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Martin Luther King celebration at Parkdale Church
Parkdale United Church hosts annual Martin Luther King Jnr celebration Sunday 20 January 2019 Some 300 people were at the Parkdale United Churc...
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Hate crimes on increase – Statistics Canada
Police-reported hate crime on the rise, Statistics Canada says Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. (The Canadian P...
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Diversity mural unveiled in Ottawa
More than 60 people worked on 9-storey butterfly mural called ‘Transformation’ Hindia Mohammoud, left, is the ...
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YM-YWCA hosts citizenship ceremony
Wednesday 10 October 2018 The Taggart Family YM-YWCA on Argyle Avenue was the scene of a special citizenship ceremony organised by Immigration ...
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Police census reveals racial divide
Police reverse discrimination fears unsurprising: equity council co-chair ‘They need to share how they feel, and then we can start the co...
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Ottawa Police gets Community Equity Council
12 named to revamped Ottawa police community outreach group Matthew Kupfer · CBC News · Oct 29, 2018 Sahada Al...
New Funding for Black Canadian Youth
The Government of Canada Announces New Funding for Black Canadian Youth &...
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Afro Caribbean Cultural studio celebrates anniversary
Youthful dancers light up the floor Photo copyright Black Ottawa Scene Saturday 8 September All roads seemed to lead t...
Grannies to ride 260-km for AIDS victims in Africa
Local grannies gear up for 260-km ride to help AIDS victims in Africa WAYNE SCANLAN Updated: August 21, 2018 Left to right, Shirley Mander, Mar...
Fired woman fined for branding ex-employer racist
Fired woman fined $6,000 for protests branding ex-employer racist Norman Provencher August 15, 2018 An Ottawa woman has been ordered to ...