Rose Wambui Nyoro Toronto memorial
Dear Friends, Please join us to celebrate the life of our beloved friend, sister Rose Wambui Nyoro, who departed on July 1st to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The [...]
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Central bank hikes rate for first time in 7 years
The Bank of Canada has hiked its benchmark interest rate to 0.75 per cent from 0.5 per cent, its first increase in nearly seven years, amid expectations of stronger economic [...]
‘Total Man’ Nicholas Biwott dead
Former powerful Cabinet minister Nicholas Kipyator Biwott is dead. Mr Biwott, popularly known as ‘Total Man’, passed on in Nairobi after a long illness, his [...]
B.C. wildfire situation ‘still deteriorating,’ and how you can help
The head of emergency management in British Columbia says the province’s wildfire situation will remain challenging for several weeks. Crews across British Columbia are [...]
Khadr apology and settlement about violation of Charter rights, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an apology and reported $10.5 million compensation payment to former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr was a basic matter of following [...]
No vacuum in security docket: Kenyatta appoints new minister following death of Nkaissery
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Fred Matiang’i as acting interior secretary to replace Joseph Ole Nkaissery, who has died suddenly. The replacement was named to [...]
Happy Canada150 Day with some great Canadian inventions
As Canada marks its 150th birthday, let’s celebrate some favourite inventions Canada gave the world. C. H. Best and F. G. Banting circa 1924. In 1921, Dr. Frederick [...]
Kenya thinks five-fold tax hike on betting sector can deter child gambling
Kenya’s government has introduced a five-fold tax hike on online betting in a bid to discourage minors from gambling, and to raise funds that would support sports and [...]
Ex-nurse who killed 8 seniors in her care sentenced to 8 concurrent life terms
Former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer told a court in Woodstock, Ont., on Monday that she was “extremely sorry” for killing eight nursing home patients before being [...]
Canada’s Black battalion set sail for WWI and made history
They faced racism and discrimination, and they had to fight a battle at home before they could represent Canada in the First World War. Now families of the [...]