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Canadian English supporters urge Carney to abandon federal shift to British spelling!
Photo credit: Toronto Star Promoters of Canadian English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world by using British spelling in recent official documents. CTV News reports that in a recent letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, five linguistics experts and an editors association representative say the simplest way to keep national…
Migrants exploit trauma to get shorter sentences for sex crimes!
Photo credit: The Times Migrants are trying to cut their prison sentences by claiming post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is behind their sexual crimes. The Mail reports that lawyers have won their clients reduced jail terms after emphasizing the trauma experienced in their home countries. A case saw an Egyptian sex offender who raped a woman…
How visa rules can expose migrant women to violence!
Photo credit: the Guardian This article contains references to domestic violence, abuse and child abuse! Mali moved from Thailand to Australia to live with her partner. To her chagrin, he wasn’t the person she had hoped he would be. Mali told SBS News that, “He tried to control who I talked to. I wasn’t allowed to have…
St. Luke’s United Church Holds Christmas Party!
All roads led to Saint Luke’s United Church, Downtown Toronto, on Sunday when the church held its annual Christmas Party. People did not seem to mind the chilly weather as they arrived in their tens. The church itself was prepared for the guests, as food from various cultures was in abundance. Krisorg supplied music. Dancing Time The…
Anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies intensify across Europe!
Photo credit: ABC News In the past year, tens of thousands of people hostile to immigrants marched through London, chanting “send them home!” A British lawmaker complained of seeing too many non-white faces on TV. And senior politicians advocated the deportation of longtime UK residents born abroad. The AP reports that the overt demonization of…
6 UN peacekeepers killed in Sudan – UN Chief
Photo credit: the Globe and Mail A drone strike hit a UN facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced. The Koren Herald reports that the strike hit the peacekeeping logistics base in the city of Kadugli, in the central region of Kordofan, according to Guterres. Eight other peacekeepers were…
Man of the Year in an Unlivable Country!
By Adewale Sobowale, There’s something obscene about celebrating a Man of the Year in a country where survival itself has become a full-time occupation. Awards presume achievement. Achievement presumes improvement. But what exactly is being improved when a nation grows richer in statistics and poorer in lived reality? When inflation eats wages faster than time…