Vanier Scholars Of African Descent.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships worth $150,000 each by DAMI ADENIYI July 17, 2020 The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, which award students $50,000 a year for three years, are some of the most…
Medical School for Asli Fuad
Asli Fuad is feeling blessed at uOttawa Faculty of Medicine. May 13 · Ottawa · Very happy to announce that I have accepted my offer to the Undergraduate M.D program at the Faculty of Medicine at…
Community Builder award for Gwen Madiba
Gwen Madiba ML Friday 19 June 2020 On Juneteenth I received the 2020 @unitedwayeo Community Builder Award – COVID19 Heroes Édition plaque. Receiving it on this special day is a…
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…