The Ontario government will extend its gas and fuel tax rate cut until the end of the year. The cut, which temporarily slashed the gasoline tax by 5.7 cents per litre, and the fuel tax by 5.3 cents per litre, was scheduled to expire on June 30. On Monday, Premier Doug Ford announced it will now remain in […]
The Trudeau government has confirmed it won’t allow any military sales to Israel, that includes non-lethal military sales like boots, trucks or supplies. Foreign Affairs has been blocking military sales since early January, but in the wake of Monday’s vote on an NDP motion, Minister Melanie Joly has confirmed all sales are off. The non-binding motion, […]
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a “nightmare” for mothers and babies, with doctors reporting small and sickly newborns, stillbirths and women forced to undergo C-sections without adequate anaesthesia, a UN official said Friday. “I’m personally leaving Gaza this week terrified for the one million women and girls of Gaza… and most especially for the 180 women who are […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new technical guidance on hearing aid service delivery approaches for low and middle-income settings. In a statement on Friday, the WHO said the document is designed to provide practical guidance to countries in developing hearing aid services in areas that lack human resources for assessing hearing and fitting and maintaining hearing aids. […]
Prince Segun Akanni, the publisher of the Drum Online newspaper, has disclosed that the next edition of Pan-African Drum Festival in Canada next year would be more elaborate in terms of quality of participants and celebration of culture and tradition. The maiden edition of the festival was held in Mississauga Canada, last year July 28th. Akanni spoke to some top […]
More than two-thirds of the UN Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move freely. A statement by 11 of the 15 council members condemned the Taliban’s repression of women and girls […]
If there is any special month Blacks, all over the world, cherish and look forward to witnessing every year, it is, of course, the month of February – being the Black History Month. It is a month specially dedicated and set aside for recognizing and rewarding Africans Americans and Blacks generally for their significant impacts and contributions towards a better, […]
The Drum Online Media Incorporation (www.thedrumonline.net) in collaboration with the Global Forum for Human Rights and Sustainable Development (www.globalforumsdg.org), is set to hold the 2024 Pan-Afrika Drum Festival in Canada. The two-day event will kick off from June 27 to June 28, 2024, with the grand finale at Wesley Hall, 69 Milvan Dr., North York, M9L1Y8, Toronto, Canada. DAY ONE […]
Israel kept up its bombardment of the war-torn Gaza Strip on Tuesday as Washington vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called for a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, where concern grew about a growing humanitarian crisis. Global powers trying to navigate a way out of the spiralling crisis have come up short, with a so-far fruitless push by […]
Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada will send Ukraine $60 million to support its F-16 fighter aircraft. The government says the money is part of the $500 million in military support announced last spring. Blair says the money will help source supplies and equipment for the F-16 fighters, such as spare parts and ammunition. He made […]