How to tell between a real CRA call and a scam
(NC) Many of us have heard of scammers pretending to be from the Canada Revenue Agency. You may have even received a call or email yourself. But how do you know what you can trust? Avoiding...
Basirat Basorun: Mothers’ Day tribute
by Basirat Basorun 30 April, 2021 Who knows you more than yourself? Who holds you through good and bad days, and scolds you even when her heart is full of...
3 activists fight racism in education
How 3 Canadians are fighting anti-Black racism in education ‘Racism is alive. We cannot pretend that it doesn’t exist within our Canadian society,’ says principal Jessica Wong · CBC News · Posted: Feb 14, 2021...
World’s biggest music companies sign African artists
By Carlos Mureithi East Africa correspondent April 15, 2021 Fueled by a young population, great musical talent, and more streaming opportunities, Africa’s music industry is booming, and the world’s major record...
Financial preparation for an emergency
Are you financially prepared for an emergency? (NC) The pandemic has made many of us realize that we may not be sufficiently prepared to deal with unexpected life events like...
Police officer bemoans fate of ‘white man’
Ottawa police officer bemoans fate of ‘white man’ on TikTok video The video, captured surreptitiously on a camera mounted inside an Ottawa garage, shows three white officers standing around a...
Saint John mural honours Black heroes
ByTravis Fortnum Global News March 1, 2021 A pair of portraits honouring two of Saint John’s Black history heroes was unveiled this weekend in the city’s north end. Depicted on...
Canada to apologize to Black soldiers’ descendants
Minister of national defence will apologize to descendants of all-Black No. 2 Construction Battalion All-Black battalion with strong N.S. representation was Canada’s 1st and only segregated military unit Brooklyn Currie · CBC...
Canada declares August 1 as Emancipation Day
Marks anniversary of British Parliament abolishing slavery in the empire in 1834 Peter Zimonjic · CBC News Mar 24, 2021 MPs in the House of Commons have voted unanimously to designate Aug. 1...
Rev Ekong: All Powers Belong to the Lord
by Rev Bassey Ekong March 22: All Power, Glory and the Kingdom are the Lord’s Some Biblical manuscripts include this benediction at the end of Jesus’ teaching on prayer in...