Photo News: Display Of Culture, Heritage, Values At The Second Edition Of Pan-African Drum Festival In Canada🇨🇦 The second edition of the Pan-Afrika Drum Festival in Canada, held at Wesley Banquet Hall, 69 Milvan Dr, North York, Toronto, Ontario. It was, indeed, a euphoric and glamorous cultural experience and gathering. The cultural fiesta was packaged by the Drum Online Media […]
Applications opened Wednesday for two streams in the federal government’s new $30-billion public transit fund even though the money won’t start flowing for another two years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. The 10-year Canada Public Transit Fund has been in the works for months and was in the recent federal budget but more details were provided as Trudeau made […]
Thousands are expected to throng the nation’s capital to celebrate Canada Day, marking 157 years of Confederation. In his annual message, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said Canada’s story is one that is “still being written,” and celebrated the values of inclusion. “Together, let’s keep improving this incredible place we all call home. Let’s make our communities more vibrant, […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed a cumulative death of 194, 897 deaths and 1,932 cases globally as a result of a cholera outbreak. A statement by the health organisation’s Eastern Mediterranean Region said the outbreaks were recorded from the 1st of January, 2024 to the 26th of May, 2024. The cases were reported from 24 countries […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to Italy on Wednesday to attend the annual G7 leaders’ summit, which is taking place as two major geopolitical conflicts weigh on the international community. The three-day summit kicks off on Thursday in Apulia, Italy, where leaders of the seven wealthy democratic nations are expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, the […]
The Canadian government is remaining quiet after a New York court convicted former U.S. president Donald Trump as a felon. Trump, who is expected to lead the Republicans into the next U.S. election, was found guilty Thursday on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial. The Prime Minister’s Office is not providing an immediate comment […]
An Ontario town is returning $1.28 million that it received in housing funds from the federal government after shooting down measures that would build more density — a key condition of the deal. On Wednesday, Housing Minister Sean Fraser said the federal government was terminating its deal with the Town of Oakville, Ont., after the town council and Mayor […]
The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. The Geneva-based U.N. health agency released a technical document on the topic on Thursday. It […]
Canada is committing another $132.2 million in humanitarian funding to help people displaced by the violent conflict in Sudan that has been raging for the past year, the government announced Friday. The conflict has killed thousands of civilians, forced millions of people to flee within Sudan and to neighbouring African countries and created one of the world’s worst hunger crises. […]
The federal government will be investing $2.4 billion to accelerate Canada’s artificial intelligence (AI) sector, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday. The investment will be divided between a number of measures meant to advance job growth in the AI and tech industry and boost businesses’ productivity. “This announcement is a major investment in our future, in the […]