TORONTO, ON – Mitzie Hunter, MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood is calling on all members of the provincial government to pass her Private Member’s Bill (PMB) to address gun violence, Bill 129: The Safe and Healthy Communities Act (Addressing Gun Violence), 2019. If passed, the Bill would declare gun violence as a public health issue and allow […]
By Lincoln DePradine Former educator and retired politician, Zanana Akande, is urging African-Canadians to avoid attempts at dividing the community, and appealing to them to unite in the fight against anti-Black racism. “The collective is still extremely important,’’ Akande said last Saturday in Scarborough at a fundraiser of the Second Chance Scholarship Foundation Inc. The […]
DARIEN, Conn — A Connecticut man charged in the death of a hotel worker he says attacked his family in Anguilla has declined to return to the island for the latest pretrial hearing, a spokesman said last Monday. Scott Hapgood, of Darien, is worried about his safety in light of death threats, and Anguilla officials […]
by Jasmine Gellineau Last Friday, members of Toronto’s Social work Sector filled A Different Booklist Cultural Centre to capacity to support and celebrate their colleague, Alana Jones, who launched her debut book, Behind the Frontline. The gathering was a virtual Who’s Who in Social Work within the GTA. Members of this sector packed the ‘People’s […]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Food Program warns Haiti is approaching famine like conditions, with more than 1 in 3 people in the country of 11 million in need of urgent assistance. A food assessment in October finds 1 million of the nearly 3.7 million people suffering severe food shortages in Haiti are facing an […]
A petition to make Jamaican language, also known as Patwa, official alongside English has so far attracted 1,590 signatures, and the Jamaican Language Unit (JLU) at The University of the West Indies (UWI) is appealing to the public to help increase the number to the required 15,000 by December 14 when the petition will close. […]
A few days ago on the CBC Radio morning show, a presenter expressed surprise when, as he walked the streets of Toronto on his way to work, he saw so few poppies displayed on the clothing of pedestrians. The explanations for this state of affairs range between the possibilities that most persons were wearing winter […]
By Lincoln DePradine Trinidad-born Martin Scott-Pascall, a veteran of the performance arts, and members of Dance Caribe Performing Company (DCPC), are somewhat busier than they usually are. Not only is DCPC celebrating 30 years as a group, but the dancers also are looking ahead to a major European performance next year. “We will be preparing […]
By Lincoln DePradine Few Black people in Canada have had the honour of having a street named after them. However, when the moment happened on November 1 for Jamaican-born Denham Jolly, he shared it with others, recalling the important contributions made to Canada by people such as the late community activists Dudley laws and Charles […]
By: The Show Master History was made last Tuesday night when the Kingdom Choir made its inaugural visit to Toronto; the choir was performing as part of a tribute to Nelson Mandela – the Mandela: Struggle for Freedom exhibition will remain on display at the Meridian Arts Centre in Toronto until January 5, 2020. The show kicked off with […]
