Meghie appointed President CBCC
Michelle Meghie Monday 15 November 2021 Dear CBCC Members, The Board would like to thank Christelle Francois for her exemplary efforts as President. She shepherded the Canadian Black Chamber of…
Top honours for Rita Orji
Rita Orji named One of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2021 iafricavoices Dr Rita Orji, Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr Rita Orji, an Associate Professor at the…
Dawson: The Great War and Black Hockey
The Great War and Black Hockey in the Maritimes Members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion. by Bob Dawson, OTTAWA, Ontario – November 9, 2021 – Historically speaking, the tradition of…
Simon, first black Councillor in Repentigny
Joubert Simon, first elected black in Repentigny November 15, 2021 The demographic landscape of Repentigny has changed for a long time, but this diversity was poorly reflected at town hall,…
CPO award for Gwen Madiba
November 8. 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award – Gwen Madiba & Hanns Peter PrincivilGwen Madiba and Hanns Peter Princivil work tirelessly to improve living conditions for homeless Black families. During the…
Blind teen produces video with TikTok
How a Pickering teen with a rare eye disease is using TikTok to flip the script on visual impairment Adam Brown hopes to show people what living with retinitis pigmentosa…
Dahabo named Woman of the Year
Women of the Year 2021: BlackNorth Initiative’s Dahabo Ahmed-Omer is Building a More Inclusive Corporate Canada Bay Street Bull Staff From Olympic athletes and tech startup founders to social impact…
CPO award for Ikram Jama
Ottawa’s 2021 Crime Prevention Ottawa Award Winners Announced November 8, 2021 (Ottawa) — Crime Prevention Ottawa is pleased to announce the winners of the 13th annual Crime Prevention Ottawa Awards….
Yasir Naqvi: Holidays is a time of giving
By Yasir Naqvi MP Ottawa Centre I am thrilled to be submitting my first column this month as your new MP for Ottawa Centre. First and foremost, I’d like to…
Katahwa elected mayor Côte-Des-Neiges
Gracia Kasoki Katahwa wins nail-biter in Côte-Des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-De-Grâce Verity Stevenson · CBC News · November 8, 2021 Gracia Kasoki Katahwa of Projet Montréal went to sleep Sunday night uncertain of her political future. CBC/Radio-Canada…