Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa: Building a better community through understanding
With October upon us, the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO) will once again be launching our Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention campaign. The goal of this campaign is to...
African Canadian community to play lead role in creating child welfare framework
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release August 31, 2015 African Canadian Community to Play Lead Role in Creating Child Welfare Framework TORONTO – For the first time in the history of...
Study: Black women show dramatic increase in diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and obesity
Source: Ottawa Sun Rising diabetes, obesity rates putting ethnic groups’ health at risk: Study Sheryl Ubelacker, THE CANADIAN PRESS First posted: Monday, August 10, 2015 11:41 AM EDT | Updated:...
Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa: Help a Youth Dare To Dream
Help a youth Dare to Dream The Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa (CAFO) operates out of the east end of the city, but reaches all over, helping children in the...
Ontario Human Rights Commission: Share your views on racial profiling/Donnez votre avis sur le profilage racial
Share your views on racial profiling The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is developing a policy on preventing racial profiling – and we need your help. Please consider filling out...
Black Votes Matter – Ottawa plans ahead
by Annette Ejiofor The Black Canadian community is an essential sector to our city and yet are still widely, and exceedingly, marginalized and oppressed. The Black Canadian community brings vibrance,...
Igbo Catholic community celebrates fifth anniversary
Sunday 28 June Hundreds of families and friends of Ottawa’s Igbo Catholic community assembled at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on St. Laurent Blvd to celebrate the 5th...
Canada’s Kadeisha Buchanan named World Cup’s top youngster
Canada’s Kadeisha Buchanan with her Best Young Player Award. Source: Toronto Star BY TERRY JONES, EDMONTON SUN FIRST POSTED: SUNDAY, JULY 05, 2015 VANCOUVER – As predicted and projected early and often...
Basketball: St Luke’s Bulls retain Yasir Naqvi Cup
Saturday 17 July St Luke’s Bulls continued thier dominance in the annual Naqvi Cup by defeating Ottawa Police Service Blues 107-103 last Saturday.The Naqvi Cup Community BBQ and Basketball game...
Special report: Blacks Most Targeted in Hate Crimes: Statistics Canada
Source: Ottawa Sun The Ottawa area is seeing a higher rate of police-reported hate crimes than most Canadian cities, according to newly released data. While Ontario experienced one of the...