World AIDS Day: Canadian activists call for action
By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press December 1, 2022 Canada criticized for higher HIV rates compared to other industrialized countries HIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help…
Keep everyone safe for the holidays
(NC) With the holiday season around the corner, you might be wondering how to plan your celebrations without creating health risks. As we have learned to live with COVID-19, it’s…
Cinema named for Viola Desmond
Toronto film festival renaming largest cinema after civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond by Cassidy Chisholm · CBC News · Posted: Nov 09, 2022 The Toronto International Film Festival has announced it will rename…
Are holiday cards still relevant?
(NC) It’s never been easier to communicate with your friends and family. You can send them a text, shoot them an email or directly message them on social media. But…
Black Virgin Mary statue re-painted white
Repainting of statue in Vanier was not authorized and police have been notified, city says By Natalia Goodwin · CBC News · Posted: Nov 15, 2022 The face and hands on a statue…
Gilles Tchianga’s dream comes true
by Étienne Lajoie November 21, 2022 In October, Toronton-born entrepreneur Gilles Tchianga left the CBC showDragon’s Den with a prize pool of $600,000… and a thought for all those who had not…
“Sloly a convenient scapegoat”
by AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH AND ALAN BROADBENT NOVEMBER 7, 2022 Peter Sloly has been made into a convenient scapegoat Much of the testimony to date at the Public Order Emergency Commission has tried to assign…
“In Our Tongues” season 4 spoken word event launched in Ottawa
Nov. 8, 2022 By Olivia Barrett Co-founders Shery Alexander Heinis and Sridaya Srivatsan of “In Our Tongues” welcomed “one of the best audiences” they’ve had at the organization’s Season Four…
Alexander residence at McMaster
McMaster University is naming its new student residence after Lincoln Alexander, a role model for his trailblazing leadership, passion for education and advocacy for equity, diversity and inclusion. McMaster names…
Councillor King Newsletter 25 November 2022
A Message from Councillor King Last week, the Provincial Government introduced the Better Municipal Governance Act. Among the changes, the new Act would enable a “strong mayor” to pass by-laws…