Canada has always been recognized as being one of the safest countries in the world, boasting exceptionally low murder and violent crime rates, particularly in comparison to our American counterparts. However, a recent rise in gun violence on the streets of Canada's largest city has left many Canadians...

On July 20, 2012, tragedy struck Aurora, Colorado leaving an entire nation overwhelmed with fear and sadness. During a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises a lone gunman equipped with multiple firearms entered a crowded theatre and opened fire, claiming the lives of 12 people...

This Friday the world will come together and celebrate the much-anticipated London 2012 Olympic Games. Every two years, over 10,000 athletes representing over 204 countries come together and share one flag, a flag that features five rings, one for each continent represented at the games.

This summer while people...

The first Sudanese civil war, which was waged in 1955, marked the beginning of a series of conflicts that will forever be remembered as some of the greatest atrocities that our world has ever witnessed. Since 1983 conflict in Sudan has claimed the lives of over two million...

On Wednesday June 27 Bill C-31: Protecting Canada's Immigration Act was cleared through the Senate by a vote of 52-33, leaving a stain on our country's immigration and refugee protection system, a system that we as Canadians could once be proud of.

With the passage...

Forty years ago my family and I arrived in Canada, desperately seeking refuge from Idi Amin's Uganda. We had lost everything. We were scared, desperate and were left with nothing but the clothes on our back. However, despite the fact that we were forced to leave the only home we...

May 23, 1914 was a shameful day in Canadian history. May 23, 1914 was the day that the Komagata Maru, a ship carrying 376 people of South Asian decent, sailed from Japan to the shores of British Columbia. Unfortunately, after spending over a month at sea, the 12...

Young people across our country have been confronted with a new challenge, a challenge that many parents, educators and policy makers often have great difficulty understanding. Bullying, which was once something young Canadians encountered at school and on the playground, has now made its way into our homes by way...