Black Community Support Line: 1-866-732-1253 Ext. 2
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Jamaican migrant worker granted federal health care after being fired from N.S. farm [VIDEO]
A migrant worker who was diagnosed with cervical cancer shortly after arriving in Nova Scotia has been granted health insurance under a federal program.
Kerian Burnett arrived from Jamaica in April 2022 to work on a strawberry farm, and says she was fired after her cancer diagnosis and left without medical coverage.
Her lawyer, Thiago Buchert, says that after nearly eight months Burnett has been admitted to the interim federal health program.
Desmond Inquiry Final Report Delayed Again [AUDIO]
“The Nova Scotia government has dismissed the judge presiding over an inquiry that has spent much of the past five years investigated why Afghanistan war veteran Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in 2017.
Brad Johns, Nova Scotia’s attorney general, confirmed Tuesday he has asked the chief judge of the provincial court to assign a new judge to finish the work started by provincial court Judge Warren Zimmer, saying the province has waited long enough for Zimmer’s final report.” – City News
Supporting Black Canadian Mental Health [July 11, 2023, 5:30pm, Black Cultural Centre]
Join HAAC for a community conversation about supporting Black mental health. The session will be hosted by HAAC and Stepped Care Solutions to gather input from community members and organizations that serve the needs of Black Canadians. The aim is to better understand how Wellness Together Canada (WTC) can improve access to virtual resources, supports, and services and integrate Afrocentric approaches to mental health on WTC.
Migrant worker facing bill from Nova Scotia after insurance for cancer treatment cancelled
A migrant worker from Jamaica who learned she had cervical cancer shortly after she started working at a farm in Nova Scotia says she owes the province nearly $65,000 after […]
Lionel Desmond was a victim of racism, cousin testifies at inquiry
It was two years ago this month that Raymond Sheppard first wrote in the former Nova Scotia Advocate about the role racism played in the case of his younger cousin, Lionel Desmond, who, in 2017, killed his wife, Shanna, mother, Brenda, and 10-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, before killing himself.
Desmond who served in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in the war in Afghanistan suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). An inquiry into deaths is now underway.
Lionel Desmond was a victim of racism, cousin testifies at inquiry
“Three guys that had been harassing him jumped Lionel in the men’s locker room and used racial slurs such as “chocolate milk” in reference to his wife (my sister Shanna). Lionel ended up successfully defending himself against the aggressors and ended up going to summary trial in response to the attack. There would definitely be records of that summary trial if we looked into it.”