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New book tells story of Black history in New Brunswick
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March to Milano: Dawn Richardson Wilson pushing towards the first all-Black bobsleigh medal
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Team transforming health care for African Nova Scotian women
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Group researches access to culturally preferred foods for Surrey's Black community
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March To Milano: Cynthia Appiah is blazing a trail as Canada's 1st Black bobsled pilot

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Oscar Peterson Place? Groups want Montreal to rename Place des Festivals after jazz great
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Inside the Montreal exhibit honouring the impact, cultural significance of aunties
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Investigation partly corroborates former diplomat’s discrimination complaint
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Program bringing free sports to areas of public housing in Halifax aiming to expand
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Edmonton group hosts Black youth job fair amid high youth unemployment rates

Hip-hop icon Michie Mee is 'overjoyed' about getting her own Canadian stamp

Rap legend Michie Mee will be featured in a Canada Post stamp collection honouring Canadian hip-hop trailblazers, alongside Maestro Fresh Wes and Muzion.

Radio As It Happens January 24

'Let your work be seen': Two-time winner Chanel Sutherland on why you should submit to the CBC Literary Prizes

Daphné Santos-Vieira

Books CBC Literary Prizes January 22

Get inspired by these 10 changemakers in 2026, honoured as CBC Sask.'s Future 40

News Canada Saskatchewan Community January 22

Q with Tom Power

Spencer Badu is taking homegrown fashion global

Arts Q January 22

How a Toronto mural changed Ian Williams’s book title

Books Bookends January 19

Quebec says police need power to randomly stop people. Can it convince Supreme Court?

Matthew Lapierre

News Canada Montreal January 19

Indigenous, Black people overrepresented in federal custody in N.S.: StatsCan

Danielle Edwards

News Canada Nova Scotia January 19

For these Montrealers, the Africa Cup of Nations represents home, love of soccer and unity

Hénia Ould-Hammou

News Canada Montreal January 19

Newly elected Africville Genealogy Society board shares vision to bring community together

Gareth Hampshire

News Canada Nova Scotia January 14

Word on the street is that Elle Barbara's a star. Period

Nantali Indongo

News Canada Montreal January 11

Canada unveils theme for Black History Month 2026 in Cherry Brook, N.S.

News Canada Nova Scotia January 8

Amnesty International joins fight for Nova Scotia dump site cleanup and safe water

News Canada Nova Scotia January 6

Cadence Weapon to debut new music at Road to Junos concert in Hamilton

Justin Chandler

News Canada Hamilton January 6

Black Dalhousie academics want to create ethical research rules for African Nova Scotian communities

News Canada Nova Scotia January 5

Haitian community in B.C. celebrates Independence Day with traditional soup

News Canada British Columbia January 2