Tag Archives: Activist

A day after CBC revealed that a self-styled Vancouver Island “childbirth activist” was under police investigation, a manslaughter charge has been sworn against Gloria Lemay in relation to the death of a newborn last January. The charge against the 77-year-old comes almost one year to the day after the alleged victim died …

Victor Ho, one of the Canadian activists recently targeted by Hong Kong, spoke with CBC News about why the bounty for his arrest won’t stop him from continuing his pro-democracy work. News Source link

ਜਮਸ਼ੇਦਪੁਰ, 18 ਦਸੰਬਰ ਝਾਰਖੰਡ ਦੇ ਜਮਸ਼ੇਦਪੁਰ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਜ ਦੋ ਹਮਲਾਵਰਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਦੇ ਇਕ ਕਾਰਕੁਨ ਦੀ ਗੋਲੀ ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਹੱਤਿਆ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤੀ। ਪੁਲੀਸ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ। ਇਕ ਪੁਲੀਸ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਮ੍ਰਿਤਕ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ 28 ਸਾਲਾ ਆਲੋਕ ਕੁਮਾਰ ਭਗਤ ਉਰਫ਼ ਮੁੰਨਾ ਵਜੋਂ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ। ਉਹ ਕਦਮਾ ਥਾਣਾ …

The activist who took over a referendum campaign for Khalistan independence from slain Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar said police have warned him his life is in danger. Inderjeet Singh Gosal said the Ontario Provincial Police visited his Brampton, Ont., home after midnight on Friday to notify him he …

Since Oct. 7, Raheel Raza has become even more outspoken against a global rise in antisemitism. “When I see what’s happening on our streets and I look at the future of my children and grandchildren, I believe that I have to keep on doing what I’m doing,” said Raza, an …

Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, whose family believed she had been taken hostage by Hamas militants during their brutal attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, is dead, according to Global News Canada and multiple sources close to her family. “It is with deep sadness that the Government of Canada has …

TEL AVIV, Israel — The son of missing Israel-Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver said Sunday the military escalation in Gaza had raised the dangers to his mother. “I do fear that she’s more at risk,” Yonatan Zeigen told reporters, two days after the Israeli army moved into Gaza in response …

A string of Christmas weekend fires has Winnipeg community activist Sel Burrows concerned. He said he is hoping to see more fire prevention efforts in the New Year. Between the evening of Dec. 24 and the morning of Dec. 25, a total of five significant fires took place, according to …

Barring some surprise announcements from outsider candidates, it’s starting to look like a former indie band frontman and outspoken civil liberties advocate will be the next leader of the B.C. NDP — and the provincial government. Attorney General David Eby announced his candidacy for the party’s leadership on Tuesday afternoon, …

A young Indigenous activist and columnist is taking a step into provincial politics. Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash announced she will seek the nomination for the Ungava riding in northern Quebec under Québec Solidaire’s banner.  If she wins the seat in the Oct. 3 provincial election, she will be the first Indigenous woman to sit …