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By Neil Armstrong Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario June 24, 2017 — In aiming to expand the talent pool of black leaders in government at the municipal, provincial and federal levels, Operation Black Vote Canada (OBVC), a non-profit and non-partisan organization, ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario May 29, 2017 (PRIDE) — Ontario’s Education Minister, Mitzie Hunter, says the new OHIP+: Children and Youth Pharmacare Program, which starts in January 2018, is one of the most exciting aspects of ...

TORONTO, Ontario May 29, 2017 – Yesterday, the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at which a new Board of Directors and Committee Chairs were elected for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. “I am looking forward to ...

By John Tory Mayor of Toronto As good as we are striving for inclusion, which matches our status as the most diverse city in the world, there still exists anti-Black racism in Toronto. It is an ongoing reality in this ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario May 15, 2017 (PRIDE) — In its 61-year history, this is the first time that three out of the top four officers of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), which represents 3.3 million ...

By Neil Armstrong Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario May 15, 2017 — Renowned American activist, academic and author, Angela Davis, says there can be no effective struggles for economic justice, racial justice, gender justice without placing those issues confronting First Nations ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario May 10, 2017 (PRIDE) — A Different Booklist Cultural Centre: The People’s Residence has major plans for its new home in the former Mirvish Village site being developed by Westbank Corp., the ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario May 9, 2017 (PRIDE) — Consumer racial profiling (CRP) is a reality in the lives of many Black Canadians, and institutions like the Ontario Human Rights Commission and Nova Scotia Human Rights ...

Earlier today, Senator Don Meredith resigned from the “Red Chamber. The senator sent a brief statement to Pride News Magazine, which is published below, unedited. May 9th, 2017 In this the 150th year marking Canada’s anniversary of confederation, and the formation ...

OTTAWA, Ontario May 8, 2017 (CMC) – The federal government has published regulatory changes, to increase the maximum age of a dependent child, in new applications for all immigration programs. According to a government statement, the changes will allow more ...