Four weeks after the Israel-Hamas war began, a large crowd in downtown Ottawa called for a ceasefire and expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people.
It was one of several rallies held across the country, organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement, all calling for an end to the violence."I'm originally Palestinian and I have friends stuck in Gaza. I don't know if I will hear from them or not," said Ammar Afaneh, an organizer of the rally."One of my board members has lost 21 family members in one day.
'Liberals fight for every seat that we get,' Alberta minister says following backlash to Hutchings' carbon policy comments The United States and Arab partners disagreed Saturday on the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israeli military strikes killed civilians at a UN shelter and a hospital, and Israel said the besieged enclave's Hamas rulers were 'encountering the full force' of its troops.Palestinians report deadly Israeli airstrikes including in southern Gaza
The need for doctors is becoming more desperate. A recent report by the Ontario College of Family Physicians forecasts that by 2026, 4.4 million people will be without a family doctor.For the fourth year, high schools students with the Radha Krishna Mandir and Cultural Centre youth group prepared and donated more than 400 meals to local organizations.
The jail sentence for a Saskatoon woman who abducted her son and staged their disappearance is “very, very light,” according to criminal defence lawyer Ari Goldkind.Gaza ceasefire calls echoed in Edmonton: 'Do the right thing'
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