The Globe and Mail made its announcement on June 3, followed by the CBC on June 8 and The Canadian Press the next day. Many Black people have been writing Black with a capital "B" since the 1960s, inspired by the Black Power movement started by civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael. A copy of the 17th edition of The Canadian Press Stylebook. He said The Canadian Press had to wait and see if "Black" with a capital "B" was consistently used before revising its rule. Maclean's and the Toronto Star both changed their style to "Black" with a capital "B" before other Canadian outlets after columnists of colour in their newsrooms called for the change.

Source: CBC News July 20, 2020 09:00 UTC