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OPH confronts systemic racism
17 OCT 2022 Ottawa Public Health confronts systemic racism, initiates action plan for reform A recent Ottawa Public Health campaign promoted community conversations about racism — “a public health issue that is…
Quebec court rules against racial profiling
‘Racial profiling does exist,’ court says in ruling after Black Montrealer launches legal fight for change Isaac Olson · CBC News · Tuesday Oct 25, 2022 Police motor vehicle stops without cause are…
Welcoming African-Ukraine family
Adrian Hokcha Djiele along with his wife Alina Khoksha Dzhiel, six-year-old daughter Sabrina, and one-year-old son Christopher settle in their new Ottawa home with help from members of the Global…
City settles lawsuit with assault victim
Obi Ifedi settles lawsuit with City of Ottawa after 2020 incident in which he was hit by bylaw officer The civil lawsuit was settled last week, though city officials cited…
Hockey players suspended over alleged racial abuse
Several Black minor hockey players have come forward alleging racial abuse this season CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2022 After some Black minor hockey players in western Quebec alleged they were…
Camara reaches settlement with Montreal
Wrongfully arrested last winter, PhD student launched $1.2M lawsuit against city CBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2022 1 Mamadi III Fara Camara, a Black Montrealer student who was wrongfully arrested and detained by…
Study: Replace police with mental health workers
Document argues mental health professionals should replace officers Ryan Patrick Jones · CBC News · Posted: Jun 15, 2021 A group that advocates for Ottawa’s Black community is proposing an alternative way to respond to mental health-related…
Black judge handcuffed- mayor apologises
Selwyn Romilly, 81, was mistaken for assault suspect estimated to be 40-50 years old The Canadian Press · Posted: May 15, 2021 The mayor of Vancouver says he is “appalled” that police…
Principal removed over student’s dreadlocks
BySawyer Bogdan Global News May 29, 2021 A principal at a French school in London, Ont., has been removed from his position after a picture of him wearing a student’s dreadlocks…
Police officer bemoans fate of ‘white man’
Ottawa police officer bemoans fate of ‘white man’ on TikTok video The video, captured surreptitiously on a camera mounted inside an Ottawa garage, shows three white officers standing around a…