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South Indian moviegoers want better quality theatres | South Asian Post | Indo Canadian newspaper - Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal

By Shilpashree Jagannathan New Canadian Media Vancouver resident Raj Gnanasekaran is a Tamil movie buff and already has a ticket for opening day of the new movie, Jailer, starring Rajnikanth. But he won’t be watching the film in Vancouver on Aug. 9 — he is driving to Bellingham, Wash. to see it at Regal Cinemas. He did the same drive to watch the recent box office hit, Ponniyin Selvan: 2. Gnanasekaran would rather cross the border so he can watc…

From refugee to reverend | Asian Pacific Post | Chinese newspaper -Vancouver, Richmond, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, North York, Montreal

By Michael Staples New Canadian Media Newcomers looking to join the Canadian Armed Forces face a “tough and challenging” environment, but conditions are getting better as the military struggles against bias, systemic racism and discrimination. That’s the message from a former African immigrant who went on to become a padre in the Canadian Armed Forces, spending several years at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, situated just south of …