By Lincoln DePradine PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario December 14, 2016 — A Caribbean-born, Toronto-based medical doctor, who has been providing more than three decades of volunteer services, has received one of the most coveted awards for Commonwealth of Nations’ ...
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By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario December 12, 2016 — Six individuals have been presented with awards for their humanitarian work in Haiti. The recipients — Annik Chalifour of Journalist L’Express, Akwatu Khenti of the Centre for Addiction ...
Read More »PDSB Seeks Community Input On Its Action Plan To Support Black Male Students
MISSISSAUGA, Peel, December 8, 2016 — The Peel District School Board (PDSB) is inviting community members and families to a community forum, on Saturday, where attendees can provide feedback on the Board’s action plan to support black male students. The ...
Read More »Fifty-Five Plus Club Helping Caribbean Seniors
By Lincoln DePradine PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario December 6, 2016 — The president of an Ontario-based seniors’ group, started in the province five years ago by Grenadians, says the aim of the organization is to support the elderly of ...
Read More »Stanley G. Grizzle: Labour Union Trailblazer Fondly Remembered By Friends
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario December 6, 2016 — The late Stanley G. Grizzle accomplished many things in his life — including being the first African Canadian to be employed by the Ontario Ministry of Labour (in ...
Read More »Climate, Cities, Money: Possible To Achieve Sustainability And Equality If Wealthy Pitch In
By John Cartwright PRIDE Guest Columnist I have just returned from the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP22) in Morocco, where thousands gathered to nudge forward the global agenda on climate action. There were mixed emotions on display, celebrating ...
Read More »Statement From The Canadian Prime Minister On The Death Of Former Cuban President Fidel Castro
Saturday, November 26, 2016 Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today, issued the following statement on the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro: “It is with deep sorrow that I learned today of the death of Cuba’s longest serving President. “Fidel ...
Read More »Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Friday, November 25, 2016 Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: “An estimated one in three women around the world experience violence in their lifetime. This statistic ...
Read More »The State Of Race Relations In Canada: UN Expert Panel Warns Of Systemic Anti-Black Racism In Canada’s Criminal Justice System
By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist Findings of the United Nations Working Group on People of African Decent For the multiplicity of times that I have given thought of where Canada, and her provinces, stands as it relates to race relations, ...
Read More »Find A Vet, Thank A Vet, Lest We Forget: A Call To Action To Honour Canada’s Veterans
By Senator Don Meredith Every November, Canadians honour and remember the service men and women who have sacrificed for our country and defended our rights and freedoms. As a member of the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, I’ve ...
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