David Dinkins, the first African-American mayor of New York City, died on November 23, 2020 at the age of 93. The New York City Police Department attended at his home and initial reports are that Dinkins died of natural causes. Dinkins was New York City’s 106th mayor,...
Did you know that Barack Obama worked while a basketball game played on the TV? He’s a regular Joe, just like the rest of us. And like some of us, he went through a period where he didn’t know who he was or where he was going. He turned to books, everything from Marx...
Heartbreaking! That’s how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has described news that there were 11 attempted suicides within a 24 hour period in the Attawapiskat First Nation community. The attempted suicides have resulted in the community declaring a state of...
Canada's Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the country is still active in the fight against terrorism, despite being left out of an anti-ISIS meeting in Paris between global officials in charge of defence. The meeting today will include leaders from the US, the UK,...
A former police chief of Ottawa is expressing his support for the Ontario government's plan to curb the arbitrary practice of carding. In a guest column in the Ottawa Sun on Saturday, retired police chief Brian J. Ford says the regulations, introduced last year by...
The federal government says they will need two more weeks to meet its original end-of-year target of bringing Syrian refugees to Canada. The initial goal of 10,000 was to be reached by today. But in an update at Pearson Airport, Immigration Minister John McCallum says...
A man born in St. Kitts and Nevis is facing deportation from Canada, after reportedly fleeing his homeland believing he was the target of homophobia. 31-year old Rolston Ryan has had his bid for asylum denied by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. According...
Canada's new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet were officially sworn in at a ceremony this morning in Ottawa. The Prime Minister arrived at Rideau Hall with a 30-member Liberal cabinet; half of them are women, and 7 are from ridings in the GTA. For the...
The grand opening of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation was held today in Winnipeg. The centre is based at the University of Manitoba and serves as a permanent home for archives related to Canada's residential school system curated by the Truth and...
A funeral was held today for Ken Taylor, the former Canadian ambassador to Iran. He was most well known for his role in helping to free six Americans during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. In attendance were family, friends, and dignitaries, who gathered at Timothy...
A solemn ceremony was held today in Ottawa for the one-year anniversary of the Parliament Hill attack. Politicians, soldiers and the public gathered at the National War Memorial, where Corporal Nathan Cirillo was gunned down while standing guard on October 22, 2014....
Ontario's highest court has made it easier for long-term detainees from abroad, allowing them to challenge the legality of their detention in the Superior Court rather than through immigration officials. The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that the right to a legal...
