HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Adel Abu Lebdeh’s world has been shattered. He has lost at least 117 relatives in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. “I lost about one-third of my family,” he told Anadolu while tearfully recounting the devastating impact the war has had on his loved ones and many others in the Palestinian community in [&hell...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada ramped up efforts to evacuate its citizens from Lebanon on Monday as the security situation in the country deteriorates. “The security situation in Lebanon is becoming increasingly dangerous and volatile. The airport remains open and commercial flights are still available,” Minister of Foreign A...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has called on its citizens in Lebanon to “return home immediately,” as Israel dramatically intensified airstrikes across Lebanon. “For Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are in Lebanon – return home immediately,” Foreign Minister Melanie Joly wrote on X, warning against ma...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Three people were injured while trying to disarm a knife-wielding man during Friday afternoon prayers at a Montreal mosque. A spokesperson for Chateauguay police told reporters that the victims received minor injuries, although one was taken to hospital. Those injured were in their 50s, said police. They managed to...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US, UK and Australia have expanded their engagement under the AUKUS pact with at least four other nations with which they share “close bilateral defense partnerships.” AUKUS, a defense pact under which Canberra will get nuclear-powered submarines, is “exploring opportunities to improve interoperability” with Japan in ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Australia, Canada and New Zealand have called for an “urgent” cease-fire in Gaza, which has been under attack by Israel for about ten months. In a joint statement, the three nations said the situation in Gaza is “catastrophic.” “The human suffering is unacceptable. It cannot continue,” the statement said. Crit...
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...
A new book reveals that a number of French Muslims are leaving France for countries like the UK and Canada because of rising Islamophobia. Co-author of “France, Loving It But Leaving It,” Olivier Esteves, connects the exodus to France’s political shift toward the far-right in recent years. The book’s interviews and surveys of 1,00...
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...
