ACAO supports Covid victims
Community organization is delivering relief packages that include pantry staples, cloth masks and toilet paper Matthew Kupfer · CBC News · Nov 30, 2020 Joyce Quist-Therson’s COVID-19 relief package came after months of stretching…
Rift in Community Equity Council
Community members resign from police equity council amid public rift The rift in the council comes after the Oct. 20 acquittal of Const. Daniel Montsion in the death of Abdirahman…
University of Ottawa strikes anti-racism committee
Committe’s work will be ‘critically important’ in wake of N-word incident, says president CBC News · Posted: Nov 23, 2020 The president of the University of Ottawa is promising change with the…
Racist attacks on Covid doctor
New Brunswick outbreak: How a smalltown doctor became a Covid pariah By Robin Levinson-KingBBC News 24 November 2020 After being labelled the “patient zero” of an outbreak of Covid, a…
Students decry use of N-word
34 professors had supported professor who used offensive term in class Laura Glowacki · CBC News · Oct 20, 2020 Students at the University of Ottawa are condemning a letter signed by 34 professors…
Peel Police to eliminate racial discrimination
OHRC, Peel Police and Board sign MOU to develop legally binding remedies to eliminate racial discrimination 1 November 2020 MISSISSAUGA – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), the Peel Regional Police…
Senate honours Black artists
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 Two works by internationally acclaimed Black Canadian artists were installed outside the Red Chamber on September 18, 2020 — the first art display in the Senate arranged…
Superior court rules against Business racism
Black business owners win against racism in Ontario Superior Court decision By Amira Elghawaby Contributing ColumnistTue., Sept. 22, 2020 Lassie Charles was almost ready to give up. She told her husband…
Canadian government support for Black businesses
Trudeau announces cash for loans, support to Black Canadian entrepreneurs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits alongside HXOUSE co-founder Ahmed Ismail, as he meets with Black entrepreneurs at HXOUSE in Toronto,…
Black Canadians at higher risk of Covid 19
Black Canadians get sick more from COVID-19. Scientists aim to find out why Antibody study could help inform policies to minimize risk in Black communities Emily Chung, Vik Adhopia, Melanie Glanz · CBC News · Posted:…