Ontario woman follows car’s GPS directions into Lake Huron
Police say following the instructions from a GPS on a foggy night left an Ontario woman taking an unplanned swim in Georgian Bay. The 23-year-old woman from Kitchener, Ont., [...]
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The big fish
Two men went fishing. One man was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn’t. Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep [...]
Ontario Kenyans hold service to honour Lucy Kibaki and Nairobi flash floods victims
This past weekend, the Kenyan Community in Ontario held a memorial service for the late H.E Lucy Kibaki at Living Hope Family Church in Toronto. The service also incorporated [...]
Complainant in Jian Ghomeshi case issues statement
Hi everyone. Thank you for coming out and listening. My name is Kathryn Borel. In December of 2014, I pressed sexual assault charges against Jian Ghomeshi. As you know, Mr. [...]
25 Swahili words you may not know
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UNHCR appeals to Kenya over decision to end refugee hosting
The UN Refugee Agency is calling on the Government of Kenya to reconsider its recent announcement that it intends to end the hosting of refugees. The Ministry of Interior [...]
A fond memory of the late former First Lady Lucy Kibaki
It was 2003 December. I had been requested to do some filming in Mombasa. The guest was Lucy Kibaki and as she was the then patron of Miss Disability Kenya, we were to film a [...]
Happy Mother’s Day to all Women
To those who gave birth this year to their first child – we celebrate with you. To those who lost a child this year – we mourn with you. To those who are in the [...]
Help Fort McMurray: Ottawa to match Red Cross donations for Fort McMurray wildfire, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal government will match individual donations made to the Canadian Red Cross to help those affected by the raging wildfire [...]
Kenyans in Fort McMurray among the entire city’s over 80,000 evacuated
Under what is now the largest mass evacuation order in Alberta’s history, residents of Fort McMurray drove North or South depending on which direction provided the easiest [...]