The Black Action Defense Committee: “This inquest is not about laying blame. It is about ensuring that no family again goes through what the Boekwa family has gone through.” The commencement of this coroner’s inquest marks just over seven years since Mr. Marc Ekamba was killed by Peel Regional Police. On March 20, 2015, police […]
Twо уеаrѕ аftеr the murder of Gеоrgе Flоуd, the Canadian government says it wіll soon order thе RCMP tо bаn the uѕе оf tear gаѕ, rubber bullеtѕ and nесk rеѕtrаіntѕ. Public Safety Minister Mаrсо Mеndісіnо said hіѕ оffісе will in thе соmіng dауѕ іnѕtruсt RCMP Cоmmіѕѕіоnеr Brenda Luсkі to еnd thе роlісе force’s uѕе оf […]
By Tiara Jade Chutkhan People of Indian descent have been living in the Caribbean for almost 200 years, making up a large percentage of the population in countries such as Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana. Although the largest groups are known to reside there, Indo-Caribbean communities exist all across the Caribbean, in Jamaica, Grenada, Martinique, […]
Vinay Harrichan- The Cutlass a story of survival and triumph By Upala Sen With permission of The Telegraph India Indian arrival – Off the Kin Ship Even history favours those born of privilege. They who are conceived in deprivation must scramble to piece together that generational mirror smashed […]
What was supposed to be a fun night out for Majiza Philip and her roommate Shane in 2014, turned into a broken arm and months of depression and anxiety after being arrested by Montreal police officers. Now, almost eight years later, the City of Montreal has reached an out-of-court settlement with Philip after she filed […]
The U.S. has not invited Cuba, Venezuela, or Nicaragua to attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California. Other nations threaten to boycott if every American government is not in attendance. International solidarity limits U.S. efforts to bully and control other countries. The upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles is […]
Editorial Canada gets educated immigrants for free from developing countries Last weekend, the Toronto Star wrote of the frustrations of Thiru Thirukkumaran, a chemistry teacher at a Scarborough high school. The Sri Lankan immigrant has been filling in for a teacher who is on vacation. He’s been doing it as a volunteer for the last […]
Union hasn’t been on strike in the ICI sector for 34 years More than 15,000 carpenters in the industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector of the construction industry in Ontario went on strike on Monday. The striking workers who are members of the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO) and have been working under the […]
The British Virgin Islands should have its constitution suspended, its elected government dissolved and effectively be ruled from London, according to a highly critical report into governance in the British overseas territory released on Friday. Queen Elizabeth’s representative on the island, Governor John Rankin, had ordered the inquiry in 2021 to investigate “the corruption, abuse […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon “Despite the positive attributes in their application, I am unable to avert my attention away from the applicants’ immigration record in Canada, which proves less than spotless.” Officer. Recently, a Federal Court judge was critical of an immigration officer’s decision to refuse a Mexican family’s application for permanent residence on humanitarian […]
