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By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist The truth be told, for racism to be defeated, we should first begin by giving it its proper and correct label. At its core, racism is a powerful system that creates false hierarchies of human ...

By Daryl Janzen Guest Contributor Jupiter and Saturn lined up on December 21, so close together, that they appeared as one bright shining star. Many referred to it as the “Christmas Star”. It’s the closest the two planets have appeared together ...

By Alison Braley-Rattai Guest Contributor The process of vaccinating Canadians against COVID-19 has begun. With the rise in vaccine hesitancy, and many refusing even to wear masks, people are wondering whether COVID-19 vaccination could be mandatory. It could, in particular contexts. ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Hospitals across the country are filling up again, not specifically with the demographic group disproportionately slammed by the coronavirus pandemic. Vaccination is considered as the “holy grail of medicine”, and, additionally, has been touted as ...

By Bruce Campbell Guest Contributor The federal Liberal government came to office five years ago promising “real change,” including action on the climate crisis and unprecedented wealth and income inequality. Justin Trudeau was re-elected in 2019 reiterating these same promises. But ...

By Dawn Moore Guest Contributor Badly injured, Marie-France (a pseudonym) sought shelter at her father’s house, wanting to buy time, let her wounds heal and figured out how she, and her children, could quietly slip away from her abuser. Her father ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Conversations about police reform always follow each police murder of a Black male, and continues for weeks, and even months. The demand for change in policing is vociferous, and the promises of police reform and ...

By Mark Winfield Guest Contributor Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has come to be defined by two things: its hesitant responses to the emerging second wave of COVID-19 and its relentlessly pro-business approach to virtually all other matters. The situation invites the ...

“We use stereotypes all the time without knowing it. We have met the enemy of equality and the enemy is us.” — A. Paul By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist It is almost midnight, a young Black male stands next to ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Thursday, November 12, 2020) — Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Laurie Peters, has lauded the government for its response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We have all been impressed with Jamaica, especially the early response to managing ...