MHS Pallets is making a difference in Canada By Neil Armstrong Mickardo Hines is very proud that over the last six months, MHS Pallets, the company he started three years ago and for which he is president, has been certified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to make pallets representing Canada across the world. “It’s […]
Guyana Stabroek News closes after thirty-nine years After nearly four decades on newsstands, Guyana Stabroek News will publish its final print edition on March 15, bringing to a close one of Guyana’s longest running privately owned newspapers. The announcement was made last Friday by its publisher, Guyana Publications Inc, which has initiated voluntary liquidation proceedings. […]
Elevation Pictures Toronto: from festival presence to awards powerhouse By Janet Grant “From Best Picture to Best Animated Feature, Elevation Pictures’ slate drew recognition across every major Academy category.” Elevation Pictures has quietly established itself as one of Canada’s most influential film distributors. Founded in 2013 in Toronto by Laurie May and Noah Segal, the […]
Canada silent while Cuba is being strangled When a foreign power can shut down commercial flights, strand thousands of Canadians abroad and deepen hardship for an entire nation without meaningful response from Ottawa something has gone badly wrong. The unfolding crisis in Cuba is not an abstract foreign policy debate. It is a test of […]
TMU to host Viola Desmond Awards Black History Month at Toronto Metropolitan University will be marked with a ceremony that places legacy and leadership at its centre. On Thursday, February 19th, the university will gather students, faculty, community members and civic leaders for the 17th Annual Viola Desmond Awards and Bursary Ceremony at the Steve […]
Little Jamaica is finally back on the transit map By Stephen Weir Sunday, the new Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown LRT quietly hit the rails. And while the Little Jamaica community has long called for the line to be up and running, there were no ribbons stretched across the new Oakwood Station doors to be cut with […]
Scarborough violence prevention program faces funding uncertainty As Toronto grapples with gun violence and concern over youth safety, the community-led TO Wards Peace initiative has emerged as a key violence prevention program, but its future funding in Scarborough is now at a critical juncture. TO Wards Peace (TWP) is a community-centric violence intervention model operating […]
Ottawa paused this Black History Month to spotlight a quiet milestone in its transit history. At a ceremony marking the occasion, 84-year-old Winston Cumberbatch was formally recognized as the first Black employee of the former Ottawa Transportation Commission, today known as OC Transpo. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe presented Cumberbatch with a Certificate of Recognition, commending him […]
At a moment when immigration has once again become a defining political fault line, Spain has stepped forward with a decision that feels both modern and strangely familiar. By choosing to regularise the status of roughly half a million undocumented migrants, Madrid is not merely adjusting policy; it is making a statement about the kind […]
By Neil Armstrong The Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in the Faculty of Education at York University, and Unifor presented their annual Black History Month Celebration on February 10. The theme was “Word, Sound, Power: Black Artistic Expression,” an evening of performances showcasing Black artistic expression at the university. “We gather here […]
