Health professionals rally at Parliament Hill to protest refugee health cuts
Monday 15 June On April 25th, 2012, the federal government announced a series of sweeping changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which provides health insurance for refugees…
Black residents win Welcoming Ottawa Ambassador awards
Sources: Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership & CBC News Photo credits: OLIP & J. David Andrews Monday 22 June 2015 Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) is an annual week-long series of events to…
Multiculturalism Day at Vincent Massey park
Saturday 27 June Vincent Massey park in Ottawa’s west end was awash with a sea of revelers at the first Multiculturalism Day jointly sponsored by Somerset West Community Health Centre…
Nigerian Canadian Association makes submission on Boko Haram to House of Commons
Source: NCAO The Nigerian Canadian Association Ottawa was invited Tuesday May 6, 2015 by the House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes against Humanity, chaired…
John Akpata and Anthony Bansfield honoured at VerseFest poetry festival
by Sarah Onyango The fifth annual VERSeFest Ottawa poetry festival was held from March 24 to 30, 2015, at various venues across the Nation’s Capital. Some 63 of the world’s…
Fathers’ Day tribute: Bashir Agoro
by Shola and Moji Agoro When I think about our dad … it brings a smile to my face. He is that person that makes you feel safe, that…
Andy Kusi-Appiah: The 2015 Women’s World Cup soccer is here in Canada
“The 2015 Women’s World Cup of Football (soccer) is here in our backyard (Ottawa), and we are well represented!” by Andy Kusi-Appiah It is an honour to have the world cup…
Faces at the Black History Ottawa SOCCA Teatime event
3 May 2015 The Masonic Centre on Walkley Road was filled to capacity on Sunday as dozens of Ottawa’s diverse communities attended the annual Teatime Party with a Caribbean…
Ottawa raises funds for Agnes Zabali Boys’ & Girls’ Club in Uganda
By Anu Oduwole Over 80 guests were in attendance on the eve. of May 9th, 2015 at Jim Robillard Center in support of the Agnes Zabala Boys and Girls club…
St.Tekle Haimanot Ethiopian Orthodox Church – A model of self-reliance
by Abebe Engdasaw St. Tekle Haimanot Ethiopian Orthodox church in Ottawa had a humble beginning. Some 20 years ago very few dedicated but determined individuals started a bible…