Black History Month: Lincoln Alexander
Lincoln Alexander was born in 1922, the oldest son of Caribbean immigrant parents. His mother, Mae Rose, was from Jamaica and his father...
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Feb 12, 20191 min read
Black History Month: Willie O'Ree
Willie O’Ree was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1935. The Jackie Robinson of hockey, O’Ree broke the NHL’s colour barrier 10 years...
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Feb 22, 20181 min read
Black History Month - A Legend of the Canadian West
The story of John Ware is truly amazing, a freed slave who made his way north to establish a ranch in what became Alberta; so much so he...
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Feb 16, 20181 min read
Black History Month - One Night in New Glasgow
Black rights activist Viola Desmond, who was jailed for defiantly sitting in the "whites only" section of a New Glasgow, Nova Scotia film...
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Feb 9, 20181 min read
Black History Month - The Man in the Mask
February is Black History month and with today being the official opening of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, sporting history...
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Feb 1, 20181 min read
February is Canada's Black History Month
Alberta has become the fourth province in Canada to proclaim February as Black History Month. In December 1995, the House of Commons off...
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Oct 20, 20171 min read
Discover Canada: How Would You Do on a Canadian Citizenship Exam?
etting your Canadian citizenship is a huge rite of passage for newcomers to the country. But before you can become a citizen, you have to...
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Sep 7, 20171 min read
CFN to Attend Calgary Stampeder's Multicultural Night
Join the Calgary Stampeders and CFN on Friday, September 29th for Stampeders Multicultural Night. The Stamps, currently with the best...
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Jun 21, 20171 min read
AGM & World Refugee Day @ CFN
Yesterday CFN held its Annual General Meeting & World Refugee Day Celebrations and CFN would like to send out a big thank you to all...
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Jun 20, 20171 min read
Orange Ribbon Campaign - Celebrating Refugees: Dany Laferrière
Part 6 of our Celebrating Refugees Series take us to Dany Laferrière, a Haitian-Canadian novelist and journalist who writes in French...
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Jun 20, 20172 min read
June 20th is World Refugee Day
Here at the CFN, today, we celebrate World Refugee Day. Last year we started #RefugeeDayYYC to go along with our city wide, month long...
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May 24, 20171 min read
June is World Refugee Month
CFN would like you to join us in honouring the courage, strength, and determination of refugee women, men and children in Calgary...
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Apr 11, 20171 min read
The LGBTQ New Canadians Resiliency Project Open House
CFN has partnered with Calgary Outlink for the LGBTQ New Canadians Resiliency Project and April 10th saw the open house and official...
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Apr 6, 20171 min read
International Day of Sports
With the Calgary Flames about to start a playoff run, the Toronto Blue Jays kicking off their latest season, and today being...
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Feb 9, 20171 min read
CFN to Attend SocialWest 2017 Conference
SocialWest is an exciting multi-day conference developed for those working in communications, marketing and social media professions...
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Feb 3, 20171 min read
3 Things for Canada Vol II
3 Things for Canada asks all Canadians what they would give to Canada for her 150th birthday. CFN is honoured and happy to take part in...
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Feb 2, 20171 min read
Theatre Calgary's A Thousand Splendid Suns & The Journeys of Many
Theatre Calgary strives to connect their productions to the everyday lives of citizens of Calgary and as a part of this initiative they...
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Jan 30, 20171 min read
CFN Kicks Off 3 Things For Canada Campaign
3 Things for Canada asks all Canadians what they would give to Canada for her 150th birthday. CFN is honoured and happy to take part in...
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Jan 9, 20171 min read
CFN CEO to Speak @ Ottawa's Canadian Immigration Summit 2017 - Innovating at 150 and Beyond
In 2017, Canada commemorates its 150th anniversary—and celebrates the vital role that immigrants play in its success as a nation. The...
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Jan 5, 20171 min read
Canada's 150th - 30 Things You May Not Know
Well it's finally here! Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017 is an historic moment with the power to bring people and...
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