Families of five people injured or killed by Peel Regional Police met with mayors from the region in Malton last week to demand an end to police violence. The families of Jamal Francique, D’Andre Campbell, Ejaz Choudry, Chantelle Krupka and Michael Headley spoke with Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown at Malton […]
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie has released a statement pointing out the need to “explore reforming community policing “following yet another fatal police shooting. Crombie said “in light of recent events here at home and south of the border,” the Peel Police Services Board will be analyzing the 2021 police budget “through a different lens.” And […]
The recent death of a Toronto woman who fell from her 24th-floor balcony while police were in her home has renewed calls for an overhaul of how society deals with people in mental health crises. Some experts believe “defunding” police – taking some of the taxpayer money going to law enforcement and putting it towards […]
Trinidad-born Justice of the Peace Prior Noel Bonas who was a widely known promoter of ” Carnival fetes,” died at his home in Brampton last Thursday after a brief ilness, He was 71. His wife, Sandra, said he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last April. Bonas who came to Canada in 1972, worked as an […]
Kifayat Mohammed, one of the founders of The Caribbean Camera, died at the Brampton Civic hospital on Saturday.He was 75. His daughter, Faadia, said he had been ailing for some time with Parkinson disease. Mohammed who was the Chief Financial Officer of the Mirror Group of newspapers in Trinidad, came to Canada in 1989. Along […]
New Democrat MPP Sara Singh (Brampton Centre) will put forward a motion today in the Ontario Legislature calling on the Doug Ford government to commit to an independent, transparent investigation into anti-Black racism allegations at the Peel District School Board and a properly funded action plan to address its findings. “Anti-Black racism in schools is, […]
Do you experience pain in the low back, buttock, and pain down the leg? This article will discuss some common causes of low back and leg pain. Sciatica The spinal vertebra in the low back have discs between each spinal bone. The spinal discs act as shock absorbers, protect the nerves of the spinal cord, […]
By Stephen Weir Happy. Exhausted. Full up to here with doubles and roti. Thousands and thousands of people spent two days soaking up the Soca and riding the Reggae wave at Mississauga’s TD Irie Music Festival. And for those that couldn’t get enough of headliner Farmer Nappy there was a perfect weather Sunday cruise aboard […]
By Stephen Weir It is a new Mississauga tradition: Reggae on Friday, Soca on Saturday, and a last lap Boat Cruise on Sunday to cap off an Irie weekend. The music is free. The parking is free. People of all ages, yes including families, are welcome at this weekend’s TD IRIE Music Festival (June 21 […]
So you love mango chow! Well, the “world’s first Chowfest” will be held this summer in a city where mangoes does not grow but are eaten in large quantities. That city is Toronto where crates of the fruit are imported from the Caribbean, Africa and South Asia to meet the demand of immigrant communities. Trinidad-born […]
