Amelia Eqbal

1 month ago | dental.einnews.com | Vanna Blacksmith |Amelia Eqbal |Joshua Clipperton |Darren Major

A non-Indigenous dental hygienist in the northern Quebec community of Waskaganish is learning Cree in an effort to communicate more effectively with the people she serves. For the past six years, Camille Poirier has been filling her notebook with Cree words, sentences, and phrases. "I think that makes a difference because they know that you're there for many reasons, not only for work, but also to connect," said Poirier, who is originally from the Gatineau, Que. and Rockland, Ont. area.

2 months ago | autism.einnews.com | Natalie Stechyson |Amelia Eqbal |Kevin Maimann |Eddie Pells

Can autistic people hold down jobs, pay taxes or find love? Reaction from the autism community has been swift and damning after U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s press conference last week. In discussing the CDC's new report that autism numbers increased in 2022, Kennedy called autism an "epidemic" and claimed it "destroys families.""These are kids who will never pay taxes. They'll never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never write a poem.

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Amelia Eqbal

Film critic Rad Simonpillai, comedian and podcast host Ashley Ray, and entertainment reporter Teri Hart talk about how Pope Francis and the papacy are portrayed in film and TV, and what it says about this moment.

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Amelia Eqbal

One of the biggest names in K-pop music at the moment is Mark Lee, known to his millions of fans simply as Mark. The Korean-Canadian K-pop star is with SM Entertainment, one of the biggest K-pop labels in the industry. He is best known for debuting in the group NCT nine years ago. But now, after almost a decade in the business, he has released his first solo album called The Firstfruit.

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Amelia Eqbal

Arts·CommotionCulture writers Jovanté Anderson and Siddhant Adlakha, as well as author Jael Richardson talk about how the rom-com is flipping the genre’s tropes for the better. Culture critics Jovanté Anderson, Siddhant Adlakha and Jael Richardson talk about the fresh, nuanced filmAmelia Eqbal · CBC Arts · Posted: Apr 11, 2025 4:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 23 minutes agoA still from A Nice Indian Boy.