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Scores dead as record-breaking heat wave grips Canada, US
Jun 30, 2021 09:19Scores of deaths in Canada's Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave as the country recorded its highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions that extended to the US Pacific Northwest.
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Heatwave in western US, Canada sends temperatures soaring to record highs
Jun 28, 2021 10:06A "heat dome" over western Canada and the US Pacific northwest sent temperatures soaring to new highs, triggering heat warnings from Oregon to Canada's Arctic territories on Sunday.
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Over 130 groups urge Canada to halt 'prejudiced targeting' of Muslim charities
Jun 26, 2021 11:11More than 130 Canadian civil society groups, charities and Muslim institutions have called for a probe into what they describe as “Islamophobic” tax audits that unfairly target Muslim charities.
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Hundreds of bodies found near another former residential school in Canada
Jun 24, 2021 06:35Hundreds of unmarked graves, many believed to be of children, have been found at the site of another former Church-run residential school in Canada.
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Iran, China, Russia, others urge probe into case of indigenous mass grave in Canada
Jun 22, 2021 12:05Iran, China, Russia, and several other countries have called for an independent probe into the case of a mass grave that was discovered at the site of a boarding school in Canada last month and that contained the remains of more than 200 indigenous children.
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Canadian murderer of Muslim family has charges upgraded to ‘terrorism’
Jun 15, 2021 02:57Prosecutors upgrade the charges facing a 20-year-old Canadian, who recently murdered four members of a Muslim family in a truck ramming attack in London, Ontario, from “murder” to “terrorism.”
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Canadians rally against Islamophobia after Muslim family killing
Jun 12, 2021 13:11Thousands of people have rallied in Canada to denounce Islamophobia and express support for a Muslim family recently killed in a brutal attack described as a hate crime.
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Canada not cooperating with Iran in setting up polling stations for exapts: Election official
Jun 11, 2021 11:04Spokesman of the Interior Ministry’s Election Committee Esmail Mousavi on Friday said the Ottawa government has so far refused to cooperate with Tehran in facilitating the participation of Iranian expatriates living in Canada in the upcoming presidential election, in breach of international norms.
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Developer officially cancels Keystone XL pipeline project blocked by Biden
Jun 10, 2021 04:17The Canadian pipeline company that had long sought to build the Keystone XL pipeline has announced it officially terminated the project which would have carried oil sands crude from Alberta to the American Gulf Coast.
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Ontario bloody truck attack revives fears of Islamophobia, racism in Canada
Jun 09, 2021 08:45The recent hate attack that took the lives of four members of a Muslim family and left a fifth one seriously injured has shaken Canada to its core and raised fears of similar attacks triggered by religious or racial bias, in a country known for its big immigrant population and ethno-cultural diversity.