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Toronto Public Library apologizes after refusing a lost girl use their phone!
Photo credit: Toronto Sun The Toronto Public Library has apologized for refusing to let a lost girl use the phone at one of its branches. CityNews reports that Megan Kinch posted on social media Friday evening after her lost 11-year-old daughter went to the library looking for help. It has gone viral with over 16 million…
Woman dies on boat headed for French island!
Photo credit: BBC Fathi Hussein, a beauty salon owner, died at sea after a deal she struck with migrant smugglers to take her to the French island of Mayette went wrong. Yahoo! News reports that the 26-year-old Somali’s stepsister Samira told the BBC that, “We were told by survivors that she died from hunger.” The…
Scarborough food bank uses UN sustainable goals!
Photo credit: Facebook Feed Scarborough is tackling food insecurity by using the United Nations’ sustainable development goals as a guide. CBC reports that the head of the food bank is encouraging other organizations to follow suit due to its success. There are 17 goals in total, including eliminating poverty and hunger and promoting “responsible consumption and…
Bangladeshi authorities deny dozens of Hare Krishna devotees from crossing into India!
Photo credit: News18 Dozens of members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) who were travelling to India were turned back by the Bangladeshi authorities, even though they had valid passports and visas. The Telegraph online reports that they were turned back on Sunday at the Benapole border because they “lacked specific government permission”…
Migrants posing as children to be weeded out in the UK!
Photo credit: The Conversation Labour ministers in the UK have been urged to introduce strict tests to weed out the growing numbers of migrants who are posing as children. DailyMail.com reports that under a law passed by the Tories earlier this year, the Home Office as the power to carry out scientific checks on those who…
Australia restricts number of domestic workers diplomats can bring in!
Photo credit: the Guardian The Australian government has restricted the number of domestic workers diplomats can bring into the country, a UN anti-slavery expert has reported, after two recent federal court cases exposed systemic exploitation, a judge described as “slave-like working conditions”. The Guardian reports that the United Nations special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery concluded a…
Immigrants protest against immigration freezes in Montreal!
Photo credit: CTV News An immigrant rights organization held a demonstration in Montreal early Saturday afternoon in front of the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Francization and Integration in response to the government’s announced freeze on immigration programs. The Gazette reports that to limit the number of permanent immigrants to Quebec, the CAQ government announced in October…