Chinatown
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COVID-19: Young Montreal restaurant owners say dream being dragged down by city bureaucracyA Montreal restaurant says it has been trying to create a rooftop terrace for two years, but city bureaucracy has stopped them from doing so.ConsumerMay 26
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Montreal’s Chinese community continues to push for ‘heritage’ declaration of ChinatownMontreal Mayor Valerie Plante says city council has already adopted a motion to make Chinatown a heritage site, now it is up to the Quebec government to make it official.CanadaMay 26
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New community policing centre opens in Vancouver’s historic ChinatownThe new centre aims to increase a street-level police presence in the neighbourhood that has been beset with crime along with a spike in anti-Asian racism.CrimeMay 6
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Confusion, anxiety after sale of seniors home in Vancouver’s ChinatownThe province says residents will stay, but family members say they have seen nothing in writing, and that the area is losing housing for vulnerable Chinese seniors.NewsApr 16
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Plan to revitalize Calgary’s downtown seeks to attract more people to live, work, playCalgary's Greater Downtown Plan focuses on principles of making the downtown a better place to live and do business, while addressing things like climate change and transportation.CanadaApr 6
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‘She hit me in the face’: 10-year-old girl robbed at Vancouver Tim Hortons speaks outThe young girl, who chased after her attacker, now says she wants to grow up to be a police officer.CrimeMar 11
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‘This was my father’s focus: keep Chinatown alive’: Vancouver business icon Jack Chow dead at 90"He was most proud of being in Chinatown and and serving the Chinese community," his son Rod Chow said.NewsFeb 28
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Canadians mark Lunar New Year with reserved celebrationsLoud, colourful group celebrations for Lunar New Year are out this year due to the pandemic. Instead, celebrants are welcoming the Year of the Ox with online festivities.CanadaFeb 12
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‘Food, family and blessings’: Communities celebrating Lunar New Year in a pandemicDespite being unable to gather for the new year, people around Canada and the world are continuing to find ways to celebrate and connect with communities.LifestyleFeb 12
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To the beat of their own drum: How lion dance shapes Chinese culture in CanadaFor young children to adults, lion dance has stood as a fascinating and fun cultural practice.LifestyleFeb 8
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