Five years ago, the first government plane filled with Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war touched down in Canada. Today, 29 of them from 11 families will celebrate that anniversary in a very special way — by getting sworn in as Canadian citizens.
Day: December 10, 2020
Malcom Jenkins says his Canadian Tire location in Prince Albert, Sask., sells the most Toffifee in the world — and it’s donating some of the money from those sales to help build a new hospice in the province.
An Alberta builder who has been embroiled in disputes with victims of the massive 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray that destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced thousands of people faces charges in California after state investigators looked into his dealings with fire victims in Sonoma County.
In an act of retaliation over criticism of their national politics, Hungary and Poland have threatened to veto the European Union’s massive budget, which would provide grants to countries hardest-hit by the pandemic, writes Don Murray.
Advocacy group Action réfugiés Montréal says last year alone, 182 children were separated from their families after seeking asylum in Canada, despite a Canada Border Services Agency directive forbidding the practice. This is the story of one of those families.