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By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor MALTON, Ontario, September 28, 2017 – At a packed nomination meeting, held at the Malton Community Centre, last evening, Mississauga-Malton New Democrats nominated Nikki Clarke, President of the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS), television ...

OTTAWA, Canada, September 28, 2017 (PRIDE) – Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, yesterday, pledged Canada`s long-term support to the Eastern Caribbean, particularly with respect to assisting in the aftermath of the Category 5 hurricanes that recently devastated the sub-region. The Prime ...

TORONTO, Ontario, September 27, 2017 (CMC) – A high-level delegation from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States’ (OECS) Monetary Council has arrived, here, for talks with top Canadian financial institutions, including the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), The Bank of ...

By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor MALTON, Ontario, September 25, 2017 — College professor, television host and producer, Nikki Clarke, will take her first bold and calculated step — on Wednesday night — towards becoming the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for ...

By Karlene Nation Guest Contributor TORONTO, Ontario, September 25, 2017 — Margaret Parsons, the Executive Director of the African Canadian Legal Clinic (ACLC) has enlisted legal help to challenge Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) for shutting off funding, accusing LAO of racism ...

By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist On Thursday, May 20, Quebec Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion Minister, Kathleen Weil, unveiled plans for a public consultation on systemic discrimination and racism. The government and the Quebec Human Rights Commission, along with non-profit groups, ...

By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario, September 21, 2017 — Officials from Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry will be in Toronto, next week, to consult with the republic’s Diaspora in Canada about its Diaspora Engagement Strategy. On Wednesday, September ...

TORONTO, Ontario. September 13, 2017 — A leading Canada-based nutraceutical/pharmaceutical company, Timeless Herbal Care, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), to grow herbal plants, including medical marijuana, on previously mined bauxite lands. Under ...

By Neil Armstrong Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario, September 8, 2017 — Born on September 7, 1919, if Jamaica’s renowned folklorist and cultural icon, Louise Bennett Coverley, aka Miss Lou, was alive today, she would have celebrated her 98th birthday yesterday. ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, August 30, 2017 (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has taken steps to further strengthen relations with Canada. A government statement said that the island’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of ...