The $10 bill, which prominently features Viola Desmond — a Nova Scotia civil rights pioneer and businesswoman — went into circulation in November. Continue reading →

Global News Winnipeg got a first-hand look at some of the great events being held right here in the city with help from the organization Black History Month Winnipeg. Continue reading →

Hundreds of thousands of cash-handling machines across the country have already been upgraded to handle to new $10 bill. Continue reading →

Viola Desmond has cemented a lasting legacy in the hearts of Canadians from coast to coast, for her refusal to move to a “whites only” section in the 1940s. Continue reading →

The $10 Canadian bill featuring Viola Desmond goes into circulation Monday. Continue reading →

Canada’s new $10 bill will officially enter circulation Monday morning at a ceremony in Winnipeg. The banknote features activist Viola Desmond and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Continue reading →

A new $10 banknote featuring Viola Desmond’s portrait will go into circulation in a week, just over 72 years after she was ousted from the whites-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, N.S. Continue reading →

The star will be mounted aboard the harbour ferry recently named for Desmond. Continue reading →

Viola Desmond, who was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto last year, will be honoured June 29 with a star in her hometown of Halifax. Continue reading →