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Canadians plan to sail to Gaza despite detention risks
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (851+ words) Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, centre, arrives at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 after being deported from Israel for taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flottila. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Petros Giannakouris Canadians are planning to sail to…...
Model UN debates press censorship and other topics
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (974+ words) Michael Oleksyn/Daily Herald Delegates at the Rotary Model UN at Carlton Cafetorium voted on an amendment on Tuesday. Students from Prince Albert and Shellbrook were at the Carlton Cafetorium in Carlton Comprehensive High School for the Rotary Model UN…...
Israel seeking 'significant change' to how Canada tackles antisemitism
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (1090+ words) VANCOUVER - Fisheries officials say they are reviewing a vid" Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designe" Ambassador of Israel to Canada Iddo Moed delivers remarks at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust…...
Canada promises $37 million in humanitarian aid for civilians in Lebanon
1+ week, 2+ day ago (377+ words) OTTAWA - The Carney government is promising more than $37 million in humanitarian aid for civilians in Lebanon caught in the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah. "We call on all actors to immediately de-escalate the situation and engage in constructive dialogue to…...
Toronto Film Critics Association aims to bring members back after mass resignations over Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers' edited speech
1+ week, 4+ day ago (841+ words) Actor Elle-Maija Tailfeathers poses for a portrait as she promotes the film "Blood Quantum" during the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO - The Toronto Film Critics Association says it will make…...
Middle East conflict raises farmers’ concerns
2+ week, 18+ min ago (664+ words) A professional accounting watchdog has launched an investiga" "It's poetry on wheels!" boasts Monsieur Bouc (played by Bre" Souris farmer Curtis Gerow is shown in front of his cattle herd in 2025. Gerow said that he has pre-emptively purchased new equipment…...
Jewish group calls on Ottawa to launch commission on antisemitism
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (780+ words) People stand in an embrace as they listen during a ceremony marking Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang OTTAWA - The Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith has…...
Canadian official says Carney will accept role on Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace"
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (463+ words) BEIJING - A senior Canadian government official says Prime Minister Mark Carney has been asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the "Board of Peace" tasked with supporting the administration, reconstruction and economic recovery of Gaza. Carney's name was not among…...
Quebec students must address teachers as 'Mr.' and 'Ms.' under new civility rules
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (740+ words) A school bus drives down a street in Montreal, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL - Quebec students returning to class after winter break will now have to use formal language to address their teachers under new rules designed…...
Oxfam-Québec surprised to find itself on list of NGOs set to be barred from Gaza
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (205+ words) OTTAWA - Canadian non-profit Oxfam-Qu'bec says it was surprised to find itself on a list of 37 organizations set to be barred from Gaza by Israel. The country is reportedly moving to suspend more than two dozen humanitarian organizations as of Jan....