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Toronto police identify woman set on fire on TTC bus, upgrade charge against alleged attacker

07/12/2022

Toronto police have identified a woman who died in hospital after she was set on fire last month on a city bus. Nyima Dolma, 28, of Toronto, died last week [...]

Rogers warns of text scams ‘claiming to offer credits’ in wake of service outage

07/11/2022

Rogers is warning of a scam claiming to reimburse customers for Friday’s widespread service outages. “We are aware of scam text messages being sent claiming [...]

Uganda adopts Kiswahili as an official language

07/07/2022

Uganda Cabinet has approved the adoption of Kiswahili as an official language and directed that it be made a compulsory subject in primary and secondary [...]

Diamant Company: Canada East Africa air freight

04/28/2022

East Africans make up a sizeable population of African Canadians, which means that there is a constant flow of goods between Canada and East Africa. Kenyans, Ugandans, [...]

Ryerson University officially renamed Toronto Metropolitan University

04/26/2022

Ryerson University has officially chosen a new name. Effective immediately, the institution will be called Toronto Metropolitan University. On Tuesday, a board of governors [...]

Kenyan town of Iten rocked by second murder of a female athlete in six months

04/21/2022

The killing of Damaris Muthee Mutua that was reported this week came after two-time World Athletics Championships bronze medallist Agnes Tirop was found stabbed to death last [...]

Kenya fuel shortage persists ahead of price changes

04/13/2022

The countrywide shortage of fuel in Kenya is in its second week despite the government assuring Kenyans that there are enough petroleum products. The shortage has continued [...]

Communications Authority of Kenya clarifies on SIM card registration

04/10/2022

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) says not all Kenyans need to register their SIM cards afresh. This comes on the back of confusion ahead of April 15 deadline. [...]

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US Supreme Court

04/07/2022

The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first [...]

Pope Francis Apologizes to Indigenous delegates for residential school abuse in Canada

04/01/2022

Pope Francis Apologizes to Indigenous delegates for residential school abuse in Canada Pope Francis apologized on Friday for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic [...]

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