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Toronto gets new ferries!
Photo credit: Toronto Star The City of Toronto has awarded Daman, a Dutch company, a $90 million contract to build two fully electric ships to service Toronto’s islands. The Toronto Star reports that the first is slated to be delivered in November 2026 and the second in early 2027. After a crash into a dock…
Canada changes course on Immigration!
Photo credit: Vancouver is awesome Canada is widely believed to be one of the world’s most immigrant-friendly countries. Apart from policies which favour immigrants, the people are also friendly to a fault. However, after inviting millions of newcomers to the country in recent years to help lift the economy, the government is reversing its course…
Poland to suspend right to asylum!
Photo credit: Politico Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced plans to suspend the right to asylum in the country temporarily. BBC reports that he announced this at his centre-right Civic Coalition political grouping meeting in Warsaw. He said people smugglers were abusing the right to asylum. Poland has seen a huge increase in migrants,…
Texas Letters!
Photo credit: Texas Observer Damascus James started exchanging letters with people in Texas prisons several years ago. This project evolved into Texas Letters, a collection of letters written by people living in solitary confinement. The project’s second volume is out now. James will discuss the project in a conversation about mass incarceration in an event…
Nicaragua breaks relations with Israel!
Photo credit: Reuters The Central American nation of Nicaragua has said it is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel. Reuters reports that, in a statement in which the Nicaraguan government described the Israeli government as “fascist” and “genocidal,” it said the break in relations was due to Israel’s attacks on Palestinian territories. The nation’s congress…
Refugees from North Korea share stories of hardship…
Photo credit: CBC A Seoul-based non-profit organized a program intended to raise awareness about the challenges faced by refugees and defectors from North Korea seeking asylum in Canada on Thursday. CBC reports that refugees from the country shared their stories of hardship, escape and survival with Winnepeggans at the event. Freedom Speakers International, which helps…
Toronto Public Library offers mental health supports!
Photo credit: CityNews Toronto About one of the places a newcomer to Toronto should visit is one of the hundred branches of the Toronto Public Library. There, the visitor would see how libraries are run. Apart from the neatly stacked array of books and magazines – not forgetting the fact that there’s no shortage of…