South African ‘singing firefighters’ return home after Canada pay dispute
South Africa’s “singing firefighters” have returned home after a pay dispute derailed their mission to help fight the Fort McMurray wildfire. The teams arrived late [...]
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Edith Mumbi, a Kenyan woman previously reported missing in Dubai is dead
Many questions raised as another Kenyan dies in the Middle East under mysterious circumstances and her body left to lie in the mortuary for almost a month before next of kin [...]
Walmart Canada to stop accepting Visa cards
Walmart says it intends to join the list of retailers in Canada that don’t accept Visa cards, citing high fees for transactions. All credit cards charge fees to [...]
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Kenya envoy to Canada urges Kenyans abroad to invest home
By Chris Wamalwa Kenyans in the diaspora have been urged to invest back home as there are many opportunities being offered in the 47 counties. The Kenyan High Commissioner to [...]
Pictorial: Kenyans in Ontario celebrate Madaraka Day by awarding youth
Photography by Essie Wambui Over 200 Kenyans & friends of Kenya, sponsors and well-wishers came together on Saturday June 4 in Mississauga Ontario, to celebrate [...]
Ramadan for non-Muslims: An etiquette guide
By Saeed Ahmed (CNN) There are 7 billion people in the world. And a full 22% of them — 1.6 billion — are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire [...]
Bank of Canada concerned home buyer expectations may be driving up prices
The Bank of Canada is concerned that the acceleration in housing prices in Toronto and Vancouver may be partly due to purchases based solely on the expectation that prices [...]
Billboard signs salute returning residents of Fort McMurray
“Welcome Home Fort McMurray.” That’s the message tens of thousands of evacuees will see as they return to the wildfire-ravaged city for the first time [...]
Garissa university attack plotter Mohamed Kuno ‘dead’
The leader of the attack on Garissa University in Kenya has been killed, officials in Somalia say. Kenya’s government said Mohamed Kuno was behind the attack in April [...]