by Leo Gilling Twas a different kind of “breeze”. The cool December breeze was one that was welcoming, soft, gentle, and constant, yet mellow and almost “christmasy”. It conjured up a change in mood, and then all of a sudden garden rocks, plants, walls and coconut trees were suddenly whitewashed as though it happened […]
It all started when a 2017 video about a Japanese breathing technique called Senobi exploded on the internet. According to the video, all you have to do is lean back and inhale for 3 seconds and exhale for 7 seconds over the span of 2 minutes every day. The deep breathing technique promised to help […]
By Lincoln DePradine Dr Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor that first identified the COVID-19 Omicron variant in one of her patients and disseminated the information of her finding, says she’s “stunned’’ that western nation responded with a travel ban on African nations, while a Black Toronto health specialist has described the restrictive travel measure […]
By Louis March Founder of the Zero Gun Violence Movement. Thanks to Mitzie Hunter, MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood, for introducing Bill-60 in Parliament last week, titled The Safe and Healthy Communities Act to address the impacts of gun violence in communities across the province. Zero Gun Violence Movement has been advocating with key stakeholders and […]
The dignitaries came out in their numbers to 1465 Harwood Avenue North where the Schiegel Group located one of its the Schlegel Villages Ajax Campus of Care. Their new Village Campus Care facility will feature 192 new long term care beds. This the first phase of the village was announced by minister of Long-Term Care […]
If you have allergies, you’re not alone. Millions of Canadians have allergies, making them the sixth most common cause of chronic illness. But it’s not enough to know that you’re one of millions who suffer. To treat allergies more effectively, you first need to know what is causing your allergic reactions. Allergy tests are quick […]
COVAX Facility, the worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, has ordered St Vincent and the Grenadines to pay US$70,000 for COVID-19 vaccines that it donated to Trinidad and Tobago in May. The government donated 5,000 doses of AstraZeneca to Port of Spain amidst a spike in cases there and as the vaccines […]
By Lincoln DePradine Preparatory work is being done ahead of the start of consultations that will lead to the development of a multi-year strategy to address anti-Black racism, which often has been cited in mental health service delivery to people of African descent. The first step in the process was the formation of an “Anti-Black […]
Anan Lololi pulls leafy bunches of kale from the cold November ground at the Ujamaa Farm in North York. “To make some kale juice,” the executive director of Afri-Can FoodBasket suggests, moving on to rows of vegetables used in the Caribbean dish callaloo. “We put this in the food basket because we want to make […]
Parents in southern Mexico say they are being threatened by a gang after their children’s nursery won 20m pesos ($950,000) in a lottery. The nursery has just over two dozen pupils and their parents were put in charge of administering the prize. Soon after their win was made public, they received threats from an […]
