Although the Canadian population has been ageing since the end of the baby-boom, it still remains one of the youngest among the members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Universal Society of Hinduism president, Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) said that Roma were reportedly facing blatant injustice and discrimination right under Pope’s nose in Europe. Being the biggest religious leader in the world, it was Pope’s moral obligation to make efforts to stop human rights violations suffered by around ten million European Roma.
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Ottawa –Israeli Jew and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Jeff Halper, a key figure in the Israeli peace movement, will be touring Canada in January 2009. Jeff Halper has been on the front lines of organizing for peace in Israel for almost 30 years. He was the only Israeli aboard the Free Gaza flotilla that broke the Gaza siege, Aug. 23, 2008. His first hand account of whether Israel is moving to peace or apartheid will be the subject of a seven city cross-Canada tour that kicks off in Halifax on January 12, 2009.
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TORONTO - Eight Jewish women were arrested after they entered the Israeli consulate in Toronto in protest against Israel's invasion of Gaza.
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Employment declined for the second consecutive month in December 2008, the result of a large drop in full-time work. With the decline in employment came a 0.3 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate, which hit 6.6% in December.
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TORONTO - One reason racism persists is that many people imagine they would respond strongly to a racist act but actually respond with indifference, a new study led by York University shows.
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OTTAWA (AFP) — Canada on Sunday Jan 4 2009 urged a "sustainable and durable" ceasefire in Gaza, a day after Israeli troops poured into the embattled territory, and called for a halt to rocket attacks from Hamas.
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The Universal Society of Hinduism has demanded immediate setting-up of an independent “media watchdog” by European Union to monitor the frequent media discrimination and bias against Roma people in Europe, who reportedly face apartheid like conditions.
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The Pesaro team triumphed, winning 99-72 at the Basketball game against racism held at Pesaro, Italy, on Dec. 28, 2008. The representatives of the Roma community applauded the skills of Hicks, Curry, Akindele, Hurd and Myers. The “Vuelle” fans applauded in their turn the red and white banner bearing the words “The Roma of Pesaro and Scavolini against racism”. Before the game the speaker announced the presence on the terraces of Roberto Malini from EveryOne Group and a large number of representatives from the Roma community living in Pesaro who had received free tickets.
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Since the start of the latest offensive against Gaza, the Arab world has been rocked by demonstrations not only against the Israeli attacks but, more significantly, against the perceived “silence” of several Arab governments.
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