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TORONTO, Ontario April 28, 2017 (PRIDE) — Spelling Bee of Canada (SBOC) is gearing up for its national championships on May 7, in the Lady Hamilton Ballroom at the Toronto Plaza Hotel, 1677 Wilson Avenue, in Toronto. For 30 years, ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario April 26, 2017 (PRIDE) — Marie Clarke Walker, executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress, is seeking the traditionally natural elevation from that position at the CLC – to become its next ...

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage IPS Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York April 25, 2017 (IPS) — Despite progress, many gaps remain in international indigenous rights protection, said representatives during an annual UN meeting. More than 1000 indigenous representatives, from around the ...

TORONTO, Ontario April 25, 2017 – A coalition, of over 30 African-Canadian community organizations, has convened an urgent town hall meeting, at the Scarborough Civic Centre, on Thursday, April 27. Including lead organisations, the African Canadian Legal Clinic (ACLC) and ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario April 20, 2017 (PRIDE) – Attendees at this year’s Black Business and Professional Association’s (BBPA) Harry Jerome Awards gala, on Saturday, may be in for a special celebrity treat — a “selfie” with ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario Wednesday, April 19, 2017 (PRIDE) — Two major African Canadian organizations, in Toronto, have welcomed the recommendations made by Ontario Court of Appeal judge, Justice Michael Tulloch, in his recent publicly-released “Report ...

TORONTO, Ontario Wednesday, April 19, 2017 — Guyana’s Former Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds, was the keynote speaker at a recent, special commemorative luncheon, in observance of the 20th anniversary of the death of Dr. Cheddi Jagan, former leader of the Peoples ...

By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario April 13, 2017 — The political advocacy committee of the Jamaican Canadian Association is making sure that new candidates from the Black community are ready for the upcoming provincial and municipal elections ...

TORONTO, Ontario April 12, 2017 (PRIDE) — Ontario Premier, Kathleen Wynne, has commended Michael Van Cooten, Founder, Chair and CEO of the African Canadian Achievement Awards of Excellence (ACAA) on the important role he is playing in the African Canadian ...

By Lincoln DePradine PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario April 12, 2017 (PRIDE) — When a group of people — youth and adults — gathered, recently, in the Jane/Finch community to discuss empowerment and combating racism, the message from organizers and ...