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(NC) Did you know that 42 per cent of Canadian youth have been targets of cyberbullying? A joint study by child safety organizations MediaSmarts, PrevNet, and Telus also found that 60 per cent of youth online have witnessed bullying attacks. ...

(NC) We’ve all heard the complaints: Gluten-free cakes taste like sand – and gluten-free cookies are brittle and bland. This type of diet does sound restrictive but there are plenty of ways to indulge in sweet treats without sacrificing flavor. ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 19, (CMC) – Public sector pharmacists have signed a two-year wage agreement with the Jamaica government, under which they will receive a four per cent salary increase in the first year and three per cent in the ...

By Allan Bucka Jones PRIDE Health Columnist ACKA, the African Caribbean Kidney Association Chapter of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, was developed out of a recognition that people of African and Caribbean descent are identified as individuals at high risk ...

Following is a statement from Kingsley Gilliam, Director of Communications,  for the Black Action Defense Committee (BADC), issued to the media today. TORONTO, Ontario — The Black Action Defense Committee (BADC) is appalled and dismayed by the report, “Filed Under ...

By Mark Brown PRIDE Guest Writer TORONTO, Ontario — On April 13, a group of about 30 people commenced an occupation of the office of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, located at 25 St. Clair Avenue, East, in Toronto. The ...

UNITED NATIONS, New York Apr. 18, (CMC) – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the country (MINUSTAH), Sandra Honoré, is urging all stakeholders, including the future Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), ...

By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario — Veteran Jamaican-Canadian reggae musician, songwriter and producer, Leroy Sibbles, is coming home to Toronto to perform a rare, Sunday afternoon concert. Sibbles, dubbed “The Legend”, flies into Toronto, from Jamaica, on ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr. 17, (CMC) – Minister with responsibility for the tourism sector, Catherine Hughes, says Guyana’s vibrant, local aviation sector will help in the development of the country’s tourism sector . Hughes made the comment as Air Services Limited ...

By Nelson A. King By CMC Staff Writer WASHINGTON, DC Apr. 17, (CMC) – The United States continues to decry human rights practices in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member-states, saying that many of them are still engaged in egregious practices that ...