Mayor Tory has written to the federal party leaders outlining the City of Toronto’s most important priorities and inviting them to detail how they will address these priorities during the current federal election. In the letters, the Mayor notes that the pandemic is not yet over and the continued support from other levels of government […]
By Lincoln DePradine Former Toronto police officer, Barbados-born Keith Forde, and Grenadian Dunstan Phillip, fashioned a friendship that lasted to the very last day of Phillip’s life. “We forged a brotherhood second to none,’’ Forde said last Saturday, while delivering remarks at a funeral for Phillip. A former Grenada schoolteacher, Phillip died July 26 […]
Former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Lester Bird (83), died at 6 am on Monday morning, August 9, 2021. A statement from the Office of Prime Minister Antigua and Barbuda said that the country has lost one of its most heroic sons. In consultation with the Prime Minister who returns to the country […]
Mexico will host a new round of talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition with Norway mediating, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday. Without providing more details, López Obrador said Mexico offered to be the site of talks expected to begin Aug. 13 between representatives of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and the opposition. “We accept […]
The list of things Bianca Garcia loves runs long: she loves getting stronger and spending time at the gym; she loves being with friends; she loves the outdoors; she loves her work. But, more than anything, she loves her community — and it’s this love that’s driven her for the past few years. In 2016, […]
When Bilal Habib looked around his cohort at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, he saw some disparities. The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer last year prompted him to take a closer look at the make-up of the students in his program — and what he found wasn’t promising. […]
The OECS Nationals Council Canada is delighted and honored to be part of this historic milestone celebration. As we marked this 40-year journey, it is significant that we pause and reflect on our foundation, the challenges and our proud record of achievements. The OECS came into being against the background of the struggle for decolonization […]
By Ameer Hasan Loggins From Black Agenda Report When I was 19 years old, I was arrested. Instead of a dungeon, I was held in an overcrowded holding cell. Instead of being shackled and transported across the ocean on a floating prison, I was handcuffed, sitting shoulder to shoulder with another young Black male being […]
By Lincoln DePradine When, as expected, Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival returns to the streets of the city next, the festival will be under the leadership of new top-level management. Eddison Doyle, Chris Alexander and Joe Halstead, who all have been with the carnival organizing committee – the Festival Management Corporation (FMC) – since its inception […]
