Mo Farah’s historic “triple double” at World Athletic Championships
Mo Farah wins historic World Championships 5,000m gold By Tom Fordyce Chief sports writer in Beijing Source: BBC News World Athletics Championships Venue: Beijing National Stadium, China Dates: 22-30 August…
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. —…
Study: Black women show dramatic increase in diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and obesity
Source: Ottawa Sun Rising diabetes, obesity rates putting ethnic groups’ health at risk: Study Sheryl Ubelacker, THE CANADIAN PRESS First posted: Monday, August 10, 2015 11:41 AM EDT | Updated:…
Félicité Murangira celebrates 60th birthday
by Pamela Ingera On July 25th 2015, to celebrate Félicité Murangira’s 60th birthday and to honour her many accomplishments, her 4 children, Pamela, Linda, Robbin and Bruce, threw her an…