Letter to the editor from Charles Simon-Aaron, a long-time Caribbean Camera supporter On Naomi Osaka’s recent loss in the Australian Open tennis tournament Did you notice Naomi Osaka, 14th seed, age 24, recent loss to 20-year-old Amanda Anisimova, 60th seed, at Australian Open, the first Grand Slam? Because if you have not then you missed […]
By Dr. Virginia Nsitem Neck pain can be very disabling and affect all aspects of your life. One of my patients experienced such severe neck pain that he made a visit to the emergency department of the hospital before coming to my office. He was advised at the hospital that he had some muscle […]
Black Health Alliance and Innovate Inclusion are on a mission to connect 200 Black frontline and essential workers to mental health care. Launched last Wednesday, January 12, the program will accept applications from Black frontline and essential workers who reside in Ontario and Quebec. Once the application is processed, those eligible will be connected to […]
Since Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced that his government will either fine or impose a tax on those who refuse to be vaccinated, the idea has found favour with a number of editorialists and persons who want to prevent the unvaxxed from putting the rest of us in jeopardy by spreading the virus. So far […]
Ontario wants thousands of internationally trained nurses to come work in the province’s hospitals by March 31. Ontario is sending about 300 of these nurses to 50 high-need hospitals in the province. They will care for patients under supervision while they work toward getting their licence in Ontario. So far, more than 1,200 internationally educated […]
To eradicate racism in hockey Budweiser Canada and the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HDA), announced an official partnership with the launch of #TapeOutHate; an impactful campaign in support of the HDA’s ongoing mission to eradicate racism in hockey – both on and off the ice – with a specific and simple call to action to #TapeOutHate. […]
Predominantly Black neighbourhoods in Toronto are disproportionately impacted by homicides but have the least amount of support services for survivors, according to new research from the University of Toronto. The report comes from U of T’s Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims (The CRIB). The Homicide Tracker — believed to […]
Speaking at her 9th annual New Year’s Levee By Lincoln DePradine Ontario Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter is reiterating calls for more people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, describing the virus as one of two major community challenges of the past year. The other was a spike in gun violence, which is “a serious issue we […]
After COVID-19 infection, most people form adequate antibodies which prevents them from contracting the virus again. Nonetheless, it’s an unknown territory for the medical practitioners across the world, as to how long can that immunity stand. Cases where patients had the novel coronavirus again, have been reported too. More in this way, for individuals who […]
The Ontario government is investing $2.9 million to enhance and expand the Substance Abuse Program for African and Caribbean Canadian Youth (SAPACCY) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and seven new satellite locations across Ontario, as part of the government’s commitment to invest $3.8 billion over 10 years to implement Roadmap to […]
