Rapper Campbell in Byward shooting
Suspect in custody in shooting death of rapper in ByWard Market JON WILLING & JACOB HOYTEMA June 9, 2019 A victim is attended to after a shooting in the ByWard Market...
Bonnie heads Children’s Aid Societies
Nicole Bonnie, the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies’ (OACAS) first Black Chief Executive Officer (CEO), started in her new position last week. Ontario Association Of Children’s Aid...
Meju wins Geophysicists’ award
May 7, 2019 Nigerian Bags Highest Society of Exploration Geophysicists Award 105 A Nigerian, Dr Maxwell Azuka Meju, has been selected by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)...
Mayoral candidate in hate crime
Kevin Johnston ordered to pay $2.5M for ‘hateful, Islamophobic’ remarks against restaurant chain owner Kevin Johnston’s behaviour and comments to Mohamad Fakih called ‘horrific’ by judge Shanifa Nasser May 13, 2019 ...
Rwandan genocide remembered
Photo credit: Sarah Onyango Sunday 7 April, 2019 Memorial march marks 25 years since Rwandan genocide A memorial walk in Ottawa Sunday marked 25 years since the start of...
Amani Kokora 1964 – 2019
Amani Chimène Nounbo Kokora 1964 – 2019 Friday 3 May Visites / Visitation 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Complexe funéraire Heritage Funeral Complex 1250 Trim Road Ottawa (Orléans),...
Axel dies in Orleans fire
Family grieves son, 20, as they rebuild lives after Orléans fire April 4, 2019 A friend has launched a fundraising effort for a grieving family who lost...
Conference on people of African descent
Saturday 6 April 2019 Fauteux Hall at the University of Ottawa, was the site of a conference hosted by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) last Saturday. Titled: “Persons of African...
Shah: Black student scores decline
Toronto school board data reveals that Black, racialized and lower-income students face significant gaps in student outcomes. by Vidya Shah, Assistant Professor, York University Toronto public schools have...
Black Vote Canada meets with Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau (fourth from left) and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen (right) met with Board Members of the Operation Black Vote Canada, from left to right: Ian...