African Canadian community to play lead role in creating child welfare framework
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release August 31, 2015 African Canadian Community to Play Lead Role in Creating Child Welfare Framework TORONTO – For the first time in the history of...
Dr. Ola Orekunrin, Founder of Nigeria’s first emergency air ambulance service
Source: Time From behind the wheel of her car, Ola Orekunrin calls out an apology as she makes a rapid reverse U-turn on a street in the Nigerian city of...
September 2015: Letter from the Editor
Good morning all Can’t believe it’s September already, so where the summer go?! But here we are with another batch of exciting news and features for you our dear readers....
Angolan civil war survivor gets Queen’s Young Leaders’ award
Sources: Toronto Star & Metro News Rosimay Venancio fled civil war in Angola as a child and was abandoned in Toronto by her parents as a teenager. Although foster care...
Posthumous birthday bash for jazz legend Oscar Peterson
By Dani-elle Dube, Ottawa Sun Kelly Peterson sits with the statue of her late husband and Canadian jazz musician Oscar Peterson Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 in front of the National...
New Life Project launched to aid disadvantaged women in developing countries
26 July 2015 by Sarah Onyango On July 26, 2015, friends and family joined Brenda Williams for the official Canadian launch of NewLife Project Inc. , a non-profit organization she...
Caribbean countries celebrate 42nd anniversary of CARICOM
17 June 2015 by Sarah Onyango On June 17, 2015, Ottawa-based Caribbean high commissions and embassies jointly hosted a reception at Ottawa City Hall marking 42 years of CARICOM’s existence....
Rwanda Liberation Day celebrated in Ottawa
10 July 2015 by Sarah Onyango On July 10, 2015, Rwandan Chargée d’Affaires Shakilla K. Umutoni hosted an Independence and Liberation Day reception at the Chateau Laurier. Diplomats, community leaders,...
Trinidad & Tobago Association celebrates TrinBago Day
Saturday, July 25, 2015 In celebration of the 53rd anniversary of the Independence of Trinidad and Tobago, the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Ottawa (TTAO) hosted TrinbaGo Day, to showcase the...
Cecil the Lion Revisited – In Zimbabwe, We Don’t Cry for Lions
Source: The New York Times By GOODWELL NZOU AUG. 4, 2015 Protesters have called for the death of the hunter who killed Cecil the lion. CreditEric Miller/Reuters Winston-Salem, N.C. —...