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Canada and Saudi Arabia to appoint new ambassadors, end 2018 dispute

Canada and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore full diplomatic ties and appoint new ambassadors, both countries said on Wednesday, ending the fallout from a 2018 dispute that damaged relations and trade, Reuters reports. The decision follows discussions held between Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, on the sidelines of the Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in Bangkok in November last year, according to statements […]

25 May 2023

International

‘Threatened to burn mosque down’: Canadian Muslims reel after botched attack in Markham

The attack on the Islamic Society of Markham is the latest in a number of Islamophobic incidents in Canada. Muslims in Canada are calling for more protection and a serious engagement with Islamophobia after a man entered a mosque brandishing a weapon, threatened congregants, damaged mosque property, and tried to run over worshippers in the parking lot. At a press conference at the Islamic Society of Markham on Monday, Qasir Nasir Khan, the mosque's […]

11 April 2023

International

Academics in Canada face harassment, intimidation for pro-Palestinian speech, report shows

INTERNATIONAL Academic environment in Canada 'particularly unwelcoming' to those working in Palestine studies, say respondents Academics, students and activists have been facing repression in Canada, including harassment, intimidation and reprisals for their pro-Palestinian views, a new 106-page report by Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) shows. "When it comes to Palestinian human rights, too often academic freedom and freedom of expression are undermined," the report states, "and with them the possibility of […]

13 October 2022

International

Hate crimes against Muslims in Canada jump 71 percent

INTERNATIONAL Hate crimes against Muslim communities across Canada increased by 71 percent in 2021, according to a newly released report by the government agency Statistics Canada. The study, released on Tuesday, found that the number of recorded attacks against Muslims rose from 84 incidents in 2020 to 144 in 2021. The jump in attacks had followed a decline from the previous year, when in 2019 there were a total of 182 reported […]

5 August 2022

International

Canada’s Muslims renew calls to tackle Islamophobia one year after deadly attack

INTERNATIONAL On the one-year anniversary of a deadly attack that killed four members of the Afzaal family in London, Ontario, Muslim community leaders are renewing calls for the Canadian government to tackle Islamophobia in the country. On Monday, delegates met with parliament members in the capital, Ottawa, demanding concrete action to address Islamophobia and hate crimes, reaching all the way up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who tweeted a photo of a meeting with delegates from […]

8 June 2022

International

Canada has announced that it will be lifting its travel ban on South Africa and nine other African

Canada has announced that it will be lifting its travel ban on South Africa and nine other African countries following criticism. The ban was imposed last month to curb the transmission of the Omicron variant that was discovered by South Africa. On Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the increase in Omicron cases was scary. Critics said the ban on travellers from 10 African countries made no sense given […]

19 December 2021

International News

US Supreme Court to hear case on FBI surveillance of California Muslims

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a group of Muslim Americans who accused the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of illegally targeting them for surveillance because of their religion. The court said on Monday that it will listen to the case and begin hearing arguments in October after the summer recess. According to Courthouse News, the case revolves around three Muslims living in California […]

8 June 2021

International News

Canadian Muslim family killed in ‘premeditated’ attack, police say

Police in the Canadian province of Ontario said a man driving a pick-up truck slammed into a Muslim family in a "premeditated" attack, killing four and seriously injuring a nine-year-old boy. Local news outlets said the victims were waiting to cross a street in the city of London, Ontario, about 200km southwest of Toronto, on Sunday evening, when the car mounted the curb. The victims were two women aged 77 […]

8 June 2021

International News

Indigenous groups call for Canada to identify graves after remains of 215 children found

Indigenous groups in Canada are calling for a nationwide search for mass graves at residential school sites after the discovery of the remains of 215 children at one former school last week shocked the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that searching for more mass graves was “an important part of discovering the truth” but did not make specific commitments. Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced last week […]

1 June 2021

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