Toronto Mayor John Tory has called for action to deal with disproportionately higher rates of incarceration, unemployment and child protection cases in the Black community. He issued the call at the weekend at the launch of ” community conversations,” an initiative aimed at fighting anti-black racism. The launch took place at Ujima House, Canada’s first […]
More than 1,600 concerned citizens in York Region have signed a petition demanding public school board trustee Nancy Elgie resign for calling a black parent ” a nigger.” The parent, Jamaica-born Christine Grant said that during a public meeting last November, Elgie used the racial slur which was reported to be heard by several […]
Everyone makes mistakes and deserves a second chance. But not everyone gets it. Mike ( not his real name) from Trinidad is one of the fortunate ones who got that second chance. Let us look this week at the story of Mike who was convicted in a Canadian court of drug trafficking, an indictable offence […]
Pride Toronto voted at its annual general meeting on Tuesday in favour of the full list of demands made by Black Lives Matter (BLM) Toronto last summer after a sit-in at its parade. One of the controversial demands was the banning of Toronto Police from marching and participating in the Pride parade and other Pride-related […]
By Oscar Walloo Calypsonian Dick Lochan, popularly known onstage as D’Juiceman, died on Thursday night at the Princess Margaret hospital in Toronto after a lengthy battle with leukemia. He was 68. The news of Lochan’s death shocked the local calypso fraternity as most were not aware that he had been seriously ill. Lochan […]
Stephen Weir, PR Professional The answer? Carnival. I have been working with the Caribbean Carnival (aka Caribana) since 1999 and as a result my two sons have grown up being a part of the parade and taking in the King and Queen and the […]
Four men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Grenada-born Jarryl Hagley,17, who was shot in a restaurant in Toronto’s west end last October. Last Thursday, two suspects, Winston Poyser, 24, and Shakiyl Shaw, 23, both of Toronto, were arrested by Toronto police and charged with the murder of Hagley. The following […]
By Dr. Jacqueline Campbell I grew up surrounded by lovely gardens. My maternal grandmother kept a rose garden in which she grew big, beautiful fragrant roses. My paternal grandma’s garden contained more of a variety of plants. Granny Campbell would frequently pick a bush here and a bush there, place them all in a cheese […]
By Dr. Shane Drakes Foot pain is a very common complaint, especially in older persons. It is a significant cause of limited mobility, making it difficult to perform activities of daily living and hindering sports participation. The foot is a complex region which is important for bearing the weight of the body and for locomotion. […]
Dr. Adisa Azubuike Managing our emotions is a learned and lifelong skill. We often think that our emotions are easily handled without any deep thought or practice but just as we need to feed, exercise, and take care of our body, we need to feed, exercise and take care of our mind. One of the […]
