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HAMILTON, Bermuda CMC — A Canadian bank which helped rescue Bermuda’s oldest and second largest bank five years ago is selling its ownership stake in the bank, officials have announced. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) pumped US$150 million ...

AJAX, Durham – This Saturday, May 9, the Association of Black Law Enforcers (A.B.L.E.) will honour eight students from the GTA with scholarship awards at the 23rd annual A.B.L.E. Scholarship Awards Ball. These students are being recognized for academic excellence ...

TORONTO, Ontario — Founder, Tonya Williams, and the shared Board of Directors of the ReelWorld Film Festival and ReelWorld Foundation (ReelWorld) announced, earlier this week, the appointment of Gave Lindo as Executive Director of both organizations as of May 1. ...

By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor   TORONTO, Ontario — Prominent Guyana-born social science scholar, Professor Emeritus Dr. Wolseley (Percy) Anderson, passed on “as he lived — on his own terms and not without a fight” — on Sunday, May ...

From an early age, women have foisted on them images of the “ideal” female body, and self-esteem can plummet when they fail to measure up. But celebrity trainer Holly Perkins says it’s time women stop buying into those societal pressures. ...

By Michael Van Cooten Pride Publisher/Editor Since almost 25 years ago, and, in spite of a 40-year-old friendship, the Caribbean’s “King of Comedy”, Oliver Samuels, and award-winning playwright, Basil Dawkins, have not worked together on a play — until now. ...

Photo above is of Pauline Christian and Defence Minister Jason Kenny at the HJA gala. Photo by Eddie Grant. By Michael Van Cooten Pride Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario – The Canadian government — if re-elected — will name one of its new ...

Photo above is of local soccer star, Dwayne De Rosario, left, and a fan. By Lekan Afolabi Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – It might be said that having the Pan Am Games in Toronto is very fitting because it ...

Photo above: Newly appointed Toronto police chief, Mark Saunders (second from right), poses with Pauline Christian, president of the BBPA (second from left), and two guests. Photo by Kelvin Kellman. By Michael Van Cooten Pride Publisher/Editor  TORONTO, Ontario – Even ...

By Jon McKay Pride Mortgage Columnist If you have a job awaiting you on Canadian soil, it’s possible to also secure the purchase of a home if you plan ahead and connect with professionals before you even begin packing. The ...