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By Jaigris Hodson Guest Contributor Across Canada, COVID-19 infection rates are climbing, amid the coronavirus’s second wave. Since a short flattening of the curve in the summer, transmission has continued to rise, particularly among young people, who have been scolded by ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Hundreds of Canadians, of various hues, have turned out in major cities and small towns to protest the killings of unarmed civilians — often Blacks — at the hands of police or law enforcement. If, ...

By Elizabeth Steyn Guest Writer Mining is major business in Canada, particularly operations conducted beyond its borders. The Canadian mining industry, however, has often been criticized for its human rights record abroad. In 2018, Canadian companies had mining assets in 100 ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, October 23, 2020) — Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Lilian Chatterjee, held fruitful talks with Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, focusing on key areas, for which technical assistance in the health sector can be provided by ...

By Michael J. Armstrong Guest Contributor TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, October 23, 2020) — According to recently released financial statements, the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) earned $18.6 million during its 2019-20 financial year. That’s a welcome reversal from the previous year’s ...

TORONTO, Ontario (Thursday, October 22, 2020) — “We are deeply disappointed that yet another police officer has eluded conviction for killing a Black man. “Justice Robert Kelly’s recent verdict that found Constable Daniel Montsion not guilty of all charges in ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist What will it take for Canada to notice the profundity of her problems, or how infected she is with the cancerous-like diseases, such as mental health, police brutality and stark racism? It is apparent that ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario (Monday, October 19, 2020) — The mental health diagnosis of Black-Canadians appears daunting. The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has reported that members of the Black community may experience racism, discrimination, violence ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Over the last few months people, the world over, have been seriously affected by the ravages of the coronavirus and its mind-boggling detriment to the lives of everyone, regardless of culture, age, education, or financial ...

By Gloria Blizzard and Gillian TurnbullGuest Contributors Music has been significant for many during COVID-19 isolation, and in these same months Black musicians have amplified the momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement. While pop or hip hop music are genres whose ...