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		<title>Sports Briefs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basketball:  Toronto’s Myck Kabongo, a 6’1” freshman guard is highly touted as NBA material.  He begins his college career as a Texas Longhorn, the team that sent Ontario natives Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph to the NBA as first round draft choices. Mississauga native Andrew Nicholson is a 2012 NBA Draft Prospect.  He played college [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MasterCard Opens East African Regional Headquarters in  Kenya</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raila Odinga, Republic of Kenya PM welcomed MasterCard’s announcement. “We are pleased to welcome MasterCard to East Africa and in particular to Kenya, as we see the region’s growth path continue. ]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Events &#8211; Vancouver Toronto</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vancouver Around The Town Storytelling Event Takes Place in Abbotsford Saturday, February 11th in honour of Black History Month from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the InterCultural Hub at Matsqui Recreation Centre, 3106 Clearbrook Road in Abbotsford. For more information about this Black History Month event, contact Bernard Piprah at 604-375-2369 or Piprah.b@gmail.com, or Danica DenomméSime at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta&#8217;s first black cowboy recognized</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Afro News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Ware's story is a remarkable one. He was born into slavery in South Carolina. Following the Civil War, he traveled to Texas where he became a skilled cowboy and worked with the great cattle drives on the Chisholm and Oregon Trails. On one of these cattle drives, John Ware ended up at Bar U Ranch, noted in Canada's ranching history and now a national historic site.]]></description>
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		<title>CivicAction Appoints A New CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance, formerly the Toronto City Summit Alliance, has appointed Mitzie Hunter as their CEO.  Hunter, former CEO of Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) takes over from outgoing CEO Julia Deans on January 9th.  Chair John Tory announced her appointment recently.  The organization had conducted an extensive recruitment process in which over 200 candidates were considered.]]></description>
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		<title>Michaelle Jean Appointment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Governor-General Michaelle Jean has been named Chancellor of the University of Ottawa.  Jean succeeds Huguette Labelle who has held the position for 17 years and whose mandate ends January 31, 2012.  Jean, who became the 13th Chancellor in the university’s history, says she’s “very excited” about the appointment.]]></description>
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		<title>Racism in Newmarket</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neighbors expressed disgust at the racial vandalism and although police say they are doing their best to catch the person (s) responsible some think they (the police) are not doing enough. Mayor Tony Van Bynen said he was “deeply disappointed” that incidents like this could happen not only in his community by anywhere. ]]></description>
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		<title>Lenny Kravitz: More Than Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven-time Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz founded an interior design firm in 2005 and has now received his first Canadian assignment.  Kravitz will design a 10,000 square foot floor at Toronto’s Bisha Hotel and Residences in the city’s entertainment district.]]></description>
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		<title>Benin to host international conference on ICT for Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Afro News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the organizers, ICWE, eLearning Africa is the continent's largest conference on education and technology, providing a forum for discussion and networking.]]></description>
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		<title>New Ontario Court Judge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aston Hall, 52, is one of five new judges appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice.  Hall, who was born in Jamaica, came to Canada in 1983 and earned his BA (Honours) in political science and labor studies from York University in 1990.  ]]></description>
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