Photo credit: The Guardian “I’m literally screwaming,” my friend tells me – except she’s not. I’ve just told her about my promotion at work. She raises her hands in front of her mouth as if to unleash a fearsome howl, but no sound comes out. She scrunches up her nose like a sneezing cat and lets out…
Photo credit: Canada’s National Observer First Nations leaders called on the RCMP to apologize and demanded a federal inquiry Thursday after CBC reported the police service spied on Indigenous political leaders in the 60s and beyond. The Canadian Press reports that CBC Indigenous uncovered some 6,000 pages of internal RCMP documents that indicate the RCMP was…
Things now differ in Nigeria from when T.M. Aluko wrote his “One man, one matchet” which was published way back in 1964. “One man, one matchetOne woman, one stickOne child, one stone.” Mr Aluko, we’re sorry sir. We regret the fact that we’re disappointing you. We’re no longer in the “stone” age! We’ve certainly moved…
Photo credit: WSJ The US military began a naval blockade of Iranian ports on Monday, as reopening the Strait of Hormuz remains a sticking point in talks between the US and Iran over negotiations to end the war. ABC News reports that late Tuesday night, the head of US Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, said the…
Photo credit: Jamaica gleaner Jamaica could move to drill for oil off the coast of St. Thomas within the next two years, following encouraging early findings from a recent geochemical survey. The Gleaner reports that the study, conducted by independent oil company United Oil and Gas, confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in offshore soil samples –…
Photo credit: Toronto Today On any given night in Midtown Toronto, while most kitchens are winding down, a small team of high school students is just getting started. Toronto Today reports that Sharing Excess Toronto, a youth-led nonprofit, was launched last summer by Nikhil and Rohan Gupta and Brandon and Caden Situ. “Basically, what we do…
