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Canada scrambles to find lodging for Haitians fleeing the US

Montreal - Muslimchronicle

Officials in Canada scrambled Thursday to find enough cots and empty beds to accommodate hundreds of mostly Haitian asylum seekers from the United States, even putting Montreal's famed Olympic stadium to use as a makeshift dormitory and welcome center. Authorities said 500 migrants turned up Tuesday, traversing a border crossing at the southern Quebec town of Lacolle. Another 300 peopleRead more

From Quebec underground, a fresh take on prog rock

Quebec City - AFP

If the progressive rockers who briefly dominated the cultural landscape in the 1970s were just getting started today, how would they sound? Perhaps like the band Atsuko Chiba. The Montreal-based group played Sunday on the final night of the 50th anniversary edition of Quebec City's summer festival, which featured massive acts from Metallica to the Backstreet Boys but also aimedRead more

Five South Korean tourists among those injured in London attack

Seoul - Arab Today

Five South Korean tourists were injured in a terror attack outside Britain’s parliament, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. The tourists – four women and a man in their 50s or 60s – were knocked to the ground by people trying to flee as an assailant mowed down pedestrians in a car, the ministry said. While four of them suffered relativelyRead more

Why did Dubai’s ruler award this Canadian woman a million dollars?

Dubai - Arab Today

A Canadian school teacher whose teaching philosophy underscores hope and acts of kindness in an isolated corner of Quebec won a $1 million prize Sunday in what has become one of the most-coveted and high-profile awards for teaching excellence. Maggie MacDonnell was awarded the annual Global Teacher Prize during a ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, beating out thousands ofRead more

Canada 150: Canadians in UAE prepare for celebrations throughout 2017

DUBAI - Arab Today

A century-and-a-half in the making, Canada 150 anniversary celebrations this year are an invitation to all Canadians around the world to reflect on their homeland as an international beacon of freedom, diversity and plurality at a time of increasing populism around the globe. Many of Canada’s estimated 40,000 expatriates living and working in the UAE are taking part in eventsRead more

Only one of two men arrested after Quebec mosque shooting a ‘suspect’

Quebec City - ArabToday

Canadian police said on Monday that only one of two young men arrested after a deadly mosque shooting was a "suspect", with the second "now considered a witness". Police and witnesses initially described two masked men firing inside the Quebec City mosque on Sunday evening, killing six people and wounding eight. It was unclear whether they still believed two assailantsRead more

Syrian Family Drags Luggage & Baby Stroller Through Snow to Reach Canada

Rabat - Arab Today

A young Syrian family braved -15C weather to reach Canada on foot, dragging their luggage and a baby stroller with them through the snow, according to a CBC report Saturday. Taking their chances at a popular crossing site along the US-Quebec border, the family was immediately taken into custody, including the couple’s 3-year-old daughter who was carried by an officerRead more

Quebec says 'No to Islamaphobia'

Quebec City - Arab Today

Several hundred people braved snow and cold Sunday in Quebec City to honour the six men shot dead a week earlier while praying at a local mosque. “No to Islamophobia, Yes to Peace,” “Open Your Heart” and “No to Terrorism” were the messages on some of the signs and banners carried by marchers, many of them Muslim. The victims includedRead more

Quebec massacre was no surprise

Toronto- Arab Today

The Quebec massacre isn’t a surprise, as the sky has been the limit with regards to the hate propagated by right-wing media and politicians. I felt concerned about what I was hearing and reading from these media outlets throughout the years. It kept alarming me and I would often warn the community. Some television stations, based in the US, haveRead more

Muslim Canadian woman ‘denied entry to US’ after prayer videos found on phone

JEDDAH - Arab Today

A Muslim Canadian woman was reportedly denied entry to the US after questions about her religious affiliation and views on President Donald Trump. Fadwa Alaoui, who is a Moroccan-born Canadian citizen, and her cousin were asked to provide their cell phones and passwords, and faced a lengthy interrogation that took place upon their arrival at the border. Arabic videos, whichRead more