By: Deanna Cheng in Vancouver, BC Sniffles came from the crowd. Even the children present knew to remain quiet. Syrian journalist Maisoun Almasri said she…
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Do Returning IS fighters Deserve an Amnesty?
Commentary by Phil Gurski in Ottawa Historically, amnesties have been offered to former combatants in an attempt to stop the violence and allow a country…
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Political Upheaval Brings Women Together in Healing
by Maria Assaf in Oxford, England Imagine being a child bride in pre-revolutionary Iran – suffering abuse on a daily basis, being forced into a…
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WWII Exhibit Remembers Canadian Troops in Hong Kong
by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong is being commemorated across Canada by veterans and survivors of Japanese…
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by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga, Ontario Syria’s grave humanitarian crisis draws a great deal of challenges and risks for humanitarian workers in the area, says…
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by Amanda Connolly The West needs to stop intervening in the Middle East and allow Bashar al-Assad to regain control of Syria if it has…
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