Video shows Toronto police officer giving citizen the finger

In a reflection on the importance of Al-Aqsa Mosque to Muslims, the author recounts a childhood spent in Afghanistan surrounded by beauty and a narrative of hatred towards Israel. Following their family's escape from Taliban rule to Pakistan, they later returned to Afghanistan, gaining access to media and opportunities for understanding the world. Witnessing the devastating impact of the recent Israel-Hamas conflict, the author traveled to Israel with a peace-promoting organization, Sharaka, to seek a...

SummaryDuring a state visit to Italy on April 10, 2025, King Charles III presented a King's Coronation Medal to Maj. Casey Anderson, a military intelligence officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. This event took place in Ravenna, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the province's liberation from Nazi occupation, a significant military operation involving Canadian and British forces during the Second World War. The reception highlighted the historical ties and contributions of the Canadian military in...

The Trump administration has targeted Harvard University, cancelling its ability to enroll international students, which puts the academic futures of students like Cleo Carney, daughter of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, at risk. Following a lawsuit, Harvard won an initial court ruling allowing it to continue enrolling international students while the case proceeds, highlighting the importance of these students to the university and the country. As a first-year economics student and sustainability advocate at Harvard,...

Premier Danielle Smith of Alberta sent a significant five-page letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 16, outlining Alberta's urgent demands for economic revitalization, including a new oil pipeline to the west coast and major changes to federal regulations. Smith emphasizes the need for guaranteed access to tidewater, the removal of the cap on oil and gas emissions, and an overhaul of Bill C-69 to encourage investment and production in Alberta's energy sector. She...

Robert Pickton, a notorious Canadian serial killer, died in hospital on May 31, 2024, after being assaulted at Port-Cartier maximum security prison 12 days earlier. He was convicted in 2007 of six counts of second-degree murder but was suspected of murdering many more women, with remains or DNA of 33 women found on his pig farm in Port Coquitlam, B.C. Pickton's crimes have left a significant mark on Canadian criminal history and the ongoing discussions...

Search efforts continue for missing children in Pictou County Searchers are actively looking for two missing children, Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, in Pictou County. On Saturday, they focused on an area where a boot print was discovered during a previous search, but they acknowledge that they have little information to confirm its connection to the missing kids. As the search progresses, Amy Hansen, who is managing the rescue efforts, noted that the...