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Two Worlds - One Love: Celebrating Jamaican Canadian Success Stories

Toronto boasts one of the largest Jamaican communities in Canada. This is their story: it is a story of struggle, stamina and triumph over adversity. And most of all, it is the story of achievement. It's the story of the Jamaican-Canadian experience in Toronto.

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