Canada

Quebec is again at the center of a secularism debate after a government-appointed committee released a 300-page report recommending tougher restrictions, while Premier François Legault pledged to ban public prayer. Civil rights and Muslim groups denounced the proposals as discriminatory…

Canada: New Islamic Schools Open in Windsor to Meet Growing Demand for Religious Education ……………. Two new Islamic school facilities have opened in Amherstburg and Windsor, Ontario, to accommodate the increasing number of Muslim students ahead of the new academic…

Canadian City of Regina Hosts First Halal Food and Cultural Festival …………… The Canadian city of Regina, capital of Saskatchewan, hosted its first Halal Food Festival, a one-day event aimed at fostering cultural understanding and dialogue around Islam. The festival…

Opinion Piece Highlights Assaults on Muslim Women in Canada ——————————- An opinion piece published in The Globe and Mail argues that society should not ignore the assaults faced by Muslim women. The article focuses on the persistent issue of Islamophobia…

Report Warns of Rising Anti-Palestinian Racism in Canadian Institutions …………………. Public and private institutions in Canada are punishing individuals for speaking out against Israel’s war in Gaza, linking Palestinian culture with terrorism, according to a report released by York University’s…

A new report, titled “Documenting the ‘Palestine Exception’,” has revealed a significant surge in Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian hate incidents across Canada following the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel. Authored by Nadia Hasan of York University’s Islamophobia Research…

Canada to boost defence spending to meet NATO target amid global tensions Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a significant increase in Canada’s defence spending, aiming to meet NATO’s 2% of GDP target in the 2025–2026 fiscal year. The decision…

Canada remembers Muslim family killed in Ontario’s Londodn terror attack On the fourth anniversary of the London, Ontario truck attack that killed four members of the Afzaal family, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the incident as a “horrific act…

Over 26,000 Evacuated as Wildfires Blaze Across Western and Central Canada —————————– Wildfires raging through western and central Canada have forced the evacuation of more than 26,000 people, impacting communities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Anadolu Agency reported. The Canadian…

Authorities in Orono, Ontario, are investigating a suspected hate-motivated vandalism incident after seven vehicles and the entrance of a local mosque were damaged late Saturday night, Iqna.ir reported. The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) responded to a call at approximately…