Photo above is of performers of Cirque du Soleil performing their spectacular routine. By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — Toronto’s hosting of the Games is expected to draw 7,600 athletes and about 250,000 visitors to Ontario during the ...
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Photo above is of Janet McDougald, Chair of the PDSB. By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer PEEL, Ontario — Starting in early fall, the Peel District School Board (PDSB), one of Canada’s largest public school boards, will review a recently released ...
Read More »Zanana Akande To Receive Donald Moore Legacy Award
TORONTO, Ontario – Zanana Akande, former MPP and prominent educator, will be receiving yet another award for her outstanding achievements and commitment to equality and justice for all Canadian citizens. She is being presented with the Donald Moore Legacy Award ...
Read More »Caribbean LGBT Activists Hopeful While Challenging Discrimination
Photo above: Left to right: Vidyaratha Kissoon, Erin Greene and Maurice Tomlinson, panelists at “Pride and Prejudice: Human Rights in the Pan Am Region” — the 2nd annual Pride Toronto human rights conference held on June 20 at the University ...
Read More »BAD-C Director, Kingsley Gilliam, Receives Diaspora Award Of Excellence
Photo above: His Excellency the GG ,the Most Honorable Sir Patrick Allen, left, presents the Governor General’s Award of Excellence for Service in the Diaspora to Kingsley Percival Gilliam, with Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada, Her Excellency Janice Miller, at ...
Read More »David Rudder To Be Honoured By UWI
Photo above is of David Rudder toying with a cricket ball. Photo credit: davidmichaelrudder.com. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad CMC – Ajax resident, Calypsonian David Rudder, is among eight Trinidad and Tobago nationals, who will be honoured by the St. Augustine ...
Read More »Senator Don Meredith Kicked Out Of Conservative Caucus
Photo above is of Senator Don Meredith, who received an ACAA Excellence in Politics award in 2011. By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer OTTAWA, Ontario — Don Meredith, the first ever Jamaican to serve in the Senate of Canada and fourth ...
Read More »Ontario Court Rules In Favour Of Racial Profiling Plaintiff
TORONTO, Ontario – Last week Monday, June 15, Ontario’s Divisional Court released its decision in the racial profiling case of Aiken v. the Ottawa Police Services Board (OPSB). In this case, the African Canadian Legal Clinic (ACLC) successfully argued before ...
Read More »Spirit Of Mandela Celebrated With Defiance
Photo above is of members of the Mandela Legacy Committee taking a break. Photo by Brandon Hay. By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — Brilliant sunshine enlivened the Spirit of Mandela Freedom Walk, led by students from Nelson ...
Read More »Black Votes Matter Campaign Ramps Up For General Election
By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) has kicked off its strategy and planning sessions of its Black Votes Matter campaign in the lead up to the federal general election in ...
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