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RCMP investigating harassment of Chrystia Freeland during Alberta visit

08/31/2022

The RCMP says it is investigating an incident last Friday in which Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia was subjected to a profane tirade in Grande Prairie, Alta. A video posted on [...]

Kenyans in Canada vote: When and where

08/08/2022

On Tuesday August 9 Kenya’s 22 million registered voters head to the polls for the 2022 General elections. Opinion polls show that there is no clear favourite between [...]

Canadian visa denials denounced at Montreal AIDS conference

07/29/2022

The president of the International AIDS Society says her organization will re-evaluate how it organizes international conferences as a result of visa denials by the Canadian [...]

Pope arrives in Canada for a 6-day ‘penitential’ trip aimed at Indigenous reconciliation

07/25/2022

Pope Francis arrived in Canada on Sunday to an honour drum song ahead of what he describes as a “penitential” trip aimed at advancing reconciliation with [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]