Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1918 EAT on Sunday 17th July 2022. Pope Francis has said an upcoming visit to Canada will be a “pilgrimage of penance” that he hopes will help to heal wounds left in Indigenous communities by Roman Catholic priests and nuns who ran abusive residential schools that sought to forcibly assimilate children….
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What the truckers’ convoy revealed about policing in canada.
Initial hands-off approach to far-right movement reveals double standards and institutional police biases, experts say. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1236 EAT on Saturday 19/03/2022. Ottawa, Canada – The occupation of Canada’s capital by the so-called “Freedom Convoy ” continues to reverberate, raising questions about pandemic policies, the limits of public protests, and the presence…
Canada’s Parliament Approves Trudeau’s Emergency Powers.
Updated at 0804 EAT on 22nd February 2022. OTTAWA, Canada’s parliament on Monday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests that have blocked streets in the capital Ottawa for more than three weeks. The Emergencies Act was approved in parliament by 185 to 151, with the minority…
Hong Kong to ‘co-host’ postponed Gay Games with Guadalajara
Updated at 1728 EAT on FEB 14th 2022 What you need to know: Besides being ensnared by Hong Kong’s Covid measures, the Games have also been caught up in the city’s turbulent politics as China remoulds the finance hub in its own authoritarian image. After the passage of a national security law — which China…
Canada trucker protests force car plant shutdowns year; Freedom Convoy.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated on Thursday 10/02/2022 at 1715 EAT. Two of the world’s biggest carmakers, Ford and Toyota, say production is being disrupted by trucker protests in Canada. Canada’s Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra, called it an illegal economic blockade against all Canadians. The trade disruption is estimated to be costing $300m (£221m) a…
Ahmaud Arbery murderers sentenced to life in prison
A white father and son convicted of killing a black jogger have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A jury found Travis and Gregory McMichael and their neighbour, William Bryan, guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020. Bryan also received the maximum penalty of life, but was offered the…
Floods displace thousands of people in canada
Updated on 19 November 2021 by http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembe at 0905 EAT. Death toll linked to flooding, mudslides in British Columbia expected to rise, as search-and-rescue efforts ramp up. About 18,000 people remain stranded by by flood waters in Canada’s westernmost province, after mudslides destroyed roads, houses, bridges and other key infrastructure in what may be the country’s costliest natural disaster….
Locked down but hopeful: Weary world ushers in 2021
By E K Benj Updated at 3:49 PM GMT on Friday, 1st January 2021 Nations around the world have said goodbye and good riddance to 2020. The festivities were toned down as millions stayed at home due to COVID, but the new year still carries high hopes. Most NYE celebrations were watched from home, if…
Canada Expands Citizenship to Foreigners in Bid to Stem Exodus
By Shelly Hagan , E. K Benj & Kait Bolongaro Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is trying a new tactic to mitigate the economic damage from a dramatic drop in immigration: persuade foreigners already in the country to stay. Canada announced plans last week to make it easier for the more than 1 million temporary students, workers and…
Canadian Archbishop Leonardo Seeks Justin Trudeau Empathy on South American Migrants Heading to US Boarder.
A few minutes ago Canadian Archbishop Leonardo Marin Saavedra has posted on his social media acounts appealing to Justin Trudeau to rewrite history. Leonardo believes that young and energetic Canadian Prime Minister can consider taking on the caravan of South American Migrants heading to United States inspite of Donald Trump’s hostile remarks against them. “Tomorrow…
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