Jamaica’s tourism industry is using its latest international trade gathering to signal recovery, attract new business and strengthen relationships with travel markets worldwide. The 36th staging of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) is being held in Ocho Rios from September 14 to 17, marking the resort town’s return as host for the first time in […]
Black leaders, youth, artists, policymakers, community advocates and allies from across Canada will converge on Winnipeg Sept. 18-20 for the fifth National Black Canadians Summit, a three-day gathering designed to turn dialogue, lived experience and cultural expression into collective action. Held at the RBC Convention Centre, the 2026 summit is organized by the Fondation Michaëlle […]
By Anthony Joseph Unless you have been living under a rock, you know something important has changed in the relationship between Canada and the United States – Canada stood up. That in itself is news. For decades, whenever Washington pushed hard enough, Canadians often found a way to bend. We negotiated, compromised and accommodated. Sometimes […]
By Anthony Joseph Canada has found itself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the United States; Washington being the cat, and Canada the mouse. The latest threat is another 50 per cent tariff on billions of dollars’ worth of Canadian exports. For more than a year, Canada has lived with tariff threats, […]
BADC warns Ontario bail measures could deepen inequality The Black Action Defence Committee is warning that proposed changes to Ontario’s bail system could make an accused person’s ability to secure pre-trial freedom increasingly dependent on personal or family wealth. BADC is calling on the Ontario government to delay financial bail provisions in the Keeping Criminals […]
By Anthony Joseph History has a way of producing symbolism that politicians love and historians eventually question. When President Donald Trump announced that he had signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran at the Palace of Versailles, the image itself seemed designed for television. Versailles, with all its grandeur and historical significance, has long been […]
OVER $56,000 FOR WEXFORD RESIDENCE By Lincoln DePradine Conservative MPP Raymond Cho, who will be 90 in November, on Wednesday underscored the importance of seniors keeping active, while making a funding announcement at the Scarborough-based Scarborough-based Wexford Residence Inc. Cho, Minister Seniors and Accessibility, was applauded both as he shared part of his own personal […]
Guyana is preparing to enter the industrial hemp market, with government officials identifying Regions Six and Ten as the first major cultivation areas once processing facilities are established. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha said the newly formed Guyana Industrial Hemp Regulatory Authority has already begun operations and a chief executive officer has been appointed to guide […]
By Anthony Joseph At a time when democracies around the world are being tested by division, polarization, and economic uncertainty, Canada is quietly moving in a different direction. What some critics describe as political consolidation under Prime Minister Mark Carney is, in reality, something far more constructive: the emergence of a broader, more inclusive political […]
Toronto School Cuts Leave Families Struggling The decision by the Toronto District School Board to sharply reduce elementary summer school locations is not simply an administrative adjustment. It is a step backward that risks widening educational inequality in Canada’s largest public school system. Recent reports indicate that the number of sites offering the board’s long-running […]
