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By Richard leBrasseur Guest Contributor In February, a Nova Scotia MP introduced legislation aimed at tackling environmental racism. When it comes to environmental racism, it is essential to understand its long history in Nova Scotia. The African Canadian communities of Preston, ...

Dear Members of the Media: I want to take an opportunity to say thank you, to each and every one of you. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, across the world, you have been working around-the-clock to get the public the ...

By Sharmon Carrington Contributing Writer PEEL, Ontario March 24, 2020 — Guyanese-born Imam Shaykh Imran Ally, who immigrated to Canada in 2000, has recently been recognized for Chaplaincy Services, by the Peel Regional Police (PRP) — third largest municipal police ...

TORONTO, Ontario March 20, 2020 — The Black Action Defense Committee (BAD-C) has postponed its annual Dudley Laws scholarship fundraising brunch, due to the safety risk, posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The brunch, which was to be held on ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario March 20, 2020 — This year’s edition of the Harry Jerome Awards (HJA) gala ceremony, slated for Saturday, April 25, has been postponed. Founded in 1983, and organised, annually, by the Black Business ...

By Anthony Q. Briggs and Warren Clarke Guest Contributors In 2018, Black people, globally, got a signal of hope, when director, Ryan Coogler, and Marvel Studios released the critically-acclaimed movie, Black Panther. While few knew of the Black Panther, as a superhero, ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist In his report on the death of Robert Henault, a 70-year-old man, who was shot dead, during a police intervention in 2013, Coroner, Paul Dionne, recommended the use of body cameras, by the police. At ...

By Jacqueline L. Scott Guest Contributor Snowshoeing in the woods, on a sunny winter’s day, is my idea of fun. When playing in the snow, winter seems to pass faster. Over two-thirds of Canadians participate in outdoor recreation, according to Statistics ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 20, 2020 (CMC) — Canada is proposing an annual meeting with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Leaders, as the North American country moves to strengthen its relationship with the 15-member regional integration grouping. A Trinidad and Tobago government statement ...

OTTAWA, Ontario February 18, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, cancelled a trip to Barbados, where he was due to meet with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders, as Indigenous demonstrators and their supporters continue to halt train service, across parts ...