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Subscribe RSS  (What is RSS?) Email Toronto, October 10, 2013 — Video testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust will be preserved thanks to funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Minister for Multiculturalism Jason Kenney announced today. “Canada has been profoundly shaped by approximately 40,000 Holocaust survivors who resettled across our country after World War II,” said Minister […]

“Today at sundown, Muslims in Canada and around the world will celebrate one of the most important holidays in Islam. “Eid al-Ahda, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice, is held for four days during the month of Dhul Hijja. During this month, Muslims undertake the Hajj – the pilgrimage to Mecca that all

Subscribe RSS  (What is RSS?) Email Toronto, October 9, 2013 — Mr. Scott Masters, a teacher at Crestwood Preparatory College in Toronto, Ontario, won the Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education for his innovative approach to promoting understanding and awareness amongst students of the Holocaust as well as its implications. The award winner was announced today

“On this date in 1991, 99.5 per cent of voters in an Armenian referendum voted in favour of full independence from the Soviet Union. The subsequent declaration of independence helped establish a sovereign democratic Armenia, ending almost 70 years of oppression under the Communist regime. “The Government of Canada recently announced that it will be providing

Subscribe RSS  (What is RSS?) Email Toronto, September 22, 2013 — Canadian students finished in first and second place in an international poster competition to commemorate the Holocaust, Minister of State for Multiculturalism Tim Uppal announced today on behalf of Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism. The poster created by Caitlin McGinn, a student at Emily Carr

“On this date in 1991, 99.5 per cent of voters in an Armenian referendum voted in favour of full independence from the Soviet Union. The subsequent declaration of independence helped establish a sovereign democratic Armenia, ending almost 70 years of oppression under the Communist regime. “The Government of Canada recently announced that it will be providing

“On this date in 1988, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney rose in the House of Commons to formally apologize and offer compensation for the forced removal of thousands of Japanese Canadians from the West Coast during the Second World War, the subsequent seizure of their property, their wrongful incarceration and the disenfranchisement of their community. He

Subscribe RSS  (What is RSS?) Email Toronto, September 22, 2013 — Canadian students finished in first and second place in an international poster competition to commemorate the Holocaust, Minister of State for Multiculturalism Tim Uppal announced today on behalf of Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism. The poster created by Caitlin McGinn, a student at Emily Carr

“On this date in 1991, 99.5 per cent of voters in an Armenian referendum voted in favour of full independence from the Soviet Union. The subsequent declaration of independence helped establish a sovereign democratic Armenia, ending almost 70 years of oppression under the Communist regime. “The Government of Canada recently announced that it will be providing

“On this date in 1988, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney rose in the House of Commons to formally apologize and offer compensation for the forced removal of thousands of Japanese Canadians from the West Coast during the Second World War, the subsequent seizure of their property, their wrongful incarceration and the disenfranchisement of their community. He