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Our platform is built to keep you connected. Here you will find news, events, programs, cultural activities, and stories that reflect the spirit of Lebanon and the experience of our community across Canada. 

HALIFAX SPOTLIGHT

From Beirut to Halifax: A New Chapter for JM Gems

Peggy Elias brings her Beirut experience to Nova Scotia, opening a downtown Halifax boutique and beginning a new chapter for JM Gems.

NEWCOMERS HUB

A Smarter Immigration Strategy for Nova Scotia

Canada needs immigration, but success depends on selecting the right workers and providing credible pathways to permanence. For Nova Scotia, construction is where labour shortages, housing demand and immigration policy collide.

TOMORROW’S LABOUR MARKET

AI Is Creating Jobs. What Happens After the Boom?

AI investment is creating jobs in data centres, energy, engineering and construction. The harder test will come when spending slows and companies demand financial returns from automation.

CANADA’S ECONOMY

Canada Needs Investment. Should Government Pay?

Canada needs more factories, infrastructure and productive business investment. But should taxpayers finance the push, or should government focus on fixing taxes, permits and regulation?

ABOUT US

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Welcome to our history blog, where the culture of Lebanon echoes through captivating narratives and insightful blogs.

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Peggy

From Beirut to Halifax: Peggy Elias, JM Gems in a City Built by Newcomers

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RBC on Immigration

A Smarter Immigration Strategy: What It Could Mean for Nova Scotia and Construction

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Canada Invest

Canada Needs More Business Investment. But Should Government Pay for It?

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AI Apocalypse

The AI Jobs Apocalypse Has Not Arrived. But the Boom May Be More Fragile Than It Looks

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Bond Yield Rout

The Economists Who Saw 2008 Coming Look at Today’s Bond Rout

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Canada Post USA economy

Canada’s Economic Resilience Must Begin at Home

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Peggy
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From Beirut to Halifax: Peggy Elias, JM Gems in a City Built by Newcomers

After leaving Lebanon in the years following the Beirut port explosion, jewellery designer and gemmologist Peggy Elias began again in Nova Scotia. Her journey is personal, but it also belongs to a much older Halifax story,…
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Canada Post USA economy
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Canada’s Economic Resilience Must Begin at Home

In “Building Canada’s Post-American Economy,” published by Project Syndicate on September 1, 2026, economists Ricardo Hausmann and Eric Protzer argue that Canada’s dependence on the United States has shifted from a commercial advantage to a strategic…
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Modular
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Can Modular Construction Help Nova Scotia Build Faster and Cheaper?

A recent Washington Post article, “Once banished to trailer parks, manufactured homes are moving to suburbia,” describes a quiet change in American housing. Factory-built homes, long associated with trailer parks, rural lots and lower-income households, are…
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Lebanese Festival
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The 2026 Lebanese Festival Welcomes Halifax Again and Again

By Simon Yammine Come once for the food. Return for the music. Come back with your children for the games. Then visit again with friends who have never experienced a Lebanese hafli, joined a dabke line…
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Affordable Housing
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Halifax’s Affordable Housing Strategy: From Promises to Partnership and Construction

Halifax Regional Municipality has proposed a new 10-year Affordable Housing Strategy designed to move the municipality from broad policy commitments toward funded programs, defined timelines and measurable accountability. The strategy arrives at a critical moment. Halifax…
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LAF 81 Anniversary
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On the 81st Anniversary of the Lebanese Army

After more than years decades in uniform, it pains me more than I can express to be far from Lebanon on the Army’s anniversary, far from my comrades and from the officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers…
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  • September 19, 2026

From Beirut to Halifax: Peggy Elias, JM Gems in a City Built by Newcomers
  • September 18, 2026

A Smarter Immigration Strategy: What It Could Mean for Nova Scotia and Construction
  • September 5, 2026

Canada’s Economic Resilience Must Begin at Home
  • August 20, 2026

The 2026 Lebanese Festival Welcomes Halifax Again and Again

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Lebanese People Have Made Significant Contributions to Canada through their Entrepreneurship, Cultural Festivals, Cuisine, and Active Involvement in Community Development and Public Service.

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  • September 19, 2026

From Beirut to Halifax: Peggy Elias, JM Gems in a City Built by Newcomers
  • August 23, 2026

Can Modular Construction Help Nova Scotia Build Faster and Cheaper?
  • August 20, 2026

The 2026 Lebanese Festival Welcomes Halifax Again and Again
  • August 16, 2026

Halifax’s Affordable Housing Strategy: From Promises to Partnership and Construction
  • August 1, 2026

On the 81st Anniversary of the Lebanese Army
  • July 15, 2026

Patriarch Elias Hoayek: God’s Purpose Stands, A Man Shape The Path.
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