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Haseeb Azhar says it felt odd hugging a Muslim co-worker and friend in Edmonton as he wished him a happy Eid. “Some people were hesitating — it felt very weird,” …
Alberta Justice Minister and Solicitor General Kaycee Madu wants the federal Criminal Code to be changed to allow people to carry pepper spray for self-defence. The request is in response …
There is frustration after a disturbing symbol was discovered on an east Edmonton mosque on Tuesday. It’s been less than a week since a woman wearing a hijab was attacked …
There’s a push to have Alberta Premier Jason Kenney join his former federal colleagues in apologizing for a controversial niqab policy that was introduced a decade ago. The call ties …
The president of the Baitul Hadi Mosque in east Edmonton says he has felt awful ever since he discovered a large swastika that someone spray-painted on the back of the …
Some federal Conservative MPs are apologizing for implementing a controversial policy banning Muslim women from wearing niqābs while taking Canada’s citizenship oath. Now, there’s a push to have Alberta Premier …
A former Conservative cabinet minister is apologizing for not pushing against his party’s culturally divisive policies of the Stephen Harper era, including an effort to ban face coverings during citizenship …
“I grew up in a country where we were told we were a mosaic”: Aumer Assaf with the Canadian Islamic Centre said the hate crimes program being launched is absolutely …
Justice Minister and Solicitor General Kaycee Madu said organizations and groups should not have to bear the entire cost of protecting themselves from hate crimes while speaking about the new …
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks about the new Alberta Security Infrastructure Program, which will provide grants for security and technology improvements to religious and ethnic organizations and Indigenous groups that …