By Kuba Shand-Baptiste Given the eternal life of the written word, it would be odd to call this the end. But with the death of Toni Morrison, one of the most gifted and boundary-pushing contemporary writers we’ve had, it feels like the beginning of the end of something huge. Though her wisdom will live on […]
By David Jessop In the last few days new evidence has been published suggesting that scientists are now 99 per cent certain that human activity is causing global warming. As if to validate this, temperatures in parts of Northern Europe spiked in the last week of July at 44.9C (113F), breaking records and confirming changing […]
Robert Gabriel Mugabe died within the last fortnight. The floodgates of Western criticism were opened. It seems that Mugabe’s professional life and rule of post-independence was one of unrelieved violence and failure. We wish to enter a most profound disagreement with these gloomy and biased assessments. We believe that during Mugabe’s long reign as President, […]
In the wake of an unprecedented spate of gangland style shootings in Toronto, the Ontario government gave the City of Toronto $3M to install more closed circuit TV cameras (CCTV) mostly in neighbourhoods that have borne the brunt of the shootings. The move will add another 40 cameras to the already existing 34 cameras in […]
Do you experience pain in the low back, buttock, and pain down the leg? This article will discuss some common causes of low back and leg pain. Sciatica The spinal vertebra in the low back have discs between each spinal bone. The spinal discs act as shock absorbers, protect the nerves of the spinal cord, […]
Editorial SNC, Canadian mining companies, and Foreign Policy In 2015 the RCMP charged SNC Lavalin, the Montreal-based multinational corporation, with bribery and corruption when they found that SNC had offered bribes of over $47 million to Libyan officials between 2001 and 2011. Last week the office of the ethics commissioner stated that Prime Minister Justin […]
This year marked the 52rd time the Toronto Caribbean Carnival/Caribana grand masquerade (parade) pranced along one of Toronto’s famous boulevards. Before proceeding we wish to assert that the use of the word “Caribana” is not an attempt to stir up controversy that has dogged the festival regarding its ownership. We are quite aware that the […]
Since August 3rd there have been at least 19 shootings in Toronto. This was revealed by police Chief Mark Saunders, who followed the revelation with the comment that “If the expectations are that we’re going to arrest our way out of this, we simply are not. It does not work that way. There are social […]
By Carlton Joseph Recent weeks heralded a new era of people power on the island of Puerto Rico. Mass protests and demonstrations forced Governor Ricardo Rosselló to step down – the first time in Puerto Rico’s history that protests have toppled a sitting governor. An estimated half a million Puerto Ricans took to the streets […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkisson Court orders new hearing for woman who paid $50,000 for bogus marriage I have written several columns on misrepresentation under the Immigration Refugee and Protection Act. However, I am returning to this subject this week because it remains a matter of major concern. I believe a recent case published on the […]
