Celebrating the life of Ken Stravens
After a year of fighting late stage lung cancer, Pastor Ken Stravens finally rested peacefully, on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Toronto, Canada surrounded by family and [...]
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2 victims and shooter dead, 13 injured in Toronto’s Danforth shooting
A gunman and two victims are dead and 12 others are in hospital after a shooting in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood on Sunday evening, police say. One person [...]
President Obama visits Africa, recommends books by Africa’s literary greats
Former US President Barack Obama finally visited Africa for the first time since leaving the White House. In Kenya, his ancestral home, Mr. Obama helped launch a sports and [...]
Relying on each other in times of grief and healing
From the spring of 2018 into the summer, the community of Kenyans living in Ontario has experienced a higher than usual number of bereavements within families. There [...]
Afrofest 2018 moments
There is something for everyone at Afrofest – the largest free African music festival in North America. This year’s festival was held on July 7 and 8 at Woodbine [...]
15 dead in Gikomba market fire, 70 injured
At least 15 people, including young children, died after a popular market caught fire early Thursday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. About 70 people were injured in the fire [...]
Kenya court upholds plastic bags ban
The ban on plastic bags is here to stay, the Environment and Lands Court has ruled. Judges Samson Okong’o, Antonina Bor and Benard Eboso declined to quash the gazette [...]
Extreme inequality is out of control in Kenya – Oxfam
Despite an impressive economic growth since 2005, poverty still affects millions of people’s lives according to an Oxfam report. It appears that a minority of wealthy [...]
Canada, US and Mexico to host FIFA World Cup 2026
The US, Canada and Mexico will host football’s World Cup 2026 after it saw off a challenge from Morocco at the FIFA Congress. The joint bid won 134 votes (67 percent) [...]
Ontario votes June 7, 2018
Ontario goes to the polls on Thursday June 7 to elect members of the 42nd Parliament and decide which one of the four party leaders will be the province’s next premier [...]