Yoga is practiced by more than 36 million Americans and by many millions more worldwide. A discipline that is thousands of years old, yoga has spiritual and philosophical roots. Many who practice it seek the physical benefits. There are also powerful benefits of yoga for your mental health. Psychological Benefits of Yoga There are many […]
An Alberta father is in Winnipeg this weekend as a national search for a stem cell match for his two-year-old son with cancer continues — and he’s raising awareness about the desperate need for Black stem cell donors along the way. Ezra Marfo was born in Lac La Biche, Alta., in 2020 and was […]
Editorial The claim that privatizing medicare saves money is fraudulent One does not have to look too far to find out that the Ontario Government’s claim – that in order to fix the hospital crisis we need to integrate private clinics to help deliver health care – is fraudulent. This government has never given up […]
Browse the internet and you will find no shortage of pages about “taking charge” or “taking care” of sexual and reproductive health. But what does this mean, exactly? While the answer may be a little different for everyone, it involves feeling good about yourself and knowing your choices align with your values. It means being […]
By Anthony Joseph Anthony Joseph, publisher of The Caribbean Camera, was one of two Canadian media representatives who were in Antigua for the recent carnival as guests of the government of Antigua and Barbuda. One of the highlights of my visit to Antigua during the recent carnival was a tour of Ras Freeman, the […]
Adults who have experienced early childhood abuse or neglect often find that the mental and physical consequences of this trauma persist well into adulthood. Generally there are four categories of child maltreatment: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. The first three describe acts that directly cause harm, the potential for harm or the […]
It’s time for richer nations to change the way they deal with global health crises like COVID-19 and monkeypox, say some of the experts who attended the recent international AIDS conference in Montreal. “It’s about greed and it’s about power and it’s about a system that is deep-rooted in generations and millennia of racist attitudes […]
By Lincoln DePradine Black community members were severely impacted by the Coronavirus and, with thousands of them now participating in mass festive summer activities, a call is being made for people to exercise caution against getting infected with COVID-19. “We’re still in the pandemic,’’ warned Dr David Burt, co-chair of the Black Scientists’ Task Force […]