The Lunar New Year started at midnight, but celebrations are only just beginning in the city. From lion dances to concert performances, there's plenty to do this weekend and beyond.
A supermarket that primarily sells Asian foods opened in downtown Toronto this week, but some nearby residents are concerned it may take business away from small Chinatown grocers.
TORONTO Community leaders from six Canadian cities are calling for federal support to increase security and promote tourism in order to help revitalize hard-hit Chinatowns across the country. So organizers say addressing this has to be a national priority. âWe need to support our Chinatowns. We need to support our workers [and] our small businesses in the community,â Justin Kong, executive director of Chinese Canadian National Council â Toronto Chapter, told CTVâs Your Morning on Thursday. He called for âan approach that centres local communities and marginalized people who live in our neighbourhoods.â Kong and his group are among community leaders from Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver who are banding together in an effort being spearheaded by the Center for Research-Action on Race Relations.