HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – A report released Wednesday revealed a dramatic rise in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism in Canada amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Titled “Islamophobia on the rise: Taking action, confronting hate and protecting civil liberties together,” it was published by Canada’s Standing Commit...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced her resignation from Cabinet, describing it as the “only honest and viable path.” “It has been the honour of my life to serve in government, working for Canada and Canadians. We have accomplished a lot together. On Frid...
The Canadian province of Alberta has unveiled a border patrol plan, allocating $29 million Canadian dollars to bolster security along its 298-kilometer U.S. border. Premier Danielle Smith announced the creation of an Interdiction Patrol Team comprising 51 officers, 10 support staff, drug-sniffing dogs, advanced narcotics analyzers, and drones ...
Canadian lawmakers have called for urgent measures to tackle Islamophobia, antisemitism, and hate on university campuses. Members of the Liberal and New Democrat parties are demanding a ban on terrorist emblems, a crackdown on discriminatory protests, and enhanced hate crime policing. A study by the House of Commons Committee on Justice and H...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Ontario Premier Doug Ford pulled no punches following a meeting Wednesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers to formulate a battle plan to combat a threatened 25% tariff on Canadian imports entering the US. “We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy, going down to Michigan, […]...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump appeared to ridicule Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a social media post Tuesday. “It was a pleasure to have dinner the other night with Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “I look forward to seeing the Governor a...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A report published by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth says that several universities in the US and Canada have entered into agreements with Israeli security companies to suppress protests for Palestine occurring on their campuses. The report notes that after the election of Donald Trump, who pledged to penalize ac...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has announced a ban on 324 models of assault-style weapons on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the massacre of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique University in Montreal. It is the latest move to fulfill a promise made by the government to bring in the toughest gun legislation in […]
Another 220 deaths have been discovered at the Canadian Indian Residential Schools, raising the province of Ontario’s total to 656. According to a recent coroner’s report, the exhaustive investigation, probing files and formerly sealed criminal records, identified infectious diseases as the predominant cause of death. However, some...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada on Monday officially designated Yemen’s Ansarallah movement, commonly known as the Houthis, as a “terrorist entity” under the criminal code. “Today’s addition of Ansarallah as a listed terrorist entity contributes to our efforts in fighting terrorism globally and aligning Canada with...
