I’m honoured to join you here today, and I acknowledge that we are gathered on the territory of the Secwépemc Nation, specifically the territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc. I also open my heart to the survivors who are with us today, and to the families and communities that suffered generational trauma from the many […]
The Black Action Defense Committee: “This inquest is not about laying blame. It is about ensuring that no family again goes through what the Boekwa family has gone through.” The commencement of this coroner’s inquest marks just over seven years since Mr. Marc Ekamba was killed by Peel Regional Police. On March 20, 2015, police […]
The Brampton-based rapper was quit popular in the Sikh community The musician whose real name was Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu was killed a day after his security cover was withdrawn Indian police are investigating the murder of a popular Punjabi rapper a day after he was fatally shot. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, better known by his stage […]
Toronto residents gathered downtown last Thursday night to remember the victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. and to call for action against anti-Black hate. Speakers at the vigil in Nathan Phillips Square urged all three levels of governments to take the issue of hate seriously. The vigil was organized by 21 Black-led organizations. […]
For historian Mary Louise McCarthy-Brandt, it is tough to encapsulate the legacy of James (Skip) Arthur Talbot, who died on April 13. “He was a legend,” said McCarthy-Brandt. Known affectionately as Skip, he broke barriers in telecommunication and electronics. Born in Truro, N.S., in 1932, he spent his youth in Saint John and graduated […]
Mercury died in Toronto on 14th March 2022 at 77 By Norman “Otis” Richmond The world knew him as the Electric Black Man. He always told me “I am a West Indian.” You are probably wondering who Eric Mercury was? He was unsung in his own county but known around the rest of the […]
Sadly, on behalf of the Organization of Calypso Performing Artistes (OCPA) we share news of the passing of Canadian calypso icon, John “Jayson” Perez, who died in hospital yesterday. Jayson, as we all called him, was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but made Canada (Hamilton and Toronto) his home many years ago. He was an […]
By Brenda Alexander John “Jayson” Perez, calypsonian extraordinaire, passed away on March 29, 2022, after suffering a heart attack on March 22. Jayson was best known for his song “Drunken Sailor” and for his performance to that calypso, in which he often invited the audience to join him and to do their best drunken […]
By by Judith Pascal and Robert Mohammed Michael H. Phillip’s or “Mike,” “Mr. Mike,” “Soca Mike” “Michael,H” as he was fondly called was an extraordinary person and fellow parishioner. He was an exemplary servant to this parish, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Caribbean-Canadian Catholic Church and Centre. Mike was born in Tobago on October 15 […]
Lata Mangeshkar, one of India’s most beloved singers, has been cremated in Mumbai with full state honours. Mangeshkar, whose voice was the soundtrack to hundreds of Bollywood films, died aged 92 on Sunday. PM Narendra Modi and stars of the entertainment industry attended the funeral, where large crowds gathered to pay their respects. Her extraordinary […]
