Ryerson award for Appelt
Dr. Pamela Appelt recognised as Ryerson University’s Outstanding Volunteer July 12, 2019 The G. Raymond Chang Outstanding Volunteer Awards celebrate the exemplary generosity and contribution of alumni and friends to...
Dryden is Black Studies Chair
Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden addresses an Intro to Women and Gender Studies class in 2014. Photo provided by Thorneloe University. Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden Named As Dalhousie University’s James Robinson...
Gwen Madiba honoured with Order of Ottawa
November 22 at 1:26 PM · Today, I stand humbled on Algonquin Anishinabek unceded territory as I receive the Order of Ottawa from the City of Ottawa, his Worship, Mayor Jim...
Dying woman saves grand-daughter
Ottawa grandmother pulls over before tragically collapsing, potentially saving toddler’s life Mavis Aird is being praised for potentially saving her grandchild’s life by pulling over during a medical emergency she...
Alexis wins 2nd Writers’ fiction prize
6 November 2019 Author Andre Alexis arrives at the Giller Prize Awards ceremony in Toronto on Monday, November 20, 2017. Toronto author Andre Alexis has won his second Writers’ Trust...
Williams wins Giller book Prize
Ian Williams is the Winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize November 18, 2019 Photo by Kennedy Pollard November 18, 2019 (Toronto, Ontario) – Ian Williams has been named the winner...
Michelle Obama wows Ottawa
JOANNE LAUCIUS October 11, 2019 Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama famously said at the 2016 Democratic convention: “When they go low, we go high.” Almost at the very end...
Community Builder awards for Kelly and Yomi Pratt
Wednesday 23 October 2019 The City of Ottawa honoured iconic community leaders Yomi and Kelly Pratt with the city’s prestigious Community Builder awards. The awards were presented by Mayor Jim...
Scientist Eugenia Duodu
Eugenia Duodu fought gender and racial stereotypes to pursue her chosen field When Eugenia Duodu was 16, she learned a valuable lesson: ignore the naysayers and follow your dream. The...
Salmon: Bar Association President
Vivene Salmon is the Canadian Bar Association first Black President News September 5, 2019 Just a decade after graduating from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, Vivene Salmon has...