Vanessa Simon builds her Guyana ‘bake’ business in Waterloo region

Vanessa Simon builds her Guyana ‘bake’ business in Waterloo region

  Like many cooks, Vanessa Simon got her start by watching and learning techniques while standing at the elbows of her mother and grandmother. hat childhood experience has helped her establish a new business called Vanessa’s Cuisine which makes a traditional Guyanese baking mix that’s now available in a few Waterloo Region specialty food stores. […]

Dionne Irving makes Giller Prize longlist

Dionne Irving makes Giller Prize longlist

By Stephen Weir Yesterday, the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist was announced. This year’s 12-book list is an exceptional compilation of books from an extraordinary range of writers, celebrating not only the strength and diversity of writing in Canada but also marking the 30th anniversary of the Prize. The longlist was announced last Wednesday at […]

TIFF – RBC partnership to nurture emerging talent and celebrate the arts community

TIFF – RBC partnership to nurture emerging talent and celebrate the arts community

  Inclusivity, belonging, a tilt towards equity-deserving groups of diverse backgrounds are the calling card of the partnership between the Toronto International Film Festival and RBC. The partnership aims to help advance projects from emerging creators with diverse backgrounds who identify as BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+ and/or are from other equity-deserving groups. Each year, two producer/director teams […]

Canadian Decathlon Dominance as LePage and Warner Strike Gold and Silver

Canadian Decathlon Dominance as LePage and Warner Strike Gold and Silver

In a historic Canadian track and field night, at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Pierce LePage and Damian Warner secured gold and silver in the men’s decathlon. Whitby’s LePage clinched his first world title with a remarkable 8,909 points, setting a world-leading score and becoming the first Canadian to achieve this feat in […]

Black churches that rescued African refugees get no financial help from governments

Black churches that rescued African refugees get no financial help from governments

  They demand, among other things, an inquiry “into the causes for, and consequences of, the lack of what we believe to be a clear dereliction on basic governmental duties and responsibilities’’ By Lincoln Depredine We hereby call upon the Canadian federal, provincial, and municipal governments to urgently address this humanitarian crisis.’’ dereliction on basic […]

African Fashion Week brings Black designers to Toronto

African Fashion Week brings Black designers to Toronto

By Rebecca Kerr African Fashion Week Toronto has carved a space in the fashion scene in the city of Toronto for the last 11 years. It did not disappoint this year as they showcased designers from St Vincent Trinidad and Tobago, the UK and right here from the city. AFWT 2023 took place over a […]

Fan Expo weekend – Embracing the ultimate fan experience

Fan Expo weekend – Embracing the ultimate fan experience

By Janet Grant Fan Expo Weekend is more than just an event; it’s a unique and immersive journey celebrating the magic of being a fan. Whether you are eight months or 80, get ready to embrace your inner geek and make memories that will last a lifetime. Fan Expo Weekend celebrates pop culture, bringing fans […]

Dundas square was Trini to the bone

Dundas square was Trini to the bone

By Stephen Weir The roar from Dundas Square Park on Sunday was so loud that one could hear the noise from a block away. A live soccer game on the big screen? Nope. It was the king. King David, to be specific. Calypso great David Rudder was on the park’s outdoor stage, singing many of […]

CaribbeanTales Film Festival goes down the Eden River

CaribbeanTales Film Festival goes down the Eden River

By Stephen Weir It all begins on Wednesday. The Annual Caribbean Tales Film Festival kicks off its 2023 program at Harbourfront, showcasing “Eden River,” a creepy, eerie, suspenseful American movie made on a river. It is 1961, and three poachers are paddling along a swampy river in Belize in a boat that has seen better […]

The FMC must change judging system

The FMC must change judging system

Listen to this now. By Anthony Joseph Judging has been a perennial problem in the Toronto Caribbean Carnival. The system that is being used is one that has been around since the early 1900s when Carnival was in its infancy. It is now completely outdated. First of all, there are built-in biases in favour of […]