.
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February 19, 2019 1:52 PM
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“I don’t know what’s going to happen. There might be no Cree one of these days, or Saulteaux or Sioux or Assiniboine and, you know, these are our languages.”
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February 19, 2019 1:50 PM
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The right to bilingual education in Nunavut schools will likely be temporarily suspended during the winter sitting of the territory’s Legislative Assembly.
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February 18, 2019 5:39 AM
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'Peppa Pig,' an animated series from the U.K., is one of the most popular TV shows for kids.
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February 18, 2019 5:37 AM
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Canada’s languages commissioner is calling for action from Ottawa to address the “chronic” shortage of French-as-a-second-language teachers. In a report released Wednesday, Raymond Théberge urged Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly to establish a long-term national strategy to address the scarcity of trained FSL teachers, as well as offer more funding to help teachers improve language …
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February 14, 2019 2:03 PM
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The demand for French immersion schooling is growing across Canada, as parents hope to give their child a leg up with a second language.
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February 13, 2019 2:55 PM
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Renowned children’s author Robert Munsch has partnered with illustrator Jay Odjick for a new book titled “Bear for Breakfast” available in English and Algonquin as well as French and Algonquin in an effort to promote the preservation of First Nations languages.
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February 13, 2019 2:53 PM
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Priscilla Bosum was asked to simultaneously translate from Eastern Cree into English in the House of Commons for New Democratic MP Romeo Saganash.
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February 1, 2019 9:55 PM
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The United Nations has declared 2019 the year of indigenous languages, in part to raise awareness about the threat of endangerment many face. The Mi’kmaw culture can be expressed without words, through music and dance, but the people at We'koqma'q Mi’kmaw School are also fighting to preserve their language.
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January 23, 2019 10:46 AM
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Ted Flemming says in a new letter to ANB officials that the organization should continue to recruit paramedics with a goal “of having all bilingual-designated positions filled with bilingual paramedics.”
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January 21, 2019 2:44 PM
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At Calder School in north Edmonton, the morning rendition of O Canada alternates between English, French, Cree and Arabic.
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January 11, 2019 2:16 PM
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New Brunswick’s official languages commissioner has been given a legal green light to intervene in a contentious court case involving Ambulance New Brunswick’s bilingual hiring practices.
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January 11, 2019 2:15 PM
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In the next couple of weeks, all traces of English will be removed from hospital premises — a move that's drawn the ire of both anglophone and francophone mayors in the region.
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