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Sakeina Syed
Sakeina Syed is a writer from Toronto, Canada. Her topics of interest include politics, entertainment, and how they intersect, and her work can be found in Vice World News as well as local news outlets.
Yahoo News Canada'Buck-a-ride' for transit in Ontario: Liberal promise broke through noise of election campaign, but could it happen?
If elected, the Liberals say their “buck-a-ride” fare reduction would apply to all transit systems, including municipal transit like the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), GO Transit and Ontario Northland. They aim to have the provincial government fully replace lost revenue to the transit systems.
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‘Vast majority of people will stop...’: Don’t expect people to keep masking after COVID-19 mandate lifts in Ontario, expert says
Starting March 21, Ontario will begin the process of dropping mask mandates across the province, including in schools, stores, and restaurants. The announcement marks the first time residents of the province will have the option to un-mask in such spaces since 2020, two years ago.
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'Utterly degrading': Ukraine war coverage reveals devastating truth about which lives are globally valued, expert says
Amid the coverage of attacks in Ukraine by Russian forces, those with ties to other countries in conflict are raising questions about inequalities in public response.
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'Excluded, humiliated and degraded’: Case of Quebec teacher removed for wearing hijab is ‘disturbing’ for all Canadians
After a teacher in Chelsea, Quebec was told she had to be removed from her role for wearing a hijab, Canadians are expressing concern and outrage. Fatemeh Anvari was told she had to move to a position outside the elementary school classroom she had been working in due to Bill 21, a Quebec secularism law that bars some civil servants from wearing religious symbols — like Anvari’s hijab.
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'Fraud or forgery could...be possible': Ontario's vaccine certificate opens up risk of fake, doctored documents, expert says
Enhanced QR code vaccine certificates are now available to all of Ontario, alongside the brand-new Verify Ontario mobile app. Businesses can use the mobile app to scan customers’ QR codes from their phones or a printed copy. The province has called the new certificate “easier, more secure and convenient,” but a few questions have been raised about improving security and ease of use.
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Canada federal election 2021: NDP’s promises on lowering prices, forgiving debt are ‘grand’, but will be hard to pull off, expert says
The New Democratic Party (NDP) has a sweeping set of campaign promises, highlighting priorities that have been hot topics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key aspects of Jagmeet Singh’s campaign include shoring up precarious conditions for workers that were highlighted by the pandemic, including paid sick leave, improving childcare, and expanding Employment Insurance (EI) availability.
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Canada election 2021: ‘Why’ we’re having an election isn’t clear to Canadian voters, expert says
Campaigning for the September 20 election is well underway following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request to dissolve Parliament on August 15, with party leaders making appearances across the country. Amid the campaigning, questions are rising about whether the surprise of a snap election will bear consequences at the polls.
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COVID-19 unvaccinated: A quarter of Ontarians haven't got a dose, and it will take 'double the effort' to convince them
It will take 'double the effort' to get the final 25 per cent of Ontarians to take the COVID-19 vaccine, Sabina Vohra-Miller says.
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What Islamophobia feels like for Muslims in Canada: 'I'm always a potential target' and 'Never stand too close to yellow subway line'
In the wake of a horrific hate crime that occurred on Sunday, Muslims in Canada are speaking out on the fear of anti-Muslim hate and violence they endure in their communities on a daily basis. “The recent attacks are devastating, outrageous, and shocking, to say the least,” said Fatema Abdalla, communications coordinator for the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM). “This isn’t the first time the Canadian Muslim community is experiencing such a devastating attack — we’ve been here before.”
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'Very disappointed with Canada's response': Palestine-Israel turmoil exposes Canada's 'empty both sides approach,' expert says
Thousands of people gathered in cities across Canada this past weekend for peaceful protests in support of the Palestinian solidarity movement, including rallies in Vancouver, Saint John, Ottawa and Toronto. As of today, at least 212 Palestinians, including 61 children, have been killed by the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. In Israel, officials say 12 people, including two children have been killed since the fighting started over a week ago. As the death toll escalates, activist groups and members of the public are expressing disappointment with the Canadian government’s lack of condemnation towards Israel. This discontent is being echoed by some politicians, with federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh calling for Trudeau to halt the sale of arms to Israel “until the end of the illegal occupation.”