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Saskatoon residents who requested a smaller black garbage cart before March 1 will have their new cart delivered between April 15 and June 15. Nearly 16,000 residents requested a smaller cart. A release from the city of Saskatoon said residents should roll out their current cart on each garbage collection …
Read More »Marineland guilty of charges over its care of 3 young black bears
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 7, 2024 1:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Marineland has been found guilty under Ontario’s animal cruelty laws of three charges related to its care of three black bears. A court found the Niagara Falls, Ont., …
Read More »After ‘wild’ winter, Ontario’s black bears are already waking up from hibernation
An unpredictable and often mild winter in Ontario could be behind the early emergence of black bears from hibernation in some parts of Ontario. Wildlife experts, police and government are all urging people who live in or visit bear country to be extra careful with food as the signs of …
Read More »Toronto cops admit misconduct for arrest, using stun gun on Black man in case of ‘mistaken identity’
Two Toronto police officers are facing temporary demotion after admitting to misconduct related to their role in the arrest of a Black University of Toronto student who was arrested, hit with a stun gun and kneed in the neck in a case of “mistaken identity.” The case, his family has …
Read More »‘A white man’s war’: Calgary military museum focuses on Black Canadian soldiers – Calgary
Oral Virtue first met Newfoundland-based Canadian soldiers as a child growing up in Jamaica, never forgetting their friendliness, openness and the way they spoke this “funky foreign language.” More than five decades later, Virtue, 61, recalls a lifetime of service as a soldier while viewing the Black History Month exhibition …
Read More »AfroQuiz teaching Black History to Edmonton youth for over 30 years – Edmonton
For 32 years, the Council of Canadians of African and Caribbean Heritage has put Edmonton youth to the test to see how much they know about Black History in a game-show-styled competition called AfroQuiz. Kids from grades one to 12 filled the Stanley A. Milner Library auditorium Saturday to compete …
Read More »‘Sway’ among Toronto Black Film Festival movies telling untold Canadian stories – Toronto
Although it was filmed in Toronto’s downtown Regent Park neighbourhood and features a soundtrack fuelled by underground local rappers, Emmanuel Kabongo says his new film “Sway” doesn’t feel like a Canadian production. “Everybody was excited to make something that we, as Canadians, don’t always see on screen: raw, gritty, unapologetic,” …
Read More »Ontario adding mandatory Black history learning to Grades 7, 8 and 10 history courses
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 8, 2024 10:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s education minister says that the province is introducing mandatory learning on the contributions of Black Canadians to history courses in Grades 7, 8 and 10. Stephen Lecce …
Read More »Cooking through the generations, Edmonton’s Africa centre celebrates Black History Month with food – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Cooks, young and old, showcased their favourite dishes while highlighting the African diaspora at a special event in Edmonton on Saturday. The Africa Centre hosted “Cooking With Elders,” bringing seniors and youth together to share and learn about various cooking traditions within …
Read More »Black Montreal theatre performer files lawsuit after puppet called racist
A Black Montreal theatre performer has filed a lawsuit against an anti-racism activist who he says falsely associated him with racism against Black people. Franck Sylvestre agues in the suit filed at the Montreal courthouse on Wednesday that Alain Babineau made unreasonable claims about a puppet in a theatre piece …
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