Saunders appointed special adviser
Friday, March 5, 2021 Retiring Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders is shown during an interview with The Canadian Press in Toronto on Monday, July 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn…
Inamuco receives Women’s award
Friday, 5 March 2021 The Orléans Leading Women and Girls Recognition 2021 Award ceremony took place on March 05, 2021 virtually. Marie-France Lalonde, M.P. for Orléans hosted this important yearly…
Angeline heads Black radio show
Grad Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe hosts Canada’s first national radio show devoted to Black music Words: Bryan Alary | Images: Supplied1 Mar, 2021 ALUMNICULTURE CBC’s The Block airs weeknights at 7 p.m. As the youngest of three…
Brand and Lubrin win prestigious prize
Canadians Dionne Brand and Canisia Lubrin among winners of $165K US Windham-Campbell Prize Ryan B. Patrick : March 23, 2021 Canadians Dionne Brand and Canisia Lubrin are among the eight writers from around the world…
Jean Marie Vianney receives Allmand award
Sunday 21 March, 2021 Renowned Black community leader Jean Marie Vianney, today received the prestigious Warren Allmand award from the Union des Africains du Québec et Amis Solidaires de l’Afrique…
Dr. Ruby Edet appointed Anti-Racism Manager
Dr. Ruby Edet appointed Manager, Anti-Racism & Anti-Oppression & System Change Somerset West Community Health Centre Nigerian-born Dr. Ruby Edet has been appointed to a one-year pilot position as Manager,…
Awoyiga appointed resident artist
Renowned Nova Scotian teen becomes Wellness Within’s first junior artist in residence Noushin Ziafati Oct 26, 2020 Damini Awoyiga has been creative for as long as she remembers. “I would draw,…
Stachen named among most powerful women
Women’s Executive Network names Stachen Frederick as one of 100 most powerful Canadian women TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2020 /CNW/ – The 2020 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners list was released…
Campbell: Top mathematician profiled
Ottawa’s own Dr. Lucy Campbell was recently featured on the website of the Canadian Mathematical Society this month, the professional society of mathematicians (math professors, students and researchers) in Canada….
Okonjo-Iweala heads WTO
Former World Bank managing director becomes the first woman and African appointed to the role The Associated Press · Posted: Feb 15, 2021 12:01 PM ET | Last Updated: February 15 Nigeria’s…