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By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, April 9, 2021) — City council, yesterday, unanimously approved, what it described, as the “biggest change in police oversight in Toronto’s recent history”. The council asked Ombudsman Toronto — one of the ...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, (Thursday, April 8, 2021) — Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, along with Andy Dellmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament (Halifax), announced, today, funding, of $1,031,565, for Dalhousie University’s ...

By Afua Cooper Guest Contributor Since my time as a graduate student, to my present appointment as a professor at Dalhousie University, I have been involved with championing and developing Black studies in universities, and beyond. Previously, within Canadian universities, not ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario (Wednesday, March 31, 2021) — The Toronto Police Service (TPS) — in collaboration with the Police and Community Engagement Review (PACER) Committee — has officially launched its Know Your Rights campaign, aimed at ...

WINDSOR, Ontario (Wednesday, March 31, 2021) — The University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law announced, on Monday, details of scholarships, in honour of pioneering law alumnus, Thora H. Espinet. Recognizing issues with anti-Black racism (ABR) at the institution, and making ...

OTTAWA, Canada (Tuesday, March 30, 2021) — The government of Canada has announced it will contribute CAN$1,200,000 (approximately USD$950,000) to support the efforts of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) against COVID-19 in six Caribbean countries. Several countries in the ...

By Celina Caesar-Chavannes and Alex Marland Guest Contributors There are many ways politicians and bureaucrats can show leadership in response to calls to democratize Canadian politics. Specifically, there are a lot of things men can do, particularly heterosexual white men. As the ...

OTTAWA, Ontario Tuesday, March 16, 2021) — Canadian national home sales set another all-time record, last month, according to statistics, released yesterday, by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). Home sales, recorded over CREA’s Canadian Multiple Listing Service (MLS®), climbed ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario (Thursday, March 4, 2021) — Building Black Businesses in Canada, a new study — conducted by the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC), a national, non-profit, bilingual organization — that examines the needs ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Although there has been the annual celebration of Black History, since 1995, when former federal Minister and MP, Dr. Jean Augustine, introduced the motion for the Canadian Parliament to recognize February as the designated month, ...