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By Sandy Daley Pride Contributing Writer It has certainly been a very difficult week for us all here in Toronto. The death of three year old Elijah Marsh rocked us all to our very core; so hard that many of ...

Photo above is of the memoriam placed at the entrance of Elijah’s homestead. By Monica Hernandez, Ph.D Pride Contributing Writer “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not… They are new every ...

Photo above is of Ettie Dawkins, left, and Sharon Shelton. Photo by Lincoln Depradine. By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer    TORONTO, Ontario — Ettie Dawkins had a few objectives in mind when she decided to organize and coordinate an ...

Photo above courtesy of Paul-Alexander.com. MEDIA ADVISORY Friday, February 20, 2015 TORONTO MAYOR TO ATTEND 2015 AFRICAN CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS GALA  TORONTO, Ontario — Toronto Mayor John Tory has confirmed his attendance at this year’s African Canadian Achievement Awards of ...

Photo above is of the late Vincent Lai and his wife, Lorain. TORONTO, Ontario — Vincent Lai 65, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nicey’s Food Mart, passed away at his home in Richmond Hill, Ontario, on Friday, February 13, after a brief ...

Photo above: Grenada Consul General C.J. Augustine-Kanu, left, and Senator Peter David. Photo by Lincoln Depradine. By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — A Grenada parliamentarian wants more “collaboration’’ among Grenadian groups in Toronto, suggesting the need for a summit as ...

Photo above: From left to right: Karina Pelletier; Emma Cohen; Estelle Annan; Kim Mason, RBC’s Regional President, Greater Toronto Region; Toronto Mayor John Tory; Sajine Sathiesalen, Grace Likungu. Photo courtesy of RBC. TORONTO, Ontario – Last Thursday night at the Gardiner Museum in downtown Toronto, ...

Ottawa, Ontario – Carleton University accessibility experts are lending a hand to the government of Jamaica in a project to make the country’s legislative building, George William Gordon House, accessible to those with disabilities. On Feb. 15, Dean Mellway, acting ...

TORONTO, Ontario — There can be no growth of a people if excellence is not noted as integral to the society’s composition. Among the Black communities in Canada, the African Canadian Achievement Awards (ACAA) stands as a bastion of determination ...

Photo above: Jerrold Johnson (centre), Chief Representative Officer at the JNBS Toronto Representative Office, celebrates with Jenate Stampp (right), winner of the 2014 JN Toronto Office Black History Month competition and Anthony Huang, second place winner. Stampp walked away with an ...