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Shilpashree Jagannathan

Reporter · CA

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Shilpashree Jagannathan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, New Canadian Media

    Indian streaming giant JioHotstar is betting big on Canada’s South Asian diaspora (opens the original)

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    REGINA, Sask. — India’s largest video streaming service, Jiostar, launched in Canada, promising to bring on a wider audience from the South Asian diaspora through enhanced interactive features. Jiostar’s new subscriptions replace Hotstar that has served Canadian audiences since 2017. As of Sept. 2, Hotstar disappeared from Canada, the UK and Singapore and all three markets converted to the JioHotstar app and brand simultaneously. Existing subscribers were migrated automatically. What's new isn't

  2. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Shilpashree Jagannathan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New Canadian Media

    9-year-old Katya helps popularize baton twirling among new audiences (opens the original)

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    Nine-year-old Kathyaayani “Katya” Gampa of Richmond Hill, Ontario, made history this summer at the 2026 American Youth on Parade (AYOP) National Championships in South Bend, Indiana, winning a national pageant in baton twirling, a sport that few newcomer communities are attracted to. Not only was a Canadian winning the title in this category after a 15-year gap, her coach said, but Katya represents a growing diverse pool of baton twirlers drawn from people of colour. Megan Ward, who has coa

  3. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Shilpashree Jagannathan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New Canadian Media

    In Fort Frances, ON, the mayor worries about losing the few immigrants he has (opens the original)

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    When Andrew Hallikas talks about immigration, he isn’t thinking about Ottawa’s pre-occupation with too many newcomers. He’s thinking about the server he sees at his favourite restaurant who might not be there in a year. Hallikas, mayor of this town of roughly 7,500 in northwestern Ontario, near the Minnesota border, is in the final stretch of his fourth and last term. Before he goes, he wants to flag something he hears constantly from local business owners: the workers keeping their doors

  4. Article · Jul 25, 2026 · Shilpashree Jagannathan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New Canadian Media

    The Citizenship Backlog IRCC Isn’t Counting (opens the original)

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    Razan Abu-Ghoush filed her Canadian citizenship application on July 2, 2024. Two years later, she’s still waiting. That shouldn’t be happening. IRCC’s own published processing-time data shows citizenship grants — the standard path for permanent residents applying to naturalize — have been improving this year, even as the separate citizenship-by-descent queue has ballooned. Application decisions are currently estimated at about 12 months, and IRCC says it met that standard in 86 percent

  5. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · Shilpashree Jagannathan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter New Canadian Media

    6 in 10 economic immigrants who accessed federal services were spouses or dependants; new deadline raises concerns (opens the original)

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    New IRCC data provide numbers behind concerns over settlement-service deadlines. Previously unpublished figures show more than 35,000 economic immigrants accessed federally funded services after becoming permanent residents in 2024–25; new rules will shorten the amount of time to receive support. More than 35,000 economic immigrants accessed federally funded settlement services after becoming permanent residents in 2024–25, according to previously unpublished data provided by Immigration, Re

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