Following the release of a damning report of systemic anti-Black racism within the Peel District School Board (PDSB), Ontario’s Education Minister Stephen Lecce issued 27 directives on March 13, 2020, to be implemented by the organization under strict timelines. In a news release, the Ministry of Education stated that these directives to the PDSB are ...
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4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Equity/Anti-Black Racism, Our Health By noel
Canada’s lack of race-based COVID-19 data hurting Black Canadians
Canada’s Lack of Race-Based COVID-19 Data Is Hurting Black Canadians: Experts By Olivia Bowden – Global News Rachel, a frontline worker in social services in the Greater Toronto Area, juggles multiple jobs. After a long day, she returns home to her children. That evening, she learns that a resident at her facility has been hospitalized ...
4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Equity/Anti-Black Racism, Our Health By noel
Ontario To Start Collecting Race-Based Data From COVID-19 Patients
After months of pressure from Black community advocates and health experts, Ontario announced it will soon begin collecting race-based and socioeconomic data on COVID-19. Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Williams said the province is consulting with health equity experts to determine what information to collect. So far, no further details have been provided. However, Ontario ...
4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Criminal Justice, Equity/Anti-Black Racism, Social Justice By noel
Toronto Police Accused Of Pushing Black Woman From 24th Floor Balcony
Toronto police are being accused of pushing a Black woman off an apartment balcony to her death in the city’s High Park neighbourhood. The incident took place on Wednesday, May 27, at around 5:15 pm. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said Toronto police responded to a "domestic incident" at an apartment building on High Park ...
4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Criminal Justice, Equity/Anti-Black Racism By noel
Statement On The Death of Regis From The Korchinski-Paquet Family
May 28, 2020 STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF REGIS FROM THE KORCHINSKI-PAQUET FAMILY On Wednesday May 27, 2020 at approximately 5:00 pm a 911 call was made by a concerned mother, Claudette Beals-Clayton, for the safety and well-being of her child Regis Korchinski-Paquet. Regis was in distress over a family conflict and her mother sought ...
4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Criminal Justice, Equity/Anti-Black Racism, Social Justice By noel
Toronto Police Chief Addresses Death Of Regis Korchinski-Paquet
Police chief Mark Saunders is calling for calm amid allegations of foul play in the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell to her death from a 24th-floor apartment balcony during an interaction with Toronto police. He revealed that dispatch received three individual 911 calls regarding an assault at 100 High Park on Wednesday evening, two ...
4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Education, Equity/Anti-Black Racism By noel
Ottawa Woman Circulates Video Appearing To Mock George Floyd’s Death Online
Meanwhile in Canada, an Ottawa woman identified as Shania Lavallee reportedly circulated a Snapchat video online that appeared to mock George Floyd’s death. Shania reportedly shared the video of her sister Justine Lavallee, who is a Program Officer at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), and Justine’s boyfriend, Gilmour Maurice Driscoll, who seemed to be ...
4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Equity/Anti-Black Racism, Social Justice By noel
CBSA Fires Employee In Snapchat Video Allegedly Mocking George Floyd: Report
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has reportedly terminated the sister of Shania Lavallee, an Ottawa woman who allegedly posted a Snapchat video online that seemed to be mocking George Floyd’s death. Her sister, Justine Lavallee, had indicated on her social media profile that she was a Program Officer at the CBSA. In a screenshot ...
4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Criminal Justice, Equity/Anti-Black Racism By noel
Ottawa Police Officer Charged In Racist Meme Investigation
An Ottawa police officer has been charged in connection with one of two racist memes that were being circulated within the Ottawa Police Service. Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly announced that the officer was charged under the Police Services Act in relation to the creation and distribution of the image, which pictured 13 racialized members ...
4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Education By noel
WATCH: Chika Oriuwa Valedictorian Speech, U of T Faculty of Medicine
Congratulations to Dr. Chika Oriuwa who made history as the second Black female valedictorian at the University of Toronto (U of T) Faculty of Medicine. The first generation Nigerian Canadian was the only Black medical student in her 2016 class of 259 people. https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1267818391038881796 Check out her valedictorian speech from the virtual graduation ceremony below: