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By Sandy Daley PRIDE Columnist Last year was a very, very challenging year, and I was happy to see it end! Of course we all struggle at times, but 2015 was the year that I was reminded that life sometimes will do nothing but ...

By Rupert Johnson A get-away vacation is supposed to be an enjoyable experience. But sad to say that nowadays it can be a very onerous task especially if you decide to get to your destination by way of an airline. ...

I write to inform the public and supporters that I no longer hold the position of president of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS).  In 1978, Dr. Daniel G. Hill Sr. and Donna Hill, Lorraine Hubbard, Joanne Kaczmarski, Wilson O ...

By James Jeffrey IPS Africa Correspondent ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (IPS) — On a sunny November day in Addis Ababa the courtyard of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) centre is packed with people—some attend a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ...

By Hazel Henderson IPS Guest Columnist We humans are acutely aware of risks. From our earliest times, the risks we faced were from hunger, predatory animals, extreme environmental conditions and, as our numbers grew, from other human tribes. Fast forward ...

By Rupert Johnson Wednesday, November 4, 2015 was indeed a historic day in Canadian politics. It was historic in that it signalled a turning point in the political, social and cultural direction of our nation as a whole. The entire ...

Greetings friends and supporters: The Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) would like to inform you that the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS) is pursuing the development of a Culture Strategy for Ontario. The Ministry’s objective is to establish ...

By Joseph Chamie IPS Guest Writer  NEW YORK, NY (IPS) — Women are having fewer than two children on average in 83 countries, representing nearly half of the world’s population. And in some countries, such as Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, ...

By Rupert Johnson PRIDE Columnist On October 19, the vast majority of Canadians spoke, decisively, and the message was loud and clear: they rejected the Stephen Harper brand of governance — overwhelmingly. It is indeed heartwarming that they have put ...

By Howard G. Buffett Guest Writer  LONDON, England (IPS) — My friend Kofi Boa is a Ghanaian agronomist who is probably the biggest advocate for conservation farming in Africa. For decades, Kofi has taught farmers how to increase their yields ...