QUEBEC CITY, Quebec (Canada) – The Quebec government’s recent bill on indigenous health care has drawn criticism from the province’s medical college. The college argues the bill is “paternalistic and colonialist” and does not go far enough to address systemic racism in the health care system. The college has calle...
While Canada considers adoption a complete transfer of parental rights, in many Islamic countries the adoptive parents become the child’s guardians OTTAWA, Canada – Childless Canadians with origins from Islamic countries are facing difficulty in adopting children from their countries of origin. For the past four years, former Calga...
Veltman, allegedly a white supremacist, is accused of killing a Muslim family of four in London, Ontario, in June 2021 ONTARIO, Canada – As a court in the Canadian province of Ontario opens the trial of Nathaniel Veltman, prosecutors argue he mowed Muslim family down only because they were Muslim. Veltman, allegedly a white supremacist, ...
– ‘If it was just up to me, it would have been stronger,’ says Canadian prime minister By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA) – A watered-down G20 statement on the Russian war in Ukraine would have been much stronger if Canada had its way, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday. Other countries – he […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Prosecutors told a Canadian court Tuesday that accused Nathaniel Veltman mowed down and killed a family of four with his truck for one hate-filled reason – “he did it because they were Muslim.” The trial, which opened last week with jury selection, heard the opening statement of the Crown (government) prosecutors [&helli...
Move is seen as victory for conservative opposition parties, which have long criticized government for inadequate handling of these allegations OTTAWA, Canada – The Canadian government has launched a public inquiry into allegations of election interference by China and Russia. The move is seen as a victory for conservative opposition par...
Judge François Dadour asked potential jurors if they had any preconceived notions about accused’s race or religion MONTREAL, Canada – A Montreal Superior Court judge asked jurors questions about race and religion before selecting them to hear the case of Ali Ngarukiye, a Black Muslim accused of the attempted murder of a Montreal police o...
Haaland, the first Native American minister, says history of residential schools and missing Indigenous women and girls is painful OTTAWA, Canada – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has sought a joint healing process between Canada and the U.S. to overcome the painful legacy of Indigenous peoples. Haaland, the first Native American mem...
Anti-racism consultant expresses stress the need for a cultural change within the police and importance of holding individual officers accountable for their actions OTTAWA, Canada – The Human Rights Tribunal of the Canadian province of Alberta recently ruled that police in the capital city of Edmonton had discriminated against two Black ...
– ‘I am deeply disturbed by accounts of exploitation, abuse shared with me by migrant workers,’ says Tomoya Obokata GENEVA (AA) – Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs are “a breeding ground” for modern forms of slavery, a UN expert said on Wednesday. In a statement after his 14-day visit to Cana...
