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, […]
Leaders of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund say they’ve reached a proposed $10-billion settlement with the governments of Ontario and Canada over unpaid annuities for using their lands. The fund, which represents the 21 Robinson Huron First Nations, announced Saturday that the proposal will resolve claims only tied to past unpaid annuities which stretch back more than 170 […]
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is announcing $71 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan and two neighbouring countries that are dealing with a large number of refugees in the wake of a violent crisis. Sajjan says the funds will flow through agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross as well as non-governmental organizations to provide basic food, water […]
Ontario is spending $51 million over three years to try to fight auto theft, which the government says has increased 14 per cent in the last year alone. Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says the measures are aimed at dismantling organized crime groups and bringing criminals to justice. Part of the money is set to go toward creating an organized crime […]
Tax credit raises value of some projects more than 50% over their lifetime. Canada has become the second-most favourable place to invest in green energy projects after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government rolled out a tax credit in last month’s budget, according to Rystad Energy. The renewable energy investment tax credit raises the value of some projects more than 50 […]
A Canadian effort is underway to conduct airlifts out of Sudan and two military vessels have arrived off its coast, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, as the government looked for a fragile ceasefire to help evacuation efforts in the embattled East African country. Trudeau said the federal government is co-ordinating with its allies to get Canadian citizens out of […]
As competition for skilled workers continues to rise globally, while populations in rich and middle-income countries age, the World Bank has reported that migration can be a powerful force for prosperity and development if managed properly. It averred that destination and origin countries cut across income levels, with many countries such as Mexico, Nigeria, and the U.K. both sending and […]
Antonio Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, says everyone needs to raise their voices to demand that leaders make peace with nature. In a video message to commemorate Earth Day on Saturday, he said everyone needs to do their part in protecting the planet. Earth Day is celebrated on April […]
The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has climbed over 35,000 as UN aid officials push for more aid access to rebel-controlled north-western Syria, where only one crossing from Turkey is open. As search and rescue teams began winding down their work on Monday amid diminishing prospects of recovering people alive from the rubble, the […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa will account for 50 percent of the global childhood cancer burden by 2050. In a statement commemorating World Cancer Day, marked on February 4, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO regional director for Africa, said cancer is a public health issue of major concern that should be fought by stronger alliances and new innovative collaborations. Moeti […]