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Month: December 2015

3,700 fewer Syrian refugees landed in Canada than estimated

New numbers from the federal immigration department show the Liberal government will break its promise to have 10,000 Syrian refugees arrive in Canada by the end of the year. The […]

December 31, 2015

Toronto church and mosque compete to raise funds for Syrian refugees

It’s hard to endorse a contest of religion, what with centuries of spilled blood on the table. But not all competition has animosity at its heart; Rev. Gary van der […]

December 31, 2015

Adam: Trump shocks, but Canada has its own anti-Muslim sentiment

Donald Trump has roiled the United States with his own dark brew of bigoted and xenophobic politics, and as voters contemplate the future, Canada can offer some lessons. Canadians showed […]

December 31, 2015

Amazon gives revenue from anti-Islam group song to refugees

Amazon has pledged to donate its share of revenues from the sale of a song by the anti-Islam group PEGIDA to refugees, undermining the cause of the far-right movement. PEGIDA’S […]

December 31, 2015

Justin Trudeau’s federal advisers paint PM gloomy picture of Syria’s prospects

The extremist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant will continue to threaten the Middle East because there is “no progress” towards an effective political solution in Syria, federal advisers […]

December 31, 2015

Regina’s Muslim Champions League about footy, fun, and feeling at home

For a group of Regina soccer players, Wednesday night was about more than just hitting the pitch for a game of footy. Some fleet feet took part in the final […]

December 31, 2015

Lethbridge Islamic Centre shows community how much they’re appreciated

Even though Christmas is over, that has not stopped the Lethbridge Islamic Centre from spreading some joy. “It’s a main practice of our prophet that he would always look after […]

December 30, 2015

Windsor getting almost 100 Syrian refugees over two days

More than 100 Syrian refugees could be in Windsor by Friday, with most scheduled commercial flights from Toronto’s Pearson Airport this week carrying someone fleeing the chaos and violence in […]

December 30, 2015

Moncton welcomes first Syrian refugee family

The first Syrian refugee family to land in Moncton arrived earlier than expected Tuesday because of the storm. A dozen flights carrying government-sponsored refugees have already landed in Canada. Nine […]

December 30, 2015

West Island mosque gathers donations for Syrian families

This year, Melissa Thibodeau wanted to show her three-year-old daughter, Danika, another side of Christmas. So she decided to do an advent calendar, with activities instead of chocolate. She explained […]

December 29, 2015

Family, well-wishers greet Calgary’s latest Syrian refugee arrivals Monday

Compared to what they escaped, a little snow doesn’t present much of a concern to George Darmo. Disembarking an Air Canada flight from Toronto Monday evening at Calgary International Airport, […]

December 29, 2015

Hugs and smiles as more Syrian families arrive in Edmonton

At least three families are making a new home in Edmonton after arriving from Syria on Sunday. Tahani Alkadri arrived in Edmonton with her three children. Her husband and the […]

December 29, 2015

Too much make-believe in Syrian program: former top bureaucrat says

As he watches his former colleagues go all out to resettle thousands of Syrian refugees by the end of this year, the public servant who helped run Canada’s last major refugee […]

December 29, 2015

Uncle of Alan Kurdi arrives in Vancouver with family to start new life in Canada

The waiting is over for one part of the Syrian family that made headlines around the world as they tried to escape from their war-torn home country. Mohammad Kurdi, his wife and their […]

December 28, 2015

How Liberal minister Maryam Monsef was a symbol for 2015

“It gets better every year. I would say yes, this is the best year,” says Maryam Monsef, the newly elected MP for Peterborough-Kawartha and Canada’s minister of democratic institutions. Monsef […]

December 28, 2015

2015 was a big year for new MP Monsef

MP Maryam Monsef has been hobbling around on crutches for the last five weeks now. “The longest five weeks of my life,” she says. It happened in Ottawa, in late […]

December 28, 2015

One-time Vietnamese boat person offers empathy and a meal for newly arrived Syrians

As one of Vietnam’s boat people, Tina Tran survived a dangerous journey across an ocean to start a new life in Canada. On Sunday she served dinner to Syrian refugees […]

December 28, 2015

Canadian Muslims can’t imagine having to choose between a hijab and a university degree

Four top students at Ryerson University share their thoughts on France’s ban on wearing hijabs in public.

December 27, 2015

Why France is failing its Muslims

Less than 72 hours after Paris suffered Europe’s most deadly terrorist attack in years, the capital region was in lockdown. With tens of thousands of soldiers and police on high […]

December 27, 2015

Muslims gather in Toronto for annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention

The Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention (RIS) got underway on Friday in Toronto with thousands of people from North America and beyond streaming into Metro Toronto Convention Centre for the […]

December 26, 2015

Edmonton Muslim volunteers deliver meals to needy on Christmas

A hot-meal box of rice with ground beef and spices, two beef pastries, salad, fruit, a water bottle and a hot chocolate isn’t the usual fare offered to the needy on Christmas. […]

December 25, 2015

Calgary Muslims use shovels to show community spirit on Christmas morning

It’s a key religious date on the Christian calendar but Christmas Day is also known to be a day of giving. On Friday, about 100 members of Calgary’s Muslim community […]

December 25, 2015

Jews, Muslims and Sikhs help feed the homeless at Old Brewery Mission

Despite not traditionally celebrating Christmas, members of Montreal’s Jewish, Muslim and Sikh communities gathered at the Old Brewery Mission on Friday to mark the holiday in a special way. Between […]

December 25, 2015

One man’s drive to reunite his family in Montreal after years of turmoil as refugees

The brothers were torn apart by war. They were brought back together by one brother’s love, and a country – Canada – willing to help them. Beneath shiny garlands and […]

December 25, 2015

Muslim Winnipegger throws 4-day holiday party for kids in St. Vital

Hussain Guisti is inviting kids and their families across Winnipeg to come down to the Greendell Park Community Centre in St. Vital for a free holiday party featuring five inflatable […]

December 25, 2015

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