Igbo women in Ottawa celebrate 2016 Mothers’ Day
Sunday 29 May Mothers’ Day has traditionally been a very special day for the Igbo of South-Eastern Nigeria. The Igbo community in Ottawa has maintained this tradition with a special celebration...
Ottawa Public Health: Coping with stress – Resilience
Think about a time when you had a challenge to work through. Maybe it was when someone close to you was sick, you had to change schools or jobs, or...
Toronto’s Olive Senior wins overall 2016 OCM Bocas Prize
Monday, May 2, 2016 Author Olive Senior was named the overall winner of the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature for her short story collection The Pain Tree. Senior...
Club SOCCA hosts annual Tea Party
by Sarah Onyango On Sunday, May 1, 2016, Club S.O.C.C.A. presented its 5th annual Afternoon Tea Party with a Caribbean twist! at the Ottawa Masonic Centre… [Show as slideshow]
Children’s Aid Society: Keep Children Healthy & Safe this Summer/Assurez la santé et la sécurité de vos enfants cet été
Keep Children Healthy & Safe this Summer with our Summer Safety Tips Summer is a great time for you and your family to enjoy different indoor and outdoor activities. Whether...
Ontario Premier Wynne meets with Black Lives Matter protesters
JEFF GRAY TORONTO — The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Apr. 04, 2016 1:51PM EDT A two-week encampment in front of Toronto’s police headquarters to protest police shootings has ended...
Profile: Kike Ojo – Taking a stand for children in care
‘Rogue’ voice against racism takes a stand for children in care Kike Ojo is leading the charge to reduce the high number of Ontario black children in care. In one...
Catherine McIntyre: Canada Has a Black Incarceration Problem
There are 70 per cent more Black Canadians in federal prison than there were 10 years ago. What are we doing about it? BY CATHERINE MCINTYRE Photo from Nik.Mikee, from...
In memoriam: Rev. Fr. Obioma Anyanwu, CSSP
Rev. Fr. Obioma Anyanwu CSSP It is with a heavy heart that I announce the sudden passing away of one of our dear priests here in Canada, Fr....
Community Profile: Nigerian-Canadian Association Ottawa
Black History Month 2015 Nigerian Panorama Fashion Parade by John Adeyefa Name of organization: Nigerian Canadian Association Ottawa. Mandate, mission and/or objectives of organization: A non-profit organization established about 17 years ago...