TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Ground penetrating radar has unearthed 79 potential children’s graves and those that may be of 14 infants at the former Beauval Indian Residential School in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, English River First Nation said Tuesday. “This is not a final number. It breaks my heart that there are likely mor...
– Some Saskatchewan First Nations have waited decades for settlement TRENTON, Canada (AA) — The Canadian government has paid hundreds of millions of dollars to Indigenous tribes in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to correct historical wrongs, it was reported Saturday. The Muskowpetung Saulteaux Nation received CAN$150 million ($110...
CALGARY, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has blamed the “American right” for Muslim opposition to the inclusion of equality and LGBTQ in the curriculum. A video of his meeting with members of the Muslim community at the Bait u Nur Mosque in Calgary last week has surfaced in the media. He is seen […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA): A man who attacked a mosque in the Toronto area with an axe and planned mass casualties was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday. Armed with bear spray and an axe, Mohammad Moiz Omar entered the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre in Mississauga, where about 30 worshippers were performing early morning prayers […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA): Canada’s ethics watchdog announced Tuesday probes to determine whether Nike Canada and a gold mining operation are benefitting from the use of forced Uyghur labor in China. Sheri Meyerhoffer of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise said the investigations were launched after complaints from 28 organizations...
Toronto, Canada (AFP): A few hundred members of Canada’s Sikh community demonstrated outside the Indian consulate in Toronto on Saturday to protest the unsolved murder of one of their leaders last month in the Vancouver area. They accused the Indian government of being responsible for the gunning down of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, president o...
ANKARA (AA): India summoned Canadian High Commissioner in the national capital New Delhi over activities by pro-Khalistan supporters in Canada. The diplomatic action came after a “freedom rally” called in Canada by pro-Khalistan supporters this week, and a poster surfaced on social media in which Indian diplomats based in Canada we...
TORONTO (AA): Canada has announced an additional $148.59 million in funding for humanitarian and development assistance to Syria and the region, according to a statement by the federal government. Of this amount, at least $78.59 million will be used to help crisis-affected people in meeting their basic needs. This includes providing food assis...
NEW YORK (AA): The US has welcomed Canada and the Netherlands’ decision to take Syria to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over torture claims. The two countries accuse the Bashar al-Assad regime of committing ”countless violations of International law” in their application, asking the court to take emergency measures to pre...
TRENTON, Canada (AA): An Indigenous First Nation in the Canadian province of Manitoba has announced that it is seeking CAN$5 billion ($3.74 billion) from the Canadian government for failing to provide adequate housing. The St. Theresa Point First Nation said in a news release that Ottawa provided funds to build 20 two-bedroom houses last year,...
