TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The prestigious CAN$100,000 ($73,000) Canadian Scotiabank Giller Prize was dealt a blow Wednesday when 15 authors pulled their books from consideration because of the sponsors’ ties to Israeli arms manufacturers. “As authors, we cannot abide our work being used to provide cover for sponsors actively investing in ar...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The Catholic Church in Newfoundland, Canada, has been ordered by a court-appointed monitor to pay $76 million to survivors of sexual abuse. The list of victims entitled to receive the amount include 292 survivors of a Church-run orphanage. The victims and their representatives expressed relief at the outcome of a d...
By Joel Winter One day during my teaching career I entered the teacher’s staffroom to find brochures promoting Chapters — a Canadian national bookstore chain. This was during a period when I was protesting every week in front of the Chapters store in Toronto. The owner of Chapters supports the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) through [&hellip...
Toxic chemicals released during fires following a Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio last February have spread over 540,000 square miles. A new study reveals that the toxic fumes may be impacting 16 states and possibly Canada. Published in Environmental Research Letters, the study highlights the unexpected scale of pollution from vinyl...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An investigation was launched Thursday into “a hate crime” by a driver who broadcast Islamophobic content from a digital screen on top of a moving vehicle in Toronto, according to police. The video contained anti-Islamic statements after displaying footage of Muslims praying. The Hate Crimes Unit started an investigation ...
The Canadian government has confronted Israel for allegedly backing an online Islamophobic misinformation campaign targeting Canadian citizens. The Toronto Star reported that Canada conveyed these concerns after Israeli newspaper Haaretz claimed a state branch had hired a private firm to influence public opinion in Canada and the US. Global A...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commemorated Thursday a terrorist attack that killed four members of a Muslim family in Ontario in 2021. “Three years ago, Talat, Salman, Madiha, and Yumnah Afzaal were murdered. Three generations killed and a young boy orphaned by a cowardly terrorist attack,” Tr...
In Canada, the Ontario Federation of Labour, representing 1 million workers, has thrown its weight behind students at the University of Toronto peacefully demanding the liberation of Palestine. Students are also demanding divestment from Israel-backed firms and transparency from the university administration. Federation President Laura Walton...
Ottawa, Canada – AFP Canada is “horrified” by the deaths of civilians from an Israeli air strike on a camp housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a social media post, calling for a cease-fire. “The images coming out of Rafah are horrific and heartbreaking,” Joly said in a se...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Free Palestine movement protesters vowed Friday to ignore a University of Toronto notice to pack and leave by 8 a.m. Monday. If the protesters remain past the deadline, they will face “consequences under university policies and the law,” according to a statement posted online by the school. Those who remain could [...
