Iranian human rights activist Atena Daemi didn't want to leave her native country, but her declining health forced her hand. She ended up undertaking a perilous and unpredictable six-month journey that took her from Tehran to St. John's. Amid Iranian regime's crackdown, Atena Daemi's illness forced her to flee her …
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For many in B.C. finding a rental has become a full-time job, competition is fierce
Families in British Columbia are competing online for rentals in Canada’s toughest rental market, where an apartment is on average almost $2,500 a month. Housing policy experts say renters with few options are desperate — some even offering landlords perks — to try to find an affordable, or at least …
Read More »Gang attacks kill at least 12 in upscale neighbourhoods of Haitian capital
Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and Thomassin before sunrise, forcing residents to flee as some called radio stations pleading for police. The neighbourhoods had remained largely peaceful despite a surge in violent gang attacks across Port-au-Prince that began on Feb. 29. Gunmen also looted homes in Laboule, …
Read More »NDP motion on Palestinian statehood passes after major amendments
The House of Commons passed a softened New Democrat motion on Monday night that no longer calls for the federal government to officially recognize Palestinian statehood after last-minute amendments brought in by the governing Liberals. Vote on main motion delayed by 2 hours The House of Commons passeda softened New …
Read More »Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles skates with different perspective since cancer diagnosis
Sports Olympics Winter Sports Figure Skating Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles is skating with a greater sense of peace since her cancer diagnosis last season and whenever she is struggling to walk out of her front door to attend practice, she thinks back to the many days she physically could …
Read More »EU official accuses Israel of weaponizing hunger as report warns Gaza famine imminent
Famine is expected between now and May in the north of the Gaza Strip, a UN-backed report said on Monday, after more than five months of war that have shattered the Palestinian territory, killed thousands and cut off supplies. 1.1 million people now suffering 'catastrophic hunger' in Gaza, IPC report …
Read More »Israeli military launches night raid on Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital
The Israeli military said on Monday its troops raided the compound of Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, in an operation Palestinian health authorities said had caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings. Military operation causes multiple casualties and sets off fatal fire, say Palestinian officials …
Read More »An NDP motion puts a big question to the test: Will Canada recognize Palestinian statehood?
NDP foreign affairs critic has brought forward an opposition day motion that calls on the government to take several actions in response to the war in Gaza. The most controversial and far-reaching is recognition of Palestinian statehood. The motion risks dividing the Liberals. The NDP motion risks splitting the Liberals …
Read More »Sask. teacher strikes have made ‘class complexity’ a hot topic. How might it affect your local school?
Amid strained labour negotiations between the Saskatchewan government and the province's teachers, 'classroom complexity' is a hot topic. What is it, and how is it impacting our schools? Labour negotiations in Saskatchewan are putting the focus on 'classroom complexity' Amid strained contract negotiations between the Saskatchewan government and the province's …
Read More »Ottawa police shocked, struck, kicked Black man in case of mistaken identity
A young man from Burundi said he struggled to breathe as an officer pushed his face into the snow. Ottawa police acknowledge they had the wrong man. Video shows forceful arrest after foot chase in Orléans in February Kane Niyondagara was walking home from a Starbucks in Ottawa's east end …
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