Basirat celebrates 50th birthday
Saturday 31 August 2019 Some 200 family and friends from across the globe were at the Canterbury Recreation complex on Arch Street to join Nigerian-born community leader Basirat Bashorun in…
Greg Fergus, Liberal: Hull-Aylmer
On October 19, 2015 Greg was elected Member of Parliament for the Quebec riding of Hull-Aylmer. Greg has solid experience in the political field. He has worked as a policy…
Manitoba elects 3 Black MLA’s
Trio of black MLAs make history by winning seats in Manitoba Legislature Dana Hatherly · Sep 10, 2019 Until Tuesday’s vote, no black person had ever been elected to the Manitoba Legislature in…
Black Mental health workshop at Somerset West
Wednesday 11 September 2019 A dozen Black community leaders and stakeholders joined the staff of Somerset West Community Health Centre on Eccles Street for a conversation on the health status…
MP Arya hosts Immigration Minister Hussen
Over a hundred exuberant Liberal Party members and supporters were in attendance as Nepean Member of Parliament Chandra Arya hosted Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen at his campaign headquarters on…
Racism in Hockey
Racism in Hockey: A Cause for Concern and Action by Bob Dawson, OTTAWA, Ontario – August 3, 2019 – Hockey by all accounts is perhaps the least diverse in terms of…
Citizenship ceremony welcomes new Canadians
Thursday 22 August, 2019 Fifty people from twelve different countries were conferred with Canadian citizenship at a special swearing-in ceremony in the Horticultural Building of Ottawa’s Landsdowne Park last Thursday….
Nobel-prize winner Toni Morrison
6 August 2019 Toni Morrison: Literature Nobel-prize winning author dies The Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. The Morrison family confirmed “with profound…
Black candidates in Manitoba election
Uzoma Asagwara, Donovan Martin, Audrey Gordon among black candidates seeking to be the first by Ian Froese Aug 25, 2019 It has taken nearly 150 years but it appears Manitoba voters are…
Gala honours Yasir Naqvi and Unita Louis
Saturday 24 August 2019 Two icons of Ottawa’s multicultural community were honoured last Saturday at a gala organised and hosted by Flo’s Seniors, under the leadership of our own indefatigable…