Lincoln Alexander was born in 1922, the oldest son of Caribbean immigrant parents. His mother, Mae Rose, was from Jamaica and his father...

Willie O’Ree was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1935. The Jackie Robinson of hockey, O’Ree broke the NHL’s colour barrier 10 years...

The story of John Ware is truly amazing, a freed slave who made his way north to establish a ranch in what became Alberta; so much so he...

Black rights activist Viola Desmond, who was jailed for defiantly sitting in the "whites only" section of a New Glasgow, Nova Scotia film...

February is Black History month and with today being the official opening of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, sporting history...

Alberta has become the fourth province in Canada to proclaim February as Black History Month. In December 1995, the House of Commons off...

etting your Canadian citizenship is a huge rite of passage for newcomers to the country. But before you can become a citizen, you have to...

Join the Calgary Stampeders and CFN on Friday, September 29th for Stampeders Multicultural Night. The Stamps, currently with the best...

Yesterday CFN held its Annual General Meeting & World Refugee Day Celebrations and CFN would like to send out a big thank you to all...

Part 6 of our Celebrating Refugees Series take us to Dany Laferrière, a Haitian-Canadian novelist and journalist who writes in French...

Here at the CFN, today, we celebrate World Refugee Day. Last year we started #RefugeeDayYYC to go along with our city wide, month long...

CFN would like you to join us in honouring the courage, strength, and determination of refugee women, men and children in Calgary...

CFN has partnered with Calgary Outlink for the LGBTQ New Canadians Resiliency Project and April 10th saw the open house and official...

With the Calgary Flames about to start a playoff run, the Toronto Blue Jays kicking off their latest season, and today being...

SocialWest is an exciting multi-day conference developed for those working in communications, marketing and social media professions...

3 Things for Canada asks all Canadians what they would give to Canada for her 150th birthday. CFN is honoured and happy to take part in...

Theatre Calgary strives to connect their productions to the everyday lives of citizens of Calgary and as a part of this initiative they...

3 Things for Canada asks all Canadians what they would give to Canada for her 150th birthday. CFN is honoured and happy to take part in...

In 2017, Canada commemorates its 150th anniversary—and celebrates the vital role that immigrants play in its success as a nation. The...

Well it's finally here! Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017 is an historic moment with the power to bring people and...