''Oriental Weekly'' () is a

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ethnic weekly newspaper, based in

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. It was founded in 1981 to serve the growing Chinese population in

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. ''Oriental Weekly'' is owned by Trend Media, parent company of another weekly Chinese newspaper, Trend Weekly. Its publisher is Danny Chan, 30 years veteran of Chinese publishing in Canada. Oriental Weekly is available every Thursday from authorized vendors, free of charge. Its key contents include community news, local news, and government news on federal, provincial and municipal levels.

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