Category Archives: Canada
After being allegedly sexually assaulted at the age of 15 by four boys and subsequently bullied, 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons committed suicide last week. Leah Parsons says her daughter was never the same after the night four boys sexually assaulted her. … read more »
A third Canadian believed to be connected to January’s hostage-taking in Algeria is in a North African jail, and police are leaving open the possibility another Canadian may be among the remains of Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists who died during a … read more »
Russians celebrate St. Patrick’s Day during the annual parade through Moscow, one of many held in cities across the world as the Irish holiday gains popularity. (Misha Japaridze/Associated Press) One of the few things Newfoundland and Labrador has in common … read more »
A night of booty shaking ended with bullets flying as three women were shot at Brampton’s only strip joint early Wednesday. Peel Regional Police say the gunfire erupted shortly before 1:30 a.m. inside The Office Gentlemen’s Club on Melanie Dr., … read more »
(By Getahune Bekele-South Africa) This was how the dead tyrant L.Zenawi raised ‘his’ daughter. Semehal Meles Zenawi not only grew up attentively listening to her ‘ father’s’ anti-Amharic and anti-Ethiopia marathon speeches, but also watched him killing thousands of Amharas … read more »
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Whole Foods has announced that by 2018, all products in U.S. and Canada stores must be labeled if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This is the first national grocery store to set a deadline from GMO labeling. “We are … read more »
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TORONTO – The Toronto District School Board has voted in favour of cutting 248 secondary school teacher positions. Eight vice-principal positions were also eliminated as Canada’s largest school board tries to trim a $55 million deficit. Special education teachers and … read more »
CBC Funding cuts are expected Thursday when Alberta’s Progressive Conservative government unveils a budget in the face of declining resource revenues. The budget is expected to be the toughest in years as Premier Alison Redford’s government grapples with an estimated … read more »
Police have arrested a suspect in this week’s subway stabbing of a 35-year-old man, who is recovering in hospital thanks to the quick actions of fellow TTC passengers. Cassim Celani Cummings, 20, of Toronto was arrested Friday morning and faces … read more »
That sound you hear is Voltaire rolling over in his grave. “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Once upon a time, it was commonly understood that this sentiment … read more »
OTTAWA — An internal Senate investigation has failed to turn up any questionable housing allowance claims beyond those previously unearthed by journalists. Independent forensic auditors are currently looking at the expenses of Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy, Liberal Mac Harb and … read more »
A city councillor says he will lodge a complaint with the integrity commissioner, if someone else doesn’t, following revelations that Rob Ford appears to still be asking registered lobbyists to donate to his private football foundation. The practice, which formed … read more »
Two men are in custody after a sheriff was wounded in the hand during a shooting inside a Whitecourt, Alta., courthouse northwest of Edmonton Tuesday morning. The shooting suspect, who was a prisoner at the courthouse, escaped with a second … read more »
By: Robyn Doolittle, thestar.com With his legal woes behind him, Mayor Rob Ford was asked Tuesday if the numerous close calls had him “scared straight” when it comes to following the rules. Speaking in a rare one-on-one interview, Ford told … read more »
TORONTO - The full force of winter is expected to be felt across the GTA Friday. The snow started falling late Thursday afternoon and the GTA will probably be digging out 15 to 25 cm by Friday afternoon. Early Friday morning, both … read more »
TORONTO – A 23-year-old woman who was found strangled to death in North York over the weekend has been officially identified. Toronto Police say Nyumwai Caroline Mkurazhizha — the city’s latest murder victim — is from the Republic of Zimbabwe. … read more »
The Thamils and the Sinhalese are divided on the basis of territory, language, religion, and culture. Veluppillai Thangavelu (TORONTO Tamil Canadian) – On February 4th, 1948, the 2.5 million Thamils of Ceylon exchanged their white masters (British) for the brown … read more »
By Allison Martell and Teresa Carson REUTERS Squamish Elder Eugene Harry blesses photos of women missing from Vancouver’s downtown eastside, prior to the start of a commission of inquiry into their disappearance, many of them victims of serial killer Robert … read more »
Kathleen Wynne has won the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party and is set to become the province’s first female premier, after a closely fought race with Sandra Pupatello. Wynne, the 59-year-old MPP for Don Valley West, is a long-time … read more »
Mayor Rob Ford’s victory on the appeal of his conflict of interest conviction was always the best outcome. The three justices of the divisional court have given Ford, and Toronto, a second chance. The finely tuned legal decision, resting on … read more »
Farooque Chowdhury Hundreds of indigenous women and girls were murdered in Canada. To many, it’s a baffling fact. Recently, there were proposals in the UK parliament to expand the use of secret court hearings in civil cases. In Greece, migrants … read more »
OTTAWA – The head of the African Union is set to visit Ottawa this week. Thomas Yayi Boni’s meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper could bring a request for Canadian troops to be involved in an international mission in Mali. … read more »
King Mohammed VI has always confirmed Morocco’s commitment to the implementation of active cooperation and solidarity with the African space, stressing that the Kingdom has always been committed to the realization of the unity and solidarity of Africa. Morocco is … read more »
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor At long last, we now know what the NPP will go to the Supreme Court for. The party’s General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, has enumerated three reliefs that the party will seek: The number of … read more »
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By Jayme Poisson At the end of a day spent talking about some of the most intractable issues in this city, Laurel Broten, the province’s education and now newly minted children and youth minister, gave this message to Toronto’s Somali … read more »
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It was an overwhelming outpouring of grief for a woman no one really knew. Hundreds of members of the Eritrean community crammed into St. Michael’s Eritrean Orthodox church, near Jane St. and St. Clair Ave. W., to pray for Nighisti … read more »
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By: Mike Whitney Sagging prices and droopy home sales in Vancouver have set off alarms across Canada. These are the first signs that the country’s overheated real estate market has begun to cool. Homes sales have plunged 33 percent year-over-year, … read more »
Pall bearers pause to touch the casket holding the remains of former Ontario Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander at his state funeral in Hamilton, Ontario October 26, 2012.
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Tagged Canada, Hamilton, Hamilton Ontario, Hamilton Place, IndepthAfrica, Lincoln Alexander, member of parliament, Ontario, Royal Canadian Air Force, Stephen Harper, toronto
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TORONTO – Lincoln Alexander, whose unstoppable energy and fierce determination lifted him from humble beginnings to smashing racial barriers as Canada’s first black MP, has died at the age of 90. The formidable man known to all as “Linc” was … read more »
Honduras progressed to the final phase of World Cup qualifying after condemning Canada to an embarrassing 8-1 defeat on Tuesday. Jerry Bengtson and Carlos Costly scored hat-tricks for Honduras, Mario Martinez chipped in with a brace for the hosts, while … read more »
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