Staying in your home no matter what can be a challenging decision, particularly when financial constraints become overwhelming. However, walking away from your property should not be the first option to consider. It is important to understand the long-term implications of such a decision before taking such a drastic step. In the last three to […]
The Pickering Council recently voted against supporting a developer’s request for a minister’s zoning order (MZO) for the construction of a 128-bed long-term care home in the northeast part of the city. The facility, proposed by Kathleen Williams of Atlantic Mas Foundation, was aimed at providing affordable housing, residences for older adults, and retail and […]
This March, we celebrate Women’s History Month by learning about three Caribbean women who are crucial change agents and have transformed the world. Catherine Flon – Haiti (1772 – 1831) The Haitian Revolution is one of the most significant Black uprisings in history. After twelve years of insurrection, the self-emancipated revolutionaries of what was then […]
There are three new murals recently unveiled along a Windsor main street corridor. One of the individuals highlighted is Ada Kelly Whitney, known for being the first Black woman hired by an Ontario public school board, according to the Essex County Black Historical Research Society. “I’m so proud of her,” expressed the group’s president Irene […]
By Dr. Virginia Nsitem Recently, a patient visited my office with news that she was diagnosed with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a disease of low bone mass and strength, and an increase your risk for fractures. She said that she started an exercise routine of swimming and yoga to improve her condition, and asked when she […]
Molly Johnson said that she was quite shocked when she was told that she had been awarded the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for lifetime artistic achievement. Johnson was among an impressive array of Canadian artistic achievers which included singer K.D. Lang, soprano Rosemarie Landry, playwright Michel Marc Bouchard and choreographer James Kudelka. While she […]
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie sent a letter to federal Justice Minister David Lametti requesting that the Government of Canada revise the Criminal Code to better protect transit workers. McKelvie’s letter, sent on behalf of the City of Toronto and the TTC, comes ahead of Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day tomorrow and follows conversations around […]
Caribbean cooking shares a lot with West African cuisine, through ingredients like cassava, certain peppers, sweet potatoes and plantains and spices such as ginger, cinnamon and allspice that are commonly used in both cultures. That’s something Los Angeles-based celebrity chef Ameera Muhammad noted after a visit to Ghana and a subsequent visit to Antigua. “There […]
In line with Black Mental Health Week, the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CAST), Anchoring Minds Inc. and Delta Family Resource Centre have partnered to launch a new initiative, the Black Agency Network (BAN) in efforts to help Black families better navigate the child welfare system in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The goal of […]
By Yolanda T. Marshall Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces Written by Elamin Abdelmahmoud, a Sudanese Canadian writer and host of CBC’s pop culture show, Pop Chat. “Arriving in Canada at age 12 from Sudan, Elamin’s teenage years were spent trying new ways of being in the world and relating to […]
