TORONTO, Ontario May 12 — One hundred and twenty Guyanese expatriates enthusiastically welcomed Clarissa Sabita Riehl, Guyana’s recently appointed High Commissioner to Canada, last Saturday, at a reception, held to introduce the diplomat to the country’s Diaspora. “Come back and ...
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By Michael Van Cooten PRIDE Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Canada May 10 — Afroglobal Television, a new 24-hour, global channel, which offers programming focused on Africa and its Diaspora, launched, today, on Rogers Cable, Channel 708. Licensed by the government of Canada ...
Read More »PRIDE NEWS MAGAZINE EXCLUSIVE: Whitby MP Urges African-Canadian Community To Come Together And Advocate
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer WHITBY, Ontario — Celina Caesar-Chavannes, the Member of Parliament for Whitby, is willing to facilitate meetings between the African Canadian community and the federal government, but believes the community has to come together first, ...
Read More »More Immigrant Entrepreneurs Becoming Canadian Permanent Residents Through Start-up Visa Program
OTTAWA, Ontario May 5, – The Canadian government says more immigrant entrepreneurs are coming to Canada through the Start-up Visa Program and the benefits are spreading growth and opportunity to middle-class families across the country. The program targets immigrant entrepreneurs ...
Read More »Canada Deplores Cancellation Of April 24 Polls In Haiti
OTTAWA, Ontario, May 2, CMC – Canada has become the latest country to deplore the cancellation of the April 24 second round of presidential elections, in Haiti, to choose a successor to Michel Martelly, who left office on February 7, ...
Read More »Return Of Mandatory Long-form In 2016 Census Considered Very Helpful To Ethnic Communities
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — As Canada gets ready for the 2016 Census, starting May 2, when Statistics Canada will send census letters and packages to all Canadian households, many researchers are welcoming the return of ...
Read More »Nova Scotia-renowned Artist And Writer, David Woods, Honoured With Harry Jerome Award
TORONTO, Ontario, April 27, 2016 — Dartmouth, Nova Scotia’s multi-disciplinary artist, David Woods, was honoured, last Saturday evening, with the 2016 Harry Jerome Award (HJA) for Entertainment by the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) at the Metro Toronto Convention ...
Read More »Human Rights Activist, Dudley Laws, Remembered At Harry Jerome Awards “Evening Of Excellence’’
By Lincoln Depradine PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — Dudley Laws, the late Jamaican-Canadian who often was vilified in life for his community activism, was praised, last Saturday evening, for the “progress’’ that came about because of his work. A ...
Read More »Pauline Christian Reaches Settlement With Pride News Magazine and Its Publisher, Michael Van Cooten
TORONTO, Ontario — Today, after intense but cordial discussions and negotiations, Pride News Magazine and its Publisher and Editor, Michael Van Cooten, and Pauline Christian and her son, D’Juvayne Christian, reached a settlement that quashed an impending defamation lawsuit. On ...
Read More »Conference To Explore African Faith-Based Activism In Canada And Western World
TORONTO, Ontario April 20, 2016 – In what ways have African religious movements shaped or affected Western states and society and what are the implications for theories on the relationship between the Global North and the Global South? That will ...
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