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TORONTO, Ontario March 20, 2020 — The Black Action Defense Committee (BAD-C) has postponed its annual Dudley Laws scholarship fundraising brunch, due to the safety risk, posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The brunch, which was to be held on ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario March 20, 2020 — This year’s edition of the Harry Jerome Awards (HJA) gala ceremony, slated for Saturday, April 25, has been postponed. Founded in 1983, and organised, annually, by the Black Business ...

By Anthony Q. Briggs and Warren Clarke Guest Contributors In 2018, Black people, globally, got a signal of hope, when director, Ryan Coogler, and Marvel Studios released the critically-acclaimed movie, Black Panther. While few knew of the Black Panther, as a superhero, ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist In his report on the death of Robert Henault, a 70-year-old man, who was shot dead, during a police intervention in 2013, Coroner, Paul Dionne, recommended the use of body cameras, by the police. At ...

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 ...