Opinion: Aga Khan’s contributions little-known, but significant
Dave Mowat Published on: May 9, 2018 His Highness the Aga Khan, left, is greeted by Lois Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi upon arrival in […]
‘This is our religion, this is our pride’: Sikh motorcyclists now exempt from helmets in Alberta
Source: Edmonton Journal By JURIS GRANEY When Bhupinder Singh passed the test to get his Class 6 motorcycle licence at the start of the month, he was one of the first Sikhs […]
Quebec Mosque Shooter Was Consumed by Refugees, Trump and Far Right
Source: The New York Times BY DAN BILEFSKY QUEBEC — When Alexandre Bissonnette learned of Justin Trudeau’s now-famous tweet welcoming refugees to Canada, the waif-like 28-year-old political science student told police that he snapped. Just […]
Quebec: Muslim event for children pledging to ‘wear hijab for life’ canceled
An annual event that celebrates the “decision” of girls aged nine to 12 to wear the hijab was canceled in Quebec. (Shutterstock) Staff writer, Al Arabiya EnglishTuesday, 1 May 2018 An annual event that celebrates the “decision” of girls aged nine to 12 to wear the hijab for life was […]
Muslim community invites teachers into mosque, asking for ‘peace through understanding’
The goal was to break misconceptions of Islam Sanjay Maru · CBC News · Posted: Apr 27, 2018 Aleem Khan participated in a door-to-door campaign in 2013, informing people that […]
Canada: Poet Rupi Kaur comes full circle with Brampton Performance
At the Rose Theatre in Brampton on Thursday April 26th Brampton, Ontario On Thursday night Aril 26th, in Brampton, Rupi Kaur returned to the same stage she’d walked across at her high-school graduation. Instead of a diploma, she now held her two books of bestselling poetry and the attention of […]
Toronto van attack: rightwingers point to Islamist terror before police cite motive
Source: The Guardian International far-right figures rush to judgment though police have not suggested any possible motivation BY Jason Wilson A woman pays her respects at a makeshift memorial following […]
Canadian Muslim charities lead fundraising for Toronto van attack victims
Source: Reuters BY Nichola Saminather TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Muslim charities are leading fundraising efforts to help victims of Monday’s van attack in Toronto and their families cope with medical […]
A Pope Given to Apologies Has Nothing for Indigenous Canada
Source: The New York Times By IAN AUSTEN and JASON HOROWITZ Indigenous Canadians at a residential school in Fort Resolution, in the Northwest Territories, in a picture from around 1936. Thousands died in […]
The policeman who didn’t shoot at Alek Minassian in Toronto is proof that real heroes aren’t trigger-happy
We’re conditioned from the moment we turn on the television to admire and respect the supreme authority of uber-masculine, gun-toting ‘heroes’. We’re subconsciously schooled in the art of violent revenge […]
Aging Quebec church looks to salad for salvation
Source: The Star By ALLAN WOODSQuebec Bureau MONTREAL—For much of the past 166 years, the silver-spired church in St-Pacôme, Que., has been nourishing souls. But over the next few months, the church will be decommissioned and transformed for a new, secular mission: nourishing people’s stomachs. The past decade has been a […]
Toronto van tragedy bonds city in blood. But no one will say the word ‘terrorism’
Source: The Star How naive we have been, whistling by the graveyard as carnage was wrought in European and American cities, Rosie DiManno writes. A sneaker. A purse. A tiny […]
Families push for stacked life sentences for Quebec City mosque shooter
Source: The Globe and Mail INGRID PERITZ SEAN FINE JUSTICE WRITER QUEBEC CITY PUBLISHED APRIL 18, 2018 A woman places flowers near the mosque where a shooting left six people dead, on Jan. 30, 2017 in Quebec City. PAUL CHIASSON/THE CANADIAN PRESS Amir Belkacemi stood in a Quebec City courtroom on […]
Asylum claims in Canada reached highest level in decades in 2017
Source: Pew Research Center BY PHILLIP CONNOR AND JENS MANUEL KROGSTAD Asylum seekers wait to cross the border into Canada near Champlain, New York, in August 2017. (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images) More people sought asylum in Canada in 2017 than at any point in at least a quarter-century, due in part to a spike […]
How I Found the Courage to Quit My Job and Move My Family to a Farm
Source: Time By BRENT PRESTON March 20, 2018 Gillian and I started convincing ourselves to buy the farm as soon as we got in the car. Over the years we have become experts […]
Quebec City gunman’s web searches included Donald Trump and mass shooters Dylan Roof, Marc Lepine
Source: National Post Alexandre Bissonnette also visited the website of the city’s main mosque numerous times in the days before the shootings Alexandre Bissonnette is shown in a photo from his Facebook profile page.Handout via Facebook The Canadian Press Stephanie Marin QUEBEC — A search of the computer belonging […]
Quebec City mosque shooter set off by Canada’s open stance on refugees
Source: CBC News Alexandre Bissonnette told interrogator he stormed mosque because he wanted to prevent a terrorist attack A video of Alexandre Bissonnette’s interrogation was played in court during sentencing hearings last Friday.(Court exhibit) The man responsible for killing six Muslims inside a Quebec City mosque had been anxious for […]
In chilling footage of Quebec mosque shooting, a widow finds solace and a testament to her husband’s bravery
Source: The Globe and Mail INGRID PERITZ MONTREAL PUBLISHED APRIL 12, 2018UPDATED 2 DAYS AGO To lawyers, the chilling video of the Quebec City mosque shooting may have been a simple legal document. To Najat Naanaa, it was tangible evidence that her late husband gave his life trying to save […]
Pope Rejects Call for Apology to Canada’s Indigenous People
Source: The Washington Post By IAN AUSTEN and JASON HOROWITZ Photo Pope Francis, above in Rome this week, will not apologize for the church’s role in a Canadian system that forced generations of […]
Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette says he’s ashamed of his ‘senseless act’
Source: CBC News 28-year-old changes plea to guilty, saying he wants to spare survivors and families further anguish Melinda Dalton, Julia Page, Catou MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Mar 28, 2018 9:52 AM ET | […]