Ana Montes – among the best-known Cold War spies caught by the US – has been released from prison after more than 20 years in custody. The 65-year-old spent almost two decades spying for Cuba while employed as an analyst at the Defence Intelligence Agency. After her arrest in 2001, officials said she had almost […]
A 19th-century ship that once sailed between Yarmouth and Boston played a little-known part in international Black history. The S.S. Yarmouth was the first vessel acquired by the Black Star Line, the first Black-owned shipping line in North America. Built in 1887, it was well past its prime when the charismatic leader of the New York City-based United Negro Improvement […]
Black advocates say they are happy Halifax police forces have committed to keeping street-check data for now, but are calling for a real plan to safeguard the records for years to come. The heads of both Halifax Regional Police (HRP) and Halifax RCMP spoke to the city’s Board of Police Commissioners Wednesday about concerns that […]
It was supposed to be a program to help Black federal civil servants suffering from the trauma and stress of racism — but it was itself hit by allegations of racism before it even began. Black federal civil servants who are developing a mental health action plan for their colleagues say they’re facing anti-Black racism from senior government […]
The office of the attorney general of Canada has concluded that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) overstepped its authority when it imposed requirements on CBC/Radio-Canada in response to the repeated use of the N-word on-air. The attorney general’s motion, which ran to more than 100 pages, recommended the Federal Court of Appeal set aside the […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday the appointment of Michael H. Tulloch, a judge of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, as the new Chief Justice of Ontario and President of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. He replaces George R. Strathy who retired last August. Trudeau described Tulloch as “a highly respected member […]
Voltaire So well-known is the name Julian Assange that even those who don’t usually pay attention to such matters would have heard his name somehow. Assange, the publisher of Wikileaks, has had his freedom taken away and now languishes in a British jail after he published leaked documents that expose American war crimes in a […]
The City of Ottawa says it’s covered the Notre Dame D’Afrique statue in what appears to be tarp until it’s able to start restoring the statue’s face and hands, which were painted white by someone in an act of vandalism. The Notre Dame D’Afrique (Our Lady of Africa) statue stands in front of the Richelieu-Vanier Centre in Richelieu-Vanier Park along Pères-Blancs […]
By Lincoln DePradine Jamaican-born Hugh L. Fraser, a former Canadian Olympic sprinter and retired Ontario judge, has been asked to take a lead role in fixing embattled Hockey Canada, which has had its access to public funds frozen, and sponsors such as Nike, Tim Hortons and Scotiabank have ended or suspended commercial relationships with the […]
It’s officially Festive Season in the Caribbean, and each destination marches to its own rhythm as it celebrates the December holidays. And for many islands — and many enthusiasts — it will be the first time since 2019 where the season is celebrated at full throttle. Plane ticket booked for the week after Christmas? Not […]
