Four arrested during North York rally in support of Israel
CanadaInternationalNewsPoliticsToronto Oct 10, 2023
Toronto Police arrested four people after skirmishes broke out during a rally in support of Israel Monday night. Community leaders and politicians from all levels of government gathered in a show of support for Israel at the rally in Mel Lastman Square in North York on Monday, Oct. 9.... Read more
Fleeing war, Ukrainian family finds safety — and hope — in Canada
CanadaInternationalNews Apr 21, 2023
There are two sides to every story — including being a refugee. On the one side, there’s sorrow and despair. On the other, new opportunities and hope.
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Wondering how to become more media savvy and not fall victim to disinformation? Experts on Russian propaganda have some suggestions
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FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup submerged in political controversy
InternationalPoliticsSports Nov 16, 2022
Sportswashing is a term used to represent the practice political world leaders or companies use to distract people at events, such as the World Cup, from the social and humane injustices in their country or corporation. Coined in 2018 after Russia hosted the 2018 FIFA World, sportswashing has come... Read more
Immigrants make up nearly a quarter of Canada’s population, StatsCan reports
CanadaInternationalNews Nov 8, 2022
By Fernando Bossoes
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Artists across Canada raise their voices to the injustice in Iran
CanadaInternationalNewsToronto Oct 16, 2022
The civil unrest continues around the world after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police. And the indignation of the Iranian people is being shared through one of the most powerful tools to convey emotion; art. Mahsa Amini, 22, died on Sept. 16. She... Read more
Mahsa (Jina) Amini was murdered by police for wearing her hijab ‘incorrectly’ on Sept. 16 in Tehran, Iran. “Jina’s body is a living wound of entangled discriminations, a wound on my body, on ours. An open wound on the body of the street,” Feminists for Jina said. The murder... Read more
Beijing, China (REUTERS) – Olympic spokesperson Zhao Weidong says the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics will turn attention away from criticism surrounding the host country’s human rights record. Several countries including the United States and Britain have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Games over China’s rights... Read more
