Kwanzaa celebrates African culture and values
City hall By Ken Campbell The City of Ottawa’s official 2016 Kwanzaa Celebration took place on Sunday, December 18th at 2 p.m. The event was once again presented at City…
Ottawa RedBlacks quarterback Henry Burris announces retirement
Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris (1) celebrates the Redblacks’ Grey Cup win over the Calgary Stampeders in Toronto on Sunday, November 27, 2016. (Frank Gunn/CP) CANADIAN PRESS JANUARY 24, 2017,…
Justice for Abdirahman Coalition calls for Ottawa police race audit
Probe would examine how race influences how officers are hired, assigned and promoted By Stu Mills, CBC News Posted: Jan 24, 2017 8:56 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 24, 2017 8:56…
Shanifa Nasser: The quiet pain of prejudice that black women feel looking for work
‘We are often not the ones who are chosen and we know why.’ Shanifa Nasser · CBC NewsNovember 5, 2016 Sheena Blake can still remember the feeling in the pit…
Devontae Hudson honoured for helping lost 7-year-old
Devontae Hudson, 16, helped Grade 2 student who’s new to Canada get to school safety By Lauren Pelley, CBC News Nov 25, 2016 Seven-year-old Confidence Eluozor, right, has someone to look…
Igbo Community in Ottawa celebrates 2016 Christmas
25 December With the death of one of their prominent members, Fidelis Ifedi, on 30 November, the Christmas season was a rather sombre one for the Igbo community in Ottawa….
Ottawa Somali community mourns slain sisters
Brother of 2 sisters stabbed to death charged with 1st- and 2nd-degree murder Nasiba and Asma A-Noor mourned at Sunday funeral service CBC News Dec 18, 2016 Hundreds of people…
Youth Services Bureau “Sleepout” fund-raiser a great success
YSB’s Lorna Harvey (centre) was a key player in this community fund-raiser (Photo credit: Facebook) Record number of participants brave the cold to raise funds to end youth homelessness in…
Patrick Hunter: The Ottawa Police Report on traffic stops
By Patrick Hunter Wednesday November 02 2016 By PATRICK HUNTER There is a problem with the Ottawa Police Service. Well, to be fair, there are problems with all…
City of Toronto and OCASI launch educational campaign addressing Anti-Black Racism
#BlackinTO: Toronto’s anti-Black racism campaign launches today (CNW Group/Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants – OCASI) TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2016 /CNW/ – The City of Toronto and OCASI have joined forces to…