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By RON FANFAIR Jamaican-born business and equity-focused leader Wes Hall will serve as the next Chancellor of the University of Toronto. He was elected by U of T’s College of …

By RON FANFAIR Ruddin Greaves and Michele Gonzales were fatally shot outside Calypso Hut 3 nightclub in July 1997. Greaves, who was 22 years old, came to Canada from Trinidad …

By RON FANFAIR Noted educator Karen Hudson, whose exceptional commitment over several decades to post-secondary learning for African Nova Scotians, has been conferred with an honorary degree by Saint Mary’s …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE As a six-term Toronto councilor, Michael Thompson has chaired committees and initiated ideas to benefit the city, including his constituents in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre. Thompson, an …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE One of the skills of carnival arts that many worry could become a thing of the past is wire-bending. Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), however, is playing a …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE The COVID-19 pandemic, which was responsible for more than seven million deaths worldwide, also impacted people’s lives socially and economically; it also affected children’s education. Among those …

By LINCOLN DEPRADINE The City of Vaughan, as part of an eight-year “action plan”, has committed itself to “promoting economic prosperity and job creation, and supporting diverse Black entrepreneurs and Black-owned businesses” …

By RON FANFAIR Blackhurst Cultural Centre (BCC) has signed a 49-year lease with the City of Toronto that will kickstart construction of its permanent home at 777 Bathurst St. “This …