Dalhousie students invent device for the disabled
Dalhousie students honoured for device that helps people with disabilities Richard Woodbury · CBC News ·: Sep 19, 2021 Four Dalhousie University students were recently honoured in a national competition for their…
U of T helps Black students access STEM programs
Stephen Laditi and Favour Nwanna, who are beginning their undergraduate studies at U of T Engineering this fall, are both graduates of a STEM-focused program called Blueprint (photos submitted) For Stephen…
Chambi Chachage joins Institute of African Studies
Assistant Professor Degrees: BSocSci/BA-Honors (Cape Town), MSc (Edinburgh), AM/PhD (Harvard) Email: [email protected] Chambi is an assistant professor of African Studies who joins the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University…
Older workers struggle to find jobs
‘Discouraged’: Despite labour shortage, it’s tough to get a job if you’re 55 or older ByErica Alini Global News September 29, 2021 There were more than 800,000 open jobs in Canada in July,…
Community program brings youth, artists, police together
Overbrook community program bringing in youth, local artists, police to counter hate crime The program will get youth thinking about the impacts of discrimination and hate crime. by Taylor Blewett…
Unicorn teaches kids gender identity
Kingston-area school board uses a virtual unicorn to create more inclusive environment. CTV’s Kimberley Johnson reports. KINGSTON — Understanding gender rights and diversity can be difficult for kids and their…
Ottawa police ends school resource officer program
Announcement follows decision by the OCDSB to end its participation in the program Nicole Williams · CBC News · Posted: Jun 28, 2021 The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is ending its school resource officer…
StatsCan: Immigrants in health care occupations
Released: 2021-05-28 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a number of issues with the workforce in the health care sector. The number of job vacancies in this sector is thought to have peaked…
Obiorah: Update on Anti-Racism Secretariat
Dear Community Partner, We are pleased to inform you that an update on the work of the Anti-Racism Secretariat (ARS) will be presented to the Finance and Economic Development Committee…
Black Excellence Award in Thunder Bay
New students aims to inspire, show representation New $500 bursary awarded to students of visible Afro-Caribbean descent aims to inspire future generation Olivia Levesque · CBC News · Posted: Feb 05, 2021 Two community…