CBC Host And Musician Earns National Book Honour By Stephen Weir The Trinidadian Canadian from New Grant is a rising but elusive Canadian star. Known as Antonio Michael Downing and John Orpheus, he moves between roles as performer and interviewer. On stage, often dressed in black, he performs with two backing vocalists as John Orpheus […]
Indigenous Horror Drama Explores Memory and Ancestral Healing By Janet Grant Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts): “Where Childhood Trauma Meets Spirit. A Haunting Journey Through Memory and Healing.” In theatres now. There’s something quietly powerful about Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts). The kind of film that doesn’t just ask you to watch, but […]
Black Eagles Celebrate 20 Years Of AllFours The Trinidad and Tobago community in Toronto is preparing for one of its biggest annual cultural and sporting traditions as the Black Eagles Canada International AllFours Championship returns on May 23 and 24, 2026. The tournament, celebrating the organization’s 20th anniversary, will be held at the Centennial College […]
Steelpan Educator Warns of Falling Teaching Standards At 80 years old, educator and musician Panman Pat McNeilly is speaking out against what he describes as declining standards in steelpan education within the Toronto District School Board. The retired teacher says the system that once helped establish steelpan as a recognized academic subject in Ontario is […]
Malvern Onyx Lions Back Caribbean Student Scholarships By Lincoln DePradine An additional number of students of Caribbean ancestry pursuing post-secondary studies will benefit from assistance from the Council of Caribbean Associations–Canada (CCAC). Last year, CCAC introduced the Ingrid Veronica King Bursary to its students’ aid program. King, in 2009, joined CCAC as a representative of […]
The Grants’ journey from rehab science to the Dragons’ Den For Hercules and Faith Grant, the journey from Caribbean roots to Canadian entrepreneurship has been driven by education, sport, rehabilitation science, and a determination to develop health solutions that improve people’s lives. Now living on an acreage in northeast Edmonton, the couple recently appeared on […]
By Anthony Joseph There are vacations, and then there are experiences that stay with you long after the plane touches down back home. Jamaica, for me, became more than a destination over six unforgettable days. It became a reminder of what travel is supposed to feel like: warm, immersive, emotional, joyful and deeply satisfying. People […]
Honouring Asian Canadians Shaping Canada’s Future A nationwide series of cultural events and public discussions is underway in Canada as Asian Heritage Month returns in May 2026, bringing renewed focus to the experiences and contributions of Canadians of Asian descent. This year’s observance unfolds at a time when questions of identity, representation, and belonging are […]
A Black Inuk woman from Nain, N.L., is turning to the past in an effort to better understand the racial divisions that persist in the present. Jaelyn Jarrett says much of what Canadians learn about settlement in the North focuses on white arrivals, while the experiences of Black people remain largely unexamined. “People think they […]
Shaggy and Lupe Fiasco Ignite CNE Buzz By Stephen Weir Probably only Shaggy fans give a damn, but the countdown for the start of the annual Canadian National Exhibition is already ticking. According to the website, the clock now stands at 108 days to the kickoff of the big summer fair down at Exhibition Place. […]
