‘Terrible tragedy’: Canada rocked by mass killing of Sri Lankan family | Crime News

‘Terrible tragedy’: Canada rocked by mass killing of Sri Lankan family | Crime News

The victims of a rare Ottawa mass killing included four children and two adults. A 19-year-old acquaintance was arrested. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the mass killing of an Ottawa family that had recently moved from Sri Lanka, calling it an act of “terrible violence”. Trudeau’s comments on…

Canada’s former PM Mulroney, who led North American free trade, dies at 84 | Politics News

Canada’s former PM Mulroney, who led North American free trade, dies at 84 | Politics News

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hails Mulroney’s role in creating ‘modern, dynamic, and prosperous country’. Canada’s former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who led his country into a sweeping free trade deal with the United States, has died. He was 84. Mulroney, who governed Canada from 1984 to 1993, died peacefully…

Canada unveils law to force tech firms to remove ‘harmful’ content online | Social Media News

Canada unveils law to force tech firms to remove ‘harmful’ content online | Social Media News

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says web giants have failed to keep kids safe online. Canada has unveiled draft legislation that would force tech platforms to quickly remove online content deemed harmful, including material that sexualises children and foments hate. The Online Harms Act, introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal…

Canadian white supremacist who killed Muslim family gets life sentence | Islamophobia News

Canadian white supremacist who killed Muslim family gets life sentence | Islamophobia News

The judge in the case said Nathaniel Veltman’s attack represented an act of ‘terrorism’. A Canadian white supremacist who deliberately ran over four members of a Muslim family has been sentenced to life in prison for the murders. Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was convicted in November of four counts of first-degree…

Roger Waters on Gaza, resistance and doing the right thing | TV Shows

Roger Waters on Gaza, resistance and doing the right thing | TV Shows

The co-founder of the band Pink Floyd joins us for a conversation about activism, rock and resistance. Roger Waters, the bassist, singer-songwriter and co-founder of Pink Floyd, has been an outspoken voice for Palestine for years. Often wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf when he performs in front of thousands around…

Canada’s assisted dying regime should not be expanded to include children | Opinions

Canada’s assisted dying regime should not be expanded to include children | Opinions

When I was growing up, every week, my Indian immigrant parents would drive my two siblings and me to a long-term care facility close to where we lived, so we could spend time with the residents. I remember one elderly woman, in particular: she’d had a debilitating stroke and no…

Which countries have stopped supplying arms to Israel? | Israel War on Gaza News

Which countries have stopped supplying arms to Israel? | Israel War on Gaza News

EXPLAINER As civilian casualties continue to mount in Gaza, global calls for countries to halt arms sales to Israel grow. The United States Senate has approved a bill committing $14bn to support Israel’s war on Gaza this week. Even before the start of the war last October, the US firmly…

Demands for Canada to stop supplying weapons to Israel grow louder | Israel War on Gaza News

Demands for Canada to stop supplying weapons to Israel grow louder | Israel War on Gaza News

Montreal, Canada – Human rights advocates are accusing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government of misleading the public over weapons sales to Israel, which have come under greater scrutiny amid the deadly Israeli bombardment of Gaza. At issue is legislation that prohibits the government from exporting military equipment to foreign…

‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News

‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News

Montreal, Canada – “It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” The year was 1952, and Canada’s then-minister of immigration, Walter Harris, was rebuffing the idea of tying immigrant farmworkers from Europe to their Canadian employers. “It would, of course, be possible to take…

New Jersey to host 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19 | Football News

New Jersey to host 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19 | Football News

The 2026 World Cup final will be held at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 11, world football’s governing body FIFA has announced. The world’s most popular sporting event will be held in 16 cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico, according to the tournament schedule unveiled…