Avoid post-holiday financial stress
5 tips to help avoid post-holiday financial stress The holiday season can be expensive. With entertaining, choosing the perfect gifts, and additional travel, will your wallet take a hit? Even...
Black parents ask schools to collect race data
Ottawa Carleton District School Board part of provincial working group on the issue, says it will start collecting next year Tuesday 17 April Richard Sharpe, a member...
Black children in welfare system
Black and Indigenous children over-represented in Ontario child-welfare system: report Renu Mandhane, chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, called the findings deeply concerning. Black and Indigenous children appear...
Obituary: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, revolutionary
1936-2018 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: revolutionary who kept the spirit of resistance alive April 3, 2018 Author Shireen Hassim Professor of Political Studies, WiSER, University of the Witwatersrand Disclosure statement Shireen Hassim receives funding...
Abdulqafar Abdullahi, Senior Macro-Fiscal Economist, World Bank Group
Abdulqafar Abdullahi, Senior Macro-Fiscal Economist, World Bank Group, Master of Arts, Economics (‘00) Born and raised in Somalia, Abdulqafar Abdullahi’s life path was interesting, often exciting, but not always easy....
Finding a retirement home
Tips for finding a retirement home (NC) We all want the best quality of life during our retirement years. Whether you’re planning for your own future or for your...
Denise Dwyer: Woman of Distinction honour
Denise Dwyer: YWCA Woman of Distinction honour for outstanding lawyer and mentor April 8, 2017 At an age when she should have been hanging out with friends having some...
Viola Desmond featured in new $10 bill
New $10 Bill, Featuring Viola Desmond, Unveiled On International Women’s Day HALIFAX, Nova Scotia March 12, 2018 — Last Thursday, on International Women’s Day, a new Canadian ten dollar...
Alberta student builds bionic limbs
University of Alberta engineering student building better bionic limbs ‘You can trick your body into thinking the limb is moving and that’s kind of cool’ CBC News · Posted: Mar 13,...
Hip Hop program helps youth
Youth showcase – Using Hip hop as a social work tool Friday 16 February Blueprint Pathways is a national not-for-profit organization that uses Hip Hop as a tool to do...