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Kenyan mother granted temporary Canadian visa to visit son on life support in Winnipeg hospital

02/22/2022

After previously being denied, Kenyan Lilian Ndiego applied for a single-entry temporary resident visa to travel to Winnipeg to see her 25-year-old son Tevin Obiga, who is [...]

Travellers will no longer need a molecular COVID test to enter Canada

02/15/2022

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says vaccinated travellers will no longer need a molecular COVID-19 test to enter Canada starting Feb. 28 because the COVID-19 situation in [...]

Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act to end protests

02/15/2022

For the first time in Canada’s history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government is enacting the Emergencies Act to bring the occupations and blockades [...]

Africa Union adopts Swahili as official working language

02/14/2022

The Africa Union, which is made up of 55 member states, has officially adopted Swahili as an official working language. The approval comes following a request by Tanzanian [...]

Erin O’Toole removed as Conservative leader

02/02/2022

Erin O’Toole has lost a vote to remain leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. The party’s 119 members of Parliament met virtually today to cast secret [...]

February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day

02/01/2022

It’s that time of the year when people across Canada learn more about and recognize Black History Month; by participating in events and festivities that honour the [...]

IEBC 15 days voter registration kicks off in Canada

01/31/2022

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will conduct voter registration from 1st February – 15th February 2022 at the Kenya High Commission, [...]

Bodies found frozen near Canada-U.S. border identified as family from India

01/28/2022

Four people found frozen in a Manitoba field near the Canada-U.S. border last week have been officially identified as a family from India. The bodies of husband and wife [...]

Kenya extends e-passport deadline, again

01/21/2022

Kenya’s Immigration Department has extended the December 31, 2021 deadline for the phasing out of the old generation passport. In a statement announcing the extension [...]

Postponed: Kenya diaspora voter registration in Canada, UK and UAE

01/21/2022

Today January 21, Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commenced diaspora voter registration exercise in 18 registration centres. These are in [...]

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