EIGHTEEN girls and one boy were killed in a fire at a secondary school dormitory in Guyana, shortly before midnight on Sunday. The girls were students of the Mahdia Secondary School who lived on the compound in a dormitory. The boy, Adonijah Jerome who was five year old and the youngest of the victims, lived […]
Former Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders was a no-show By Lincoln DePradine Toronto needs to be taken “on a different track’’, because “everything is not going well’’ in the city, according to mayoral candidate Mitzie Hunter. “We have to do things differently so that we get different results – the results that we deserve,’’ Hunter […]
Former Governor General Michaëlle Jean spoke of Canada having the chance to heal historic wounds as she launched the Halifax Declaration for the Eradication of Racial Discrimination. “Today, Canada’s Black community has embarked on a historic moment – the publication of the Halifax Declaration for the Eradication of Racial Discrimination. The Halifax Declaration is the […]
On May 6th, the Durham Community Action Group (DCAG) and their Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) successfully hosted their Spring Forum, focusing on the theme of “Disrupting Anti-Black Racism and Hate.” This event aimed to address ongoing issues of racism and hatred in Durham Region’s education and policing, particularly concerning Black, Indigenous, and other vulnerable communities. […]
A new Canadian passport, redesigned from cover to cover with state-of-the-art security features and new artwork, was unveiled last week in Ottawa by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. A news release from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says the new passport includes features designed to […]
In an attempt to address the increasing crime rates in Ontario, the provincial government has announced changes to its police recruitment policies. Premier Doug Ford claimed that crime rates are on the rise and that Ontarians feel scared in their hometowns. In a press conference, he stated that increasing the number of officers is paramount […]
The City of Toronto, TTC, and Toronto Police are continuing to work together to ensure the transit system is safe for everyone – all transit riders and every transit worker. Last Thursday, Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie and TTC Chair Jon Burnside received an update on the initiatives underway to address societal challenges on the TTC. […]
Listen to this article now By Yves Engler Emmanuel Macron’s relatively measured stance on Taiwan should embarrass Canada’s New Democratic Party. Sinophobia in Canadian media has pushed the party to forgo objections to the threat of war and back Washington’s rhetoric in US-China tensions. In a recent visit to Beijing, Emmanuel Macron said Europe should […]
Using access to information laws, CBC News investigated 120 complaints against Halifax police. They were able to get at the records despite resistance by the police bureaucracy. The idea was to allow the public to have a peek at how the type of complaints that are lodged and to understand how police handle them, especially […]
Canadian socialite Jasmine Hartin pleaded guilty on Tuesday last week to manslaughter in connection with the May 2021 death of Belizean police superintendent Henry Jemmott. Jemmott was shot in the head with his own gun while alone with Hartin on a pier in Belize. “I just want Henry’s family to have peace now and I […]