Community Connections
World Multicultural festival 2022
NOVEMBER 27, 2022 A Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion in Ottawa by Joy Osiagwu The World Multicultural Festival 2022 was a positive representatio...
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Cameroon celebrates 62nd Independence anniversary
by Joy Osiagwu History Cameroon is a country in West-Central Africa, with Nigeria in the west and north, Chad to the northeast and the Cen...
Community Connections
Media Roundtable with Black Liberal Caucus
by Ruth Aman Monday 28 November 2022 On the evening of November 28, 2022, the Liberal Black Caucus gathered with media from the community and hosted a...
Interview
In conversation with Eb Amponsah, Mental Health Coordinator
Interview with Ebenezer ‘Eb’ Amponsah MSW, RSW, Coordinator – SAPACCY Program, Upstream Ottawa Mental Heal...
Haiti celebrates independence Day
Haiti by Joy Osiagwu History The Republic of Haiti, with its capital at Port-au-Prince, is located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles...
Sports
Nduka Otiono: Pele and Africa
Pelé and Africa – A tribute to a soccer legend By Nduka Otiono* During the last Christmas season before the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown I chanced...
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor: December 2022
Good morning, folks Today is World AIDS Day – Action needed Today 1 December 2022 is World AIDS Day, a day chosen by the United Nations to symbo...
World AIDS Day: Canadian activists call for action
By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press December 1, 2022 Canada criticized for higher HIV rates compared to other industrialized countries HIV activis...
Keep everyone safe for the holidays
(NC) With the holiday season around the corner, you might be wondering how to plan your celebrations without creating health risks. As we have learned...
Cinema named for Viola Desmond
Toronto film festival renaming largest cinema after civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond by Cassidy Chisholm · CBC News · Posted: Nov 09, 202...