Igbo Catholic community celebrates fifth anniversary
Sunday 28 June Hundreds of families and friends of Ottawa’s Igbo Catholic community assembled at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on St. Laurent Blvd to celebrate the 5th…
RPFNE gala celebrates Ontario’s diverse Francophonie
by Sarah Onyango On June 26, 2015, the Association of Foreign-Born or Trained Professionals held its second forum: “Cultural Diversity Franco” at Ottawa’s Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre. The event, whose 2015…
Chukwunwike Osiagwu emerges as best student at St. John Paul Catholic School
Nigerian born Chukwunwike Osiagwu has emerged as the best student of the year 2015 at the St. John Paul the II Catholic School in Pineview Ottawa. According to the school…
Canada’s Kadeisha Buchanan named World Cup’s top youngster
Canada’s Kadeisha Buchanan with her Best Young Player Award. Source: Toronto Star BY TERRY JONES, EDMONTON SUN FIRST POSTED: SUNDAY, JULY 05, 2015 VANCOUVER – As predicted and projected early and often…
Rev. Fr. Paul Nwaeze: On the Side of Life
By Rev. Fr. Paul Nwaeze On Thursday, May 14, 2015, I joined tens of thousands who gathered on Parliament Hill for the annual National March for Life. This event, organized…
Basketball: St Luke’s Bulls retain Yasir Naqvi Cup
Saturday 17 July St Luke’s Bulls continued thier dominance in the annual Naqvi Cup by defeating Ottawa Police Service Blues 107-103 last Saturday.The Naqvi Cup Community BBQ and Basketball game…
Ghana community hosts annual summer barbeque
Saturday 18 July Hundreds of Ottawa’s Ghanaian community were at Brewer Park with family and friends to enjoy their annual summer barbeque. There was lots of food, music and games…
Zambia’s Namwali Serpell wins sixteenth Caine Prize for African Writing
Namwali Serpwell. Source: http://www.caineprize.com/ Zambia’s Namwali Serpell has won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for her short story entitled “The Sack” from Africa39 (Bloomsbury,…
Letter from the Editor: August 2015
Good morning all We bring you greetings from Canada’s national capital; yes among our many readers are many from outside Ottawa. In fact our tracking tool shows we have readers…
Shadrach Anethua celebrates first birthday
Shadrach Anethua recently celebrated his first birthday with his family and a small group of friends. The event was held at the family home. Photo credit: Tobore Anethua [Show as…