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TORONTO, Ontario (Wednesday, April 28, 2021) — Scarborough resident, Randell Adjei, has been appointed as Ontario’s first Poet Laureate, following a private member’s bill, to establish the role, in memory of the late, iconic Canadian poet and singer, Gord Downie. ...

By Neil Armstrong Senior Contributor TORONTO, Ontario (Thursday, April 23, 2021) — Two prominent, stalwart Black community members resigned, recently, from a committee of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), citing personal differences and the slow pace of efforts ...

Today teaches tomorrow a lesson — African proverb By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Historically, while Canada did not have segregation (Jim Crow) laws, like in the United States, segregation did exist in this country. Black History Month is as much ...

NEW KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, April 21, 2021) — The government of Canada, through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, today, donated $11.3 million (CAD 100,000) to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in support of Jamaica’s COVID-19 response. Canada’s contribution ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario (Friday, April 9, 2021) — City council, yesterday, unanimously approved, what it described, as the “biggest change in police oversight in Toronto’s recent history”. The council asked Ombudsman Toronto — one of the ...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, (Thursday, April 8, 2021) — Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, along with Andy Dellmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament (Halifax), announced, today, funding, of $1,031,565, for Dalhousie University’s ...

By Afua Cooper Guest Contributor Since my time as a graduate student, to my present appointment as a professor at Dalhousie University, I have been involved with championing and developing Black studies in universities, and beyond. Previously, within Canadian universities, not ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario (Wednesday, March 31, 2021) — The Toronto Police Service (TPS) — in collaboration with the Police and Community Engagement Review (PACER) Committee — has officially launched its Know Your Rights campaign, aimed at ...

WINDSOR, Ontario (Wednesday, March 31, 2021) — The University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law announced, on Monday, details of scholarships, in honour of pioneering law alumnus, Thora H. Espinet. Recognizing issues with anti-Black racism (ABR) at the institution, and making ...

OTTAWA, Canada (Tuesday, March 30, 2021) — The government of Canada has announced it will contribute CAN$1,200,000 (approximately USD$950,000) to support the efforts of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) against COVID-19 in six Caribbean countries. Several countries in the ...