Black Mental health workshop at Somerset West
Wednesday 11 September 2019 A dozen Black community leaders and stakeholders joined the staff of Somerset West Community Health Centre on Eccles Street for a conversation on the health status…
MP Arya hosts Immigration Minister Hussen
Over a hundred exuberant Liberal Party members and supporters were in attendance as Nepean Member of Parliament Chandra Arya hosted Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen at his campaign headquarters on…
Elmi deportation cancelled
Former refugee Abdilahi Elmi won’t be deported to Somalia as scheduled Aug 23, 2019 Canadian authorities have decided not to proceed with Monday’s scheduled deportation of a former Somali refugee and foster…
AkwaCross Fundraiser for underprivileged children
Saturday 10 August, 2019 Over one hundred family and friends of AkwaCross Association were at the St. Genevieve Church hall on Canterbury Avenue, to support the organisation’s fund-raiser for upgrading…
Citizenship ceremony welcomes new Canadians
Thursday 22 August, 2019 Fifty people from twelve different countries were conferred with Canadian citizenship at a special swearing-in ceremony in the Horticultural Building of Ottawa’s Landsdowne Park last Thursday….
Black students win TD scholarships
By Dami Adeniyi Aug 27, 2019 The TD Scholarships for Community Leadership are awarded to 20 students across Canada in their last year of high school or CEGEP and provides recipients…
TrinBago Day at City Hall
Sunday 18 August, 2019 The 2019 version of Trinbago Day was held at City Hall on Laurier Avenue last Sunday. Hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Association, this popular annual…
JAM Day at Vincent Massey Park
Saturday 17 August, 2019 The 2019 version of Ottawa’s JAM Day was held at the Vincent Massey Park on Heron Road. This year’s annual event was almost marred by the…
Dapo Agoro Fun Day
Saturday 17 August 2019 Over a hundred people were at Blackburn Hamlet Park on Glen Park Drive day to celebrate the life of a young hero, Dapo Agoro, whose life…
Na’Shantéa at Harvard
Brampton Student Successfully Raises Enough Money to go to Harvard By Mario Alfaro July 10, 2019 It’s official, Na’Shantéa Miller of Brampton is going to fulfill her dream of attending Harvard…