Yumna Iftikhar is a Pakistani Canadian journalist covering the impact of federal and provincial policies on minority communities. She also writes about climate change and Canada’s energy transition journey. Yumna holds a Master of Journalism from Carleton University. She was awarded the Bill McWhinney Memorial Scholarship for International Development and Journalism for her work on transgender rights in Pakistan. She also received the Emerging Reporter Fund on Resettlement in Canada. Yumna has bylines in The Globe and Mail, CBC, and the Ottawa Citizen.
As industry leaders gathered to promote Newfoundland and Labrador’s role in the global green energy race, protestors stood outside to demand transparency and environmental protection
In Newfoundland and Labrador, music plays a key role in preserving history and expressing the province’s identity and cultural heritage. Through their work, these musicians are helping newcomers connect with and become part of that cultural fabric.
Organizations representing people with disabilities are happy with the outcome, and they’re re-emphasizing the importance of moving forward under the principle, ‘nothing about us without us’
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