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Southern African Development Community reception
On October 4th, the group of ambassadors and high commissioners representing the Southern African Development Community hosted a reception at the Hell...
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Obituary: Dr. Rudolph Ormsby Gittens
Dr. Rudolph Ormsby Gittens (December 30, 1932 – September 18, 2013). It is with gladness, for a life well lived, that the GITTENS family announc...
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JOCA Annual National Heroes Gala
On October 19th, The Jamaica (Ottawa) Community Association (JOCA) presented its annual National Heroes Gala and Awards dinner at the Centurion Confer...
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In conversation with author Lawrence Hill
On October 10th, Octopus Books hosted a sold-out conversation between CBC News Ottawa anchor Adrian Harewood and bestselling author Lawrence Hill. Mr....
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NBBPW Using the power of body language
On September 14th, The Network of Black Business & Professional Women presented an event, at Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel, entitled “...
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Ugandans celebrate Independence Day
On October 12th, members of Ottawa’s Ugandan diaspora and their friends gathered at Villa Marconi to celebrate the 51st anniversary of that coun...
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Black Sculptors at Dimensions Exhibition
Evelyn Duberry (Sheba Makeda Glass Art) and Dominique Dennery pose with their creations at the Dimensions 2013 – Annual Sculpture Exhibition &am...
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Memorial service for Kenyan terrorist attack victims
Following the September 21-24, 2013 terrorist attack at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, a prayer service was held on September 26th at O...
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Ottawa celebrates 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Spe...
On Wednesday 28 August, the people of Ottawa commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, including Dr. King’s historic &#...
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Josiah Hoilett is laid to rest
On Saturday 21 September, family and hundreds of friends gathered at the Ottawa Church of God on Carling Avenue, to celebrate the life of Josiah ̶...