NDP's Singh questions when government will ‘take real steps’ to fight Islamophobia on 1-year anniversary of London, Ont. attack

During question period at the House of Commons in Ottawa on Monday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh questioned when the federal government will “take real steps” to combat Islamophobia, one year after four members of a Muslim family were killed in what authorities have called a hate-motivated attack. In response, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino expressed his condolences on this anniversary while the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen outlined a number of steps that the federal government has taken to fight Islamophobia since then.

Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting

Latest Stories

  • Quebec moving day could see record number of tenants without somewhere to live

    MONTREAL — A Quebec housing advocacy group says it's worried there will be a record number of households left without somewhere to live on the province’s July 1 moving day. “On the eve of July 1, in Quebec, we count 750 renter households that have not found housing,” said Véronique Laflamme, a spokeswoman for the Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain, in an interview. That estimate is based on requests for aid received by municipal housing offices in the province, Laflamme said, and c

  • Convoy protesters return to Ottawa for Canada Day

    Freedom Convoy protesters returned to Ottawa during the first in-person Canada Day celebrations since the pandemic. With vehicles unwelcome, protesters marched on foot in the capital, angry about COVID-19 restrictions and at the government.

  • Dogs rescued from Afghanistan arrive at Ontario sanctuary

    International animal rescue organization No Dogs Left Behind has helped secure and provide passage for cats and dogs left behind when U.S. troops evacuated from Afghanistan in August 2021. The final 10 dogs, which were originally left behind because they were too young or not strong enough to travel, have now arrived in Canada and were brought to the group's sanctuary in Scarborough, Ont.

  • Alaska Highway closed north of Liard Hot Springs after road destroyed by washout

    The Alaska Highway is closed to traffic in both directions roughly 125 kilometres north of the Liard Hot Springs, after a section of the road was destroyed by pooling water. The Yukon government tweeted photos of the damage in an update on Friday evening. The incident took place on the B.C. side of the border, between Liard Hot Springs and Watson Lake. Kelson Willms said he was driving to the Liard Hot Springs when someone pulled him over and told him the highway was washed out. "Five minutes up

  • Hezbollah sends drones toward Israeli gas rig in disputed waters

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Saturday it had sent three unarmed drones towards an Israeli Mediterranean gas rig, which the Israeli military said it had intercepted. There was no immediate response from Lebanese authorities to the incident, which came amid tensions over the location of the Israeli rig and long-standing but so-far fruitless U.S.-mediated efforts to agree on a maritime border. Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said Hezbollah was "preventing the state of Lebanon from reaching an agreement regarding maritime borders, which are critical to the economy and prosperity of the Lebanese nation".

  • Northern scholar wants to make land claim agreements more reader-friendly

    Land claim settlement agreements can be full of legal jargon and complex writing, but Marlisa Brown said she has an idea of how to make them more accessible. Her policy research paper Reconnecting to Our Relations: The Need for Formal Land Claim and Self-Government Education in the Northwest Territories, looks at the current resources in place aimed at helping people better understand self-government and land claim agreements and gives policy recommendations to further support this. One of the r

  • Families fear Mexico teens among dead found in US

    Residents of a mountain village in Mexico are praying that three local teenagers were not among the 53 migrants who perished inside a stifling trailer in Texas. (July 2) (AP Video: Felix Marquez)

  • Crowds gather for Ottawa's first in-person Canada Day celebrations since 2019

    For the first time in three years, thousands of people were able to party without COVID-19 restrictions at the Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa. David Akin explains why this year's event changed venues, how it made history, and how it recognized the road to truth and reconciliation with Indigenous communities.

  • Argentina economy minister, IMF deal architect, quits as government crisis builds

    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's economy minister Martin Guzman, the architect of a recent major debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), resigned on Saturday as deep splits emerged in the ruling coalition over how to handle mounting economic crises. Guzman, a minister since late 2019 and a close ally of President Alberto Fernandez, posted a letter on Twitter announcing his decision, adding he maintained "confidence in my vision of the path Argentina should follow." The center-left Peronist president is facing his lowest approval rating since taking office in 2019, with cracks in his coalition, inflation running above 60%, the peso currency under growing pressure and sovereign bonds at record lows.

  • Greece gets European assistance for summer wildfire season

    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is receiving European assistance for the summer wildfire season, with the first group of firefighters arriving in Athens. The 28 Romanian firefighters were welcomed Saturday by Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides and the leadership of Greece’s Fire Service. A total of more than 200 firefighters from six European countries will eventually be deployed to Greece. “Romania is happy to join the pre-positioning program with a specialized firef

  • Anti-government protesters descend on Parliament Hill for Canada Day

    Police in Ottawa say they were ready for the anti-government demonstrators expected to make their voices heard on Canada Day. While the morning started quietly, Abigail Bimman looks at how crowds grew as the day progressed.

  • Ukraine war: Germany slams 'inhumane and cynical' Russia over Odesa region missile strike

    Ukraine says overnight strikes hit residential areas in Odesa region, killing 19, a day after Russian forces left Snake Island in what Moscow called a "goodwill gesture".View on euronews

  • Governor General delivers first Canada Day message

    Canada's Gov. Gen. Mary Simon calls on Canadians to continue to work together to build an inclusive society in her first Canada Day address. Simon is the first Indigenous person to hold the position.

  • NY legislators rewriting gun laws after Supreme Court ruling

    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers began a special legislative session Thursday with the intent of limiting the proliferation of firearms in public after the Supreme Court gutted the state’s century-old handgun licensing law. The state is overhauling its rules for carrying guns after the court decided that ordinary citizens had a right to arm themselves in public for self-defense, something New York had limited mostly to people working in law enforcement or security. New rules being rushed t

  • Migrants welcome US Supreme Court ruling

    A group of Nicaraguan asylum seekers who are waiting at a migrant shelter at the Mexican border city of Tijuana welcomed a US Supreme Court decision on Thursday which would allow President Joe Biden to scrap a Trump-era immigration policy. (June 30)

  • Canada Day: What's open and closed in Toronto

    There's outdoor fun, live music and fireworks on deck this Canada Day, according to the City of Toronto. With summer in full swing, the city says it's pleased to offer a wide variety of city-organized and community based public events to help Torontonians celebrate Canada's 155th birthday on Friday. Here's a list of some of those attractions and what's open and closed: Fireworks: You can also catch fireworks displays at Mel Lastman Square and at Downsview Park. Fireworks at Stan Wadlow Park have

  • Russians press assault on eastern Ukrainian city

    KYIV, Ukarine (AP) — Russian forces pounded the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday. Ukrainian fighters have spent weeks trying to defend the city and to keep it from falling to Russia, as neighboring Sievierodonetsk did a week ago. The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces took control of an oil refinery on Lysychansk's edge in recent days, but Luhansk Gov. S

  • What's open and closed in Windsor on Canada Day

    As the country marks Canada Day on Friday, many municipal services in Windsor will be closed though there will still be opportunities to take transit or shop at the malls. Here's a quick look at what's open and closed in Windsor on July 1: Canada Day Parade The Canada Day Parade is back on July 1 this year, beginning at 11 a.m. The parade will go along Wyandotte Street East, beginning at Devonshire Road and ending at Aylmer Avenue. A route map can be found here. City facilities and services The

  • Ukrainian troops describe frontline as ‘hell on Earth’

    Ukrainian soldiers returning from the frontlines in Ukraine's Donbas region - where Russia is waging a fierce offensive - have described the conditions there as 'hell on Earth.' (July 2)

  • Trudeau, ministers bid to reclaim flag from freedom protesters in Canada Day speeches

    OTTAWA — Thousands of celebrants who flocked to the national capital for Canada Day festivities heard an impassioned appeal for unity on Friday as the prime minister urged them to reclaim the Maple Leaf as a national symbol. The exhortation from Justin Trudeau and other dignitaries came on another potentially divisive day in Ottawa, as those intent on marking the first in-person Canada Day celebrations since the COVID-19 pandemic honoured the occasion alongside protesters opposed to public healt