Kenyan community celebrates Madaraka Day
Saturday 3 June 2023 by Sarah Onyango Huge congrats to the mighty executive of the Ottawa- Gatineau Kenyan association on yesterday’s well-attended Madaraka Day. Organized very quickly and on a...
Introducing the Ottawa Black Book Club
Introducing the Ottawa Black Book Club by Olunosen Louisa Ibhaze The gap in the Ottawa literary space motivated author and Diversity, Equity and inclusion advocate Olunosen Louisa Ibhaze to start...
Award for Kenyan High Commissioner to Canada
Saturday 3 June 2023 Kenyan High Commissioner receives 2023 Ambassador of the Year award. Yesterday evening, the High Commissioner, Amb. Immaculate Wambua received Ambassador of the Year 2023 Award on...
Ottawa welcomes newly-sworn Canadian citizens
Friday 26 May 2023 Citizenship ceremony in Ottawa by Ruth Aman This May thousands of people across the nation proudly took the Canadian Oath of Citizenship in honour of Citizenship...
“United By Hockey” mobile museum comes to Ottawa
NHL’s “United By Hockey” mobile museum a major attraction in Ottawa by Ruth Aman Saturday 10 June 2023 Hockey players and enthusiasts got the chance of a lifetime when the...
Cal Lawrence: Paul Bernardo – Justice Vs. Justice According to Law
Friday 9 June 2023 Justice Vs. Justice According to Law: The Paul Bernardo saga The Paul Bernardo transfer from a maximum security prison to a medium security prison has stirred...
Ellie Hannah Fortune is 2023 Dr Michelle Walker Scholar
Ellie Hannah Fortune is this year’s Dr Michelle Walker Scholar by Adrienne Coddette Wednesday 14 June 2023 A N N O U N C E M E N T 🗣️...
Wale Ade Sanya celebrates 66th birthday
Sunday 4 June 2023 Stittsville The streets around Blackbear Way in Ottawa’s suburb of Stittsville were lined with an assortment of vehicles on Sunday, as friends and family gathered to...
Obituary: Egbert Gaye, Editor, Montreal Community Contact
Monday 5 June 2023 With profound sadness, we announce the unexpected passing on of Egbert Gaye, editor-in-chief of the Montreal Community Contact. Egbert met his untimely demise on the evening...
Book Launch: Leave my bones in Saskatoon
Saturday 10 June 2023 Ottawa Black Book Club and Institute of African Studies host book launch The Carleton-Dominion Chalmers Centre on Cooper Street was the scene of the launch of...