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By Amina Mohamed IPS Guest Columnist NAIROBI, Kenya, December 2, 2016 (IPS) — Africa, the cradle of mankind and home to the youngest population in the world, has a historic opportunity to realise its full potential, in sharing our potential ...

By Heather Gordon PRIDE Guest Columnist The current Opioids crisis has recently been a frequent and scary headline in our national papers and newsfeeds and is of concern to many Canadians, and rightly so. In Ontario an average of two ...

By Rupert Johnson PRIDE Columnist This is indeed a sad day for the Cuban people for their revered icon, Fidel Castro is dead—dead at the ripe old age of 90. Castro has no doubt left an enduring legacy which started ...

By Lakshmi Puri IPS Guest Writer NEW YORK, New York November 25, 2016 (IPS) — Each year on November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is commemorated. A commemoration in essence is an opportunity to ...

By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist When the word domestic violence is used or thought about, the general public usually thinks of physical abuse that gives rise to visible injuries to the victim. Sadly, this is only one type of abuse. ...

By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist After prolonged and deliberate, though somewhat protracted consideration I have been forced to relegate myself to the role of inquirer. With no preconceived notion(s), gender misidentification, malice or rancor aforethought, let me voice my unwavering ...

By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist Well the historic election of the century has come and gone. What with all the drama! Thanks to providence, after a truly polluted campaign, fraught with name calling, hyperboles, leaks, assaults, death threats, innuendos and ...

By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist Analysts have often referred to Quebec as a hub of diversity. Everyone is here, and everyone lives together, even if not in perfect harmony. However, the issue of race relations in Quebec continues to adhere ...

By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Guest Columnist Lyrics to a song made famous by the Carpenters, “We’ve only just begun”, run thus, “sharing horizons that are new to us, watching the signs along the way”. How applicable are these words to ...

Suck Salt By Lorna King PRIDE Poet for you I reserved a place, completely yours till you poisoned me. Gave me stories filled with mines; offered me guarantees which froze in the cold icy winter; melted in the summer; then ...