Canadians will need a permit to enter some European countries in 2024
Canadians eyeing a trip to certain European countries next year will need to obtain a permit first. Starting in 2024, Canadian travellers seeking a short-term visit to 30 [...]
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African My Tradition
I sit with them at lunch. I eat with my hands it’s said that’s undignified. I am offered cutlery for correct culturally accepted manners to use in public. I refuse. I am [...]
Coalition assisting refugees demands action to help asylum seekers sleeping on Toronto streets
A coalition of groups working with asylum seekers in Toronto is calling on all levels of government to act immediately to help newcomers to Canada who have been locked out of [...]
Toronto Police identify 4-year-old girl whose body was found in dumpster
Toronto police have identified the young girl whose body was found in a dumpster in the city’s wealthy Rosedale neighbourhood in May, 2022. In an update Thursday, Inspector [...]
Strangers in Cabinet? Questions over Ruto’s move to allow four people to attend meetings
Did President William Ruto violate the Constitution in allowing three advisors and the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party Secretary General to sit in Cabinet meetings? A [...]
Olivia Chow elected mayor of Toronto
Olivia Chow has been elected mayor of Toronto, becoming the first woman and the first visible minority person to lead post-amalgamation Toronto. Chow, 66, was the favourite [...]
President Ruto signs Finance Bill 2023 into law
President William Ruto has signed into law, the controversial Finance Bill 2023, which was passed by the National Assembly last week. The president assented to the Bill on [...]
If you’re a renter, don’t move unless you must
A yawning gap in average rent between newly rented and already occupied units is adding to concerns about housing scarcity in the country, according to a report from the [...]
Emma Wesonga Baraza death announcement
We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Emma Wesonga Baraza at St. Catharines General Hospital in Ontario, Canada. Emma was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic [...]
Collins Kipruto – Obituary
Passed away at home, peacefully in his sleep, on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at the age of 21.Collins was born in Kenya on August 10, 2001 to Mary Chepkemoi Komen. After the death [...]