Editorial Trudeau’s theatrics are just that The recent publication of photos of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dressed as a fictional character from 1001 Nights, complete with darkened face, has done wonders for raising discussion on racism in the middle of an election campaign. That is a good thing because such an open discussion is needed […]
By: Louis March It does not have to be this way. Gun violence incidents and victims being shot across Toronto have increased significantly over the past year and have been trending upwards for the past 5 years. As of September 22nd, 325 shooting incidents and 484 victims compared to 308 and 405 respectively compared to […]
By Kuba Shand-Baptiste Given the eternal life of the written word, it would be odd to call this the end. But with the death of Toni Morrison, one of the most gifted and boundary-pushing contemporary writers we’ve had, it feels like the beginning of the end of something huge. Though her wisdom will live on […]
By David Jessop In the last few days new evidence has been published suggesting that scientists are now 99 per cent certain that human activity is causing global warming. As if to validate this, temperatures in parts of Northern Europe spiked in the last week of July at 44.9C (113F), breaking records and confirming changing […]
Robert Gabriel Mugabe died within the last fortnight. The floodgates of Western criticism were opened. It seems that Mugabe’s professional life and rule of post-independence was one of unrelieved violence and failure. We wish to enter a most profound disagreement with these gloomy and biased assessments. We believe that during Mugabe’s long reign as President, […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Venezuelan man granted refugee protection on appeal A Venezuelan man who was referred to as X in a recent decision, published on an immigration case website, was successful upon appeal in having a negative decision by the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) overturned. Venezuela has been caught in a downward spiral […]
NEW YORK – The Brooklyn based West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) has kicked off its 2019 Caribbean Carnival with performances and displays by dance troupes, stilt dancers, a steel pan ensemble, soca artistes and costume bands, among others. Hundreds of Caribbean nationals attended the opening event last Thursday during which WIADCA also presented […]
In the wake of an unprecedented spate of gangland style shootings in Toronto, the Ontario government gave the City of Toronto $3M to install more closed circuit TV cameras (CCTV) mostly in neighbourhoods that have borne the brunt of the shootings. The move will add another 40 cameras to the already existing 34 cameras in […]
Do you experience pain in the low back, buttock, and pain down the leg? This article will discuss some common causes of low back and leg pain. Sciatica The spinal vertebra in the low back have discs between each spinal bone. The spinal discs act as shock absorbers, protect the nerves of the spinal cord, […]
Since August 3rd there have been at least 19 shootings in Toronto. This was revealed by police Chief Mark Saunders, who followed the revelation with the comment that “If the expectations are that we’re going to arrest our way out of this, we simply are not. It does not work that way. There are social […]
