Venezuelan authorities use excessive force against anti-Maduro protesters

 Venezuelan security forces executed and used excessive force against people in an escalation of their policy of repressions as a means of controlling the people of Venezuela. In a recent report titled 'Venezuela: Hunger, punishment and fear, the formula for repression used by authorities under Nicolás Maduro', Amnesty International said

Who is dealing with the biggest humanitarian crisis of our times? Who is truly fighting DAESH?

  By H.e. Selçuk Ünal,  Ambassador Of Turkey To Canada Turkey is at the centre of the response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria-Iraq by hosting 3.5 million vulnerable. The total cost passed 30 billion USD - with no international assistance in the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. The additional challenge and

All Saints Still Singing in Sandy Hill

 Photos courtesy of allsaints / Feature image by Amedeo De Pretto It’s that time of year where everybody is entitled to at least one good scare but ghostly specters and a burst pipe were not going to frighten Leanne Moussa away. She was a woman on a mission, one that would

Protesters Gather at U.S. Embassy with Clear Message: Racism Is Not Welcome Here

 Photos by Andre Gagne Yesterday afternoon hundreds gathered on the steps by the U.S. Embassy, their message ringing out louder and clear over the carillon bells of the Peace Tower: “love trumps hate”. Racism would not be tolerated here. With divisive racial tensions mounting in the United States –and on the

David Usher on Returning to the Capital and Reconnecting Through Creativity

 David Usher is a Canadian icon. Mention his name and many can attest to his musical genius as both a solo artist and front man for Moist. He also deserves this title for his work outside the music sphere. Usher is the founder of CloudID Creativity Labs, an ‘idea incubator’