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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 ...

By Yvonne Sam Pride Contributing Columnist In 1963, Saint-Firmin Monestime, a Haitian-Canadian politician and Medical Doctor, became the first Black elected Mayor of a Canadian municipality — the northern Ontario town of Mattawa, with a population of 3000. The town ...

OTTAWA, Ontario, February 11, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, will meet with Caribbean Leaders during their 31st inter-sessional summit in Barbados, on Tuesday, next week, the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has confirmed. The Secretariat said that Trudeau ...

By Yvonne Sam Pride Contributing Columnist Black history, in its general and broadest sense, refers to the stories, experiences and accomplishments of people of African origin. The origins of Black History Month lay in early 20th-century historian Carter G. Woodson’s ...

TORONTO, Ontario February 6, 2020 — Over 170 Barbadians were employed last year, under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Program (SAWP) in Canada, and two new employers joined the program, helping to augment the previous year’s figures. Barbados is currently working ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist To date, no consensus has been reached by historians, regarding Marie-Joseph Angelique’s actual guilt, or innocence. On the morning of June 21, 1734, Angelique was in a chamber with a priest, a judge, a physician, ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Black people have a lengthy and noteworthy history of great kings, queens and warriors, nevertheless, in spite of all that, we still ended up being enslaved. A simple reason proffered for our finding ourselves in ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Thanks to airport racism, I am now bereft of my joy of flying. Previously, I regarded air travel as a symbol of freedom, as I was airborne almost every other month. Being at airports was ...