Syrian refugees now in Toronto
The first planeload of Syrian refugees landed at Pearson Airport late Thursday night. Prime Minister Trudeau and Kathleen Wynne were on hand to welcome the first two families [...]
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Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announces inquiry into missing Indigenous women
“Girls born in our Indigenous communities are three times more likely to experience violent crime. The extent of violence against Indigenous women and girls is not an [...]
Women ‘still much less visible in media’
Women are much less visible in the media than men, the latest Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) study says. Research by the organisation found women only make up 24% of [...]
How not to test emergency preparedness
By Matunda Nyanchama PhD >>>>> On November 30th, 2015 Strathmore University in Nairobi carried out a mock enactment of a terrorist attack on campus. The [...]
My Kenya – Make a Change Today
Aga Khan Walk, Nairobi. Photo / Terry Mutuku On this #ThrowBackThursday, we acknowledge this socially conscious message on a bench along Aga Khan walk in Nairobi. “I [...]
World AIDS Day with WHIWH
Know your HIV status Today being #WorldAIDSDay, there remains many people who do not know their #HIVstatus. We no longer talk about HIV prevention and the [...]
Africa’s business tycoons highly corrupt, Transparency says
Business executives are the most corrupt group in Africa after police officers, a new survey indicates. This is the first time its annual survey ranked businessmen as highly [...]
CBC suspends online comments on indigenous stories
Uncivil dialogue: Commenting and stories about indigenous people Today we made the difficult decision to temporarily close comments on stories about indigenous people. We [...]
New Canadian renounces oath to the Queen after citizenship
A Toronto man publicly recanted “the royalty part” of the mandatory Oath of Allegiance to the Queen moments after becoming a Canadian citizen on Monday, choosing [...]
Beatrice N. Osoro death & funeral
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden death of Beatrice Nyarosa Osoro of Brampton, Ontario, Canada, on November 20, 2015. Mother to Chris Osoro, Sister to Anna [...]