Fast facts about mental illness #BellLetsTalk
Who is affected? Mental illness indirectly affects all Canadians at some time through a family member, friend or colleague. In any given year, 1 in 5 people in Canada will [...]
January 2018
Family of Toronto girl who claimed her hijab was cut apologizes, reports say
The family of an 11-year-old Toronto girl has reportedly apologized for the “pain and anger” they caused, after the girl’s claim that a man cut her hijab [...]
Bank of Canada hikes interest rate to highest level in 9 years
The Bank of Canada hiked its key lending rate to 1.25 per cent on Wednesday morning, from 1 per cent, raising it to its highest level since 2009, when then-bank governor Mark [...]
Irine Mudagale Yonge funeral fundraiser
Two of our fellow Kenyans in Ontario, Alex Samia and his sister Monica Yonge have lost their dear sister, Irene Mudagale Yonge. Irene, 23, passed away suddenly on Thursday [...]
Statistics show Donald Trump wrong on African immigrants “shithole countries” slur
On Thursday January 11, 2018, Donald Trump used blunt, vulgar, language in questioning why the United States would accept more immigrants from Haiti and “shithole [...]
Do you know the history behind Christmas lights?
By Essie Wambui >>>>> Living in the Northern Hemisphere almost always guarantees either a cold or snowy Christmas, or both – like this past Christmas (2017). [...]
Free prescription medications for Ontarians 24 and under
Prescription medications are now free for everyone under the age of 25 in Ontario. As of January 1, the province has made the biggest expansion to medicare in Ontario in a [...]