Dr Oriuwa: Medical School valedictorian
by Kirti Vyas The first Black woman to be chosen sole valedictorian of the University of Toronto’s medical school addressed her graduating cohort of 2020 today. When Chika Oriuwa first started her medical journey…
Johnson is Princeton’s first Black valedictorian
Montrealer is first black valedictorian in Princeton’s 274-year history T’Cha Dunlevy Montrealer Nicholas Johnson is the first black student to be named valedictorian in Princeton’s 274-year history. The operations research…
Anglade leads Quebec Liberal Party
Liberal MNA Dominique Anglade becomes first black woman to lead a provincial political party in Quebec CBC News · May 11, 2020 Dominique Anglade became Monday the first black woman to lead…
Adrian Harewood wins best anchor award
CBC’s Adrian Harewood and Lucy van Oldenbarneveld win Canadian Screen awards CBC News · May 25, 2020 At this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, the hosts of CBC Ottawa News, Lucy van…
Alice Musabende wins Gates prize
Carleton University graduate is winner of 2020 Bill Gates Sr. Prize Mon 18 May 2020 Alice Musabende is named this year’s winner of the Bill Gates Sr. Prize, nominated by…
Isobel Granger heads OPS directorate
Thursday, May 7, 2020 (Ottawa) –Today, Chief Peter Sloly announced the launch of the Ottawa Police Service’s (OPS) Respect, Values and Inclusion (RVI) Directorate that will incorporate a whole-of-service…
Thomas appointed Deputy Minister
Nova Scotia has a new deputy minister of Justice Candace Thomas will be the province’s first female African Nova Scotian deputy minister Mar 30, 2020 By: HalifaxToday Staff Candace Thomas…
Dalton wins Writer Award
Simone Dalton wins $10K RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award Samraweet Yohannes · Mar 18, 2020 Simone Dalton is the winner of the 2020 RBC Taylor Emerging Writer Award. The prize includes $10,000…
Madiba honoured as Emerging Leader
I am truly honoured to have been chosen by the Women’s Executive Network of Canada (WXN) and Mercedes Benz Canada as an Emerging Leader. When I was asked if success…
YWCA honours Christy
YMCA honours Kayonne Christy as Young Woman of Distinction Kayonne Christy is a third-generation Jamaican-Canadian woman who is fiercely committed to social justice. Prior to beginning her masters of sociology…