Pride News Canada's Leader In African Canadian & Caribbean News, Views & Lifestyle

By Chef Selwyn Richards Culinary Specialist Have you ever had pasta that was too hard or just plain mushy? When you’re first learning to cook, you may have even prepared pasta that wasn’t the best. You may have wondered if ...

By Selwyn Richards Guest Columnist How are you? It is so especially important that we make every effort to check on one another! The COVID-19 pandemic continues to teach us so many lessons: take care of ourselves, be there for ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist People the world over, regardless of race, age, culture or religion held their collective breath as they waited, last week, for the verdict in the trial surrounding the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black ...

If you’re guilty of bending the truth when first getting to know a new love interest, you’re probably not alone, as more than half (53%) of Canadians have also lied to their potential partner, with men being three times more ...

By Annan Boodram Contributing Columnist It has become rather perplexing that, in spite of the jelling of the West Indies cricket team, the nations of the Caribbean refuse to use this model for all sports. This issue has been mooted, ...

By Dr. Kumar Mahabir Contributing Columnist This year’s annual Bocas Lit’ Fest (Bocas Literary Festival) ended, last weekend, in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital, Port-of-Spain. For the second year, it ran entirely virtual and online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Wednesday, April 28, 2021) — A new “Dragon” — Wes Hall, Executive Chair and Founder of Kingsdale Advisors — will enter the “Den” for Season 16 of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation-produced Dragons’ Den, the media behemoth announced, last ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Wednesday, April 28, 2021) — Scarborough resident, Randell Adjei, has been appointed as Ontario’s first Poet Laureate, following a private member’s bill, to establish the role, in memory of the late, iconic Canadian poet and singer, Gord Downie. ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, April 23, 2021) — More than three decades following the release of the groundbreaking album, Jamaican Funk – Canadian Style, Michie Mee, crowned Canada’s Queen of Hip-Hop, decades ago, returns with a full-length release that reinforces her ...

By Neil Armstrong Senior Contributor TORONTO, Ontario (Thursday, April 23, 2021) — Two prominent, stalwart Black community members resigned, recently, from a committee of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), citing personal differences and the slow pace of efforts ...