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By Yvonne Sam Columnist QUEBEC, Canada, October 24, 2017 — To the watching public, the Quebec government’s recent removal of the Human Rights Commission’s mandate to lead the consultation on systemic discrimination and racism, and its subsequent renaming and reframing, ...

OTTAWA, Canada, October 20, 2017 (CMC) – Representatives from three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will join their counterparts from Latin America, in Canada, for talks aimed at putting pressure on Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro, to end the political and economic ...

By Neil Armstrong Contributing Writer   TORONTO, Ontario October 18, 2017 — The Caribbean African Canadian Social Services (CAFCAN) and Midaynta Community Service, with the support of East Metro Community Services, are hosting a community meeting focused on a collective ...

TORONTO, Ontario, October 17, 2017 — Last Thursday night, B. Denham Jolly won the 2017 Toronto Book Awards, which was presented at the Toronto Reference Library, for his memoir, “In the Black: My Life”, published by ECW Press. Established by ...

By Kingsley P. Gilliam M.A. Guest Writer The need to create a new Black legal clinic arose out of the failure of the African Canadian Legal Clinic (ACLC) to demonstrate accountability to the community it serves and to its principal ...

By Sharmon Carrington PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario October 6, 2017 — The Guyana Consulate General in Toronto recently solicited the participation of Guyanese nationals, at a “consultative meeting” — held on September 27 — on Guyana’s Draft Diaspora Engagement ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario October 5, 2017 — Several African Canadian human rights and workers’ rights activists in the country have welcomed the recommendations of the recently released UN Report on People of African Descent in ...

TORONTO, Ontario October 6, 2017 — In a historic decision, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal ruled that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) policy breached the rights of Michael Campbell, an injured migrant worker from Jamaica. Since ...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, September 29, 2017 (CMC) – Canada says it will continue to work with Haiti to clearly define its priorities and to meet its financial and institutional commitments. Newly appointed Canadian Ambassador to the French-speaking Caribbean Community ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario September 28, 2017 (PRIDE) — Legal Aid Ontario’s community meeting — held last night — about legal services for Ontario’s Black communities, drew many who are on either side of its decision ...