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Quinton Byfield makes history as highest-drafted Black player at key time in NHL
Dressed to the nines in his living room, Quinton Byfield didn’t have to wait long in Tuesday’s NHL draft to make history. Byfield...
Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected leader of the federal Green Party
Green Party members have picked Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul as their next leader, bringing to a close the year-long race to replace Elizabeth...
With no successful vaccine candidates yet, Canada signs deal to secure 20M more COVID-19 vaccine doses
Canada has signed an agreement to secure another 20 million vaccine doses as the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine intensifies. During a news conference in...
Why stock markets are up 44% amid the worst economic contraction in history
The economy is in a ditch, and millions of Canadian workers still find themselves unemployed or underemployed compared with where things were before COVID-19....
Regis Philbin and More Celebrity Deaths in 2020
Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when it comes to icons and stars fans have grown to love. Scroll down to see Us...
Kanye West’s Friend GLC Says Rapper’s ‘Not OK’ Amid Recent Behavior
Kanye West’s longtime pal, GLC, engaged in an open discussion about the rapper’s recent behavior on Bachelorette alum Rachel Lindsay’s podcast. Stars Who’ve Battled...
Statistics Canada to start collecting race-based crime data
Statistics Canada says it plans to start collecting race-based crime data — a step that comes amid mounting criticism of how law enforcement...
Sidelined: For many Black coaches, the last step up the ladder can seem insurmountable
During his eight years as men’s basketball coach at Red Deer College in Alberta from 2011-19, Clayton Pottinger compiled a record that would...
Eliminating COVID-19 cases in Canada will exact too heavy a toll on society, health experts say
Some public health and infectious disease experts are pressing for governments in Canada to shift to minimizing, not eradicating, COVID-19 while allowing society to...
Former WE Charity employee says staff tried to silence her by rewriting anti-racism speech
A former employee of WE Charity says a speech she wrote for a WE Schools tour about her experiences as a Black woman...
Canada Day: Big parties give way to online shows amid coronavirus pandemic
Canadians celebrated a Canada Day like no other as they marked the national holiday under unprecedented circumstances. Canada Day 2020 took place amid both a...
Hannah Brown Is ‘Thankful for Home’ After ‘Messy’ N-Word Controversy
Learning and moving forward. Hannah Brown is opening up about her happiness and what home means to her after her past controversial comment....
From QB to cop: Ex-CFLer Brandon Bridge hopes to change perception of police
As a Canadian quarterback, Brandon Bridge helped change a CFL rule. The 28-year-old lobbied for a rule change governing the ratio of Canadians...
Treating racism: Canadian doctors of colour share their experiences in medicine
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across the U.S. and Canada to protest against police brutality after the death...
National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions
Organizers of a major Indigenous festival in Ottawa considered postponing or cancelling it entirely after COVID-19 restrictions meant they couldn’t gather in person. ...
What is Juneteenth and why is everybody talking about it this year?
It is a 155-year-old day of celebration that many non-Black people in the U.S. and around the world only started to hear of recently....
