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4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Equity/Anti-Black Racism, Our Health By

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

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, Social Justice By

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

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

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, Education By

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:

4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Equity/Anti-Black Racism, Social Justice By

If You Directly Benefit From Racism, Should You Be Profiting As An Anti-Racism Expert?

If You Directly Benefit From Racism, Should You Be Profiting As An Anti-Racism Expert? Janice Gassam Asare – Senior Contributor, Diversity & Inclusion The racial reckoning that was sparked by the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd has left the world analyzing anti-Black sentiment and Googling terms like ‘anti-racist’ and ‘diversity’ at increased rates. ...

4 juillet 2025 In Articles, Issues & Opportunities By

Reflections: Lessons from 2020

Moving Forward with Purpose in 2021 Without a doubt, the year 2020 was an incredibly challenging year for everyone. A year many do not wish to remember. Everyone has one story or two to share about why they think 2020 deserves no mention ever again. The painful truth is that we cannot forget 2020 in ...