BY SIMONE J. SMITH “To understand the history of Rum is to understand the history of Cuba itself.” Every island in the West Indies claims to...
BY MICHAEL THOMAS October is Disability Employment Awareness Month and Jeanette Campbell, CEO of The Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) has a very loud message for...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH On Sunday, October 6th, 2019 from 12pm–2pm, Ajax Crematorium invited the Durham community to the crematorium to learn more about their services,...
BY CHRISTINA GWIRA The first time I watched “Top Boy” was well before Drake re-introduced it to the masses this year. Now renamed, “Top Boy: Summerhouse”,...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH It was very hard not to be triggered as I walked through the Mandela; Struggle for Freedom Exhibit. Signs clearly marked “Whites...
BY PAUL JUNOR The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 55,000 education support workers which includes: school support staff, lunchroom supervisors, office and clerical...
BY STEPHEN WEIR The 401 superhighway winds through Peel County like a strip of concrete spaghetti. There are glass and steel condos where cows once grazed....
BY SELINA McCALLUM Pyjamas and pumps was the dress code for this all-female networking event called Fall into Femininity that took place last Saturday afternoon in...
BY DAVE RANKIN For youth, living in the diaspora may come with its perks. I mean, let’s face it. The opportunities are boundless. It is with...
BY PAUL JONOR As Canadians head to the polls on October 21st, there are many issues, concerns and questions about what is at stake as they...