By Marcia Scott A Canadian man, who attempted to smuggle cocaine with a view of generating the funds required for his son’s medical expenses, was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, June 5. Donald Taylor, a 44 year-old social worker of Toronto address, […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Canadians who use marijuana for medical purposes will no longer be able to produce the herbs in their homes as new regulations will be out next week in the Canada Gazette. Under the new regulation, the government will no longer produce or distribute medical pot and medical marijuana users will no […]
By Jasminee Sahoye The first human rights tribunal case being heard following the death of a Jamaican migrant worker will have its last day of hearing on Friday June 28. Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW) is urging members of the community to attend the closing day of this historic hearing which has been examining […]
Islanders Cricket Club, playing its third year of the Toronto & District Cricket Association Elite Division, recorded back to back victories last weekend in the third round at the Maple Leaf cricket ground, King City. Islanders playing against Yorkshire CC last Saturday, won by 27 runs after being sent in to bat first. Islanders scored […]
By Jasminee Sahoye After years of trying to get educational institutions to buy into the need for courses about sickle cell disease, the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario (SCAO) has convinced Humber College and specifically the Dean of the faculty of Health Sciences to include courses on sickle cell disease into their programs. Dean, […]
Frank E. Walwyn received the 2013 Lincoln Alexander Award at the Law Society’s annual award ceremony in Toronto on May 29. The award was presented by Marni Beal-Alexander, the wife of the late Honourable Lincoln Alexander, PC, CC, OOnt, CD, QC, LSM. Dedicated to community service, particularly the Black community, Walwyn more than doubled the […]
On your marks, get set, go! The next generation of track & field all-stars are coming from across the Caribbean to compete in the 3rd annual Toronto International Track & Field Games (TITFG) on June 11th at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Centre. This year, Scotiabank is sponsoring 10 track and field teams from high […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Many Indo-Caribbean people who try to stay informed about their South Asian heritage by tuning into Rogers OMNI TV, will soon be unable to watch their favourite programs due to cuts to multicultural and local news programming. According to a joint news release, South Asian Women’s Centre, the Alliance for South […]
Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) new online help centre shows that more than four million people have indicated an interest in visiting Canada since the help centre was launched six months ago. “People have questions about how to come to Canada and this new user-friendly and convenient web tool provides the practical information that they […]
With an average of 100,000 festival goers and growing, TD Bank is back as title sponsor of the Toronto and Mississauga IRIE Music Festival celebrations, extending the successful relationship for a seventh straight year. TD IRIE Music Festival returns to Mississauga’s Celebration Square on Saturday, July 13 & Sunday, July 14, 2013 culminating with the […]
