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Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring another Holocaust 80 years later
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
KRAKOW — Miriam Ziegler said she’s reminded of being an eight-year-old girl, left all by herself, as she prepares to return to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Eighty years after the liberation of Nazi concentration camp, the now 89-year-old said “the hatred” in the world makes her fearful history may repeat itself. “I’m afraid that it can happen again. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Krakow, Poland, where leaders from around the world are gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The notorious Nazi extermination camp is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World leaders, survivors in Poland for 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
KRAKOW — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Krakow, Poland, where leaders from around the world are gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The notorious Nazi extermination camp is where historians estimate more than one million people, mostly Jews, were killed during the Second World War. More than six million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five years on, Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over pandemic precautions
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2025
VANCOUVER — In early 2020, Lili Wu was already “armed to the teeth” whenever she ventured to public places near her home in Port Coquitlam, B.C. — face mask, sanitizer, protective eyewear and gloves. It was more than a month before the World Health Organization’s March declaration of a global pandemic that introduced most other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign Affairs Minister Joly says Canadian released from detention in Afghanistan
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canadian David Lavery has safely made it to Qatar from Afghanistan with the help of the Qatari government. The Canadian Armed Forces veteran went missing in Kabul back in November, according to the Veterans Transition Network. Lavery had been working with the group to provide humanitarian assistance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.-based climate activist deported to Pakistan after protest charges
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2025
A British Columbia-based climate change activist says he’s looking forward to seeing his family and eating the food when he returns to his native Pakistan, as he was being deported from Canada on Sunday. Zain Haq and his Canadian wife were hoping for a last-minute intervention by either the public safety minister or the immigration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says Canada should become part of U.S. Our head of state isn’t weighing in.
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s political leadership has found rare unanimity in recent weeks: nobody wants the country to become the “51st state,” as U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pitched. The heads of all major political parties resoundingly reject the idea, but Canada’s head of state, King Charles III, is not weighing in. A spokesperson for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man charged with second-degree murder after death in Montérégie region
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2025
SAINT-ANICET, Que. — A 55-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a death in Quebec’s Montérégie region on Saturday. The man appeared in court via video conference on Sunday. Quebec provincial police say they were called to a home in Saint-Anicet, Que., about 75 kilometres southwest of Montreal, at around 9 a.m. Saturday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arya says he’s out of Liberal leadership race, as Carney gets more caucus support
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — One of the seven Liberal leadership hopefuls says the party is not allowing him to run, as another high-profile cabinet minister endorsed Mark Carney on Sunday. Ontario member of Parliament Chandra Arya said the Liberal party informed him he’s out of the running to be its next leader. Arya, who was the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal leadership hopeful Chandra Arya says party did not approve his candidacy
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ontario Member of Parliament Chandra Arya says the Liberal party has informed him he’s out of the running to be its next leader. Arya, who was the first to announce his candidacy to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says he’s waiting on official communication from the Liberals and considering his next steps. Arya ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Liberal leadership hopeful Arya says party did not approve candidacy
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ontario MP Chandra Arya says the Liberal party has informed him he’s out of the running to be its next leader. Arya, who was the first to announce his candidacy to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says he’s waiting on official communication from the Liberals and considering his next steps. More coming. The ... Read More »
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