By Gerald V. Paul; Farley flex reflected on his early days growing up in Malvern and his Mom working at the Scarborough Hospital as he was inducted into the 2015 Scarborough Walk of Fame for his contribution in the field of entertainment. It was a time for celebrating community, recognizing achievement and inspiring tomorrow’s leadership. […]
By Gerald V. Paul; Award-winning Trinidadian-born Canadian author Rabindranath Maharaj will be part of a discussion at Harbourfront on Sunday (Nov. 1) at 2 p.m. at the Brigantine Room during the Toronto Book Awards Celebration, International Festival of Authors. Also among the distinguished writers will be Barbadian-Canadian Austin Clarke, author of Membering. Maharaj, who reviewed […]
By Gerald V. Paul; “Local businesses need to cluster together, work together and mentor together to grow themselves from the roots up, and this organization has the ability to do it,” Ontario Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid told a gathering of 200 people recently at the Scarborough Business Association (SBA). Speaking at the Toronto Pan […]
It is a positive coincidence that both Canada and the United Nations are at a stage in their existence where they are asking themselves some basic questions about their identity, their purpose and aspirations. Who are we? What do we aspire to achieve? What do we want in our relationship with others? These are the […]
By Michael Lashley; As we confront the massive inequality in incomes and lifestyles and as our economy serves up horrible realities on the employment front, we have the additional good fortune of having a new prime minister, belonging to the younger generation, who is willing to listen and who, with our pro-active involvement as unrelenting […]
By Jasminee Sahoye; A former prominent Toronto lawyer, who heads a company that is scientifically developing medical marijuana products, supports the new Liberal government’s plan to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes as it relates to decriminalization. Courtney Betty, president and CEO of Timeless Herbal Care Ltd (THC), a nutraceutical and pharmaceutical company, told The […]
Coach Greg Vanney – “a very talented team.” Toronto FC plays the most important game in the franchise’s history tonight (Oct. 29) in Montreal. The game starting at 7 p.m. at Saputo Stadium marks the first time TFC has appeared in the postseason. TFC is in a must-win situation in a rematch against the […]
By Gerald V. Paul The province posted a draft regulation on Wednesday for public input to prohibit random and arbitrary collection of identifying information by police, referred to as carding or street checks. “Our government has been clear that we are opposed to any random police checks,” said Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services […]
By David Atkinson; “God saw he was getting tired and the cure was not to be, So He put his arms around him and whispered “Come with me.” David Atkinson, from Kellits, Clarendon, Jamaica, devoted to Caribbean culture as a founding member of Club Carib in Oshawa, has died at age 73. His Canadian-born soulmate and best […]
