Articles by Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press

Jun 22 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Students should pressure their political representatives to provide more support to Ukraine to help fight the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, speaking virtually to an in-person audience at the University of Toronto. Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs more weapons, financial support, humanitarian aid, and permanent sanctions on Russia. "It's very […]

Jun 22 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Students should pressure their political representatives to provide more support to Ukraine to help fight the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, speaking virtually to an in-person audience at the University of Toronto. Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs more weapons, financial support, humanitarian aid, and permanent sanctions on Russia. "It's very […]

Jun 6 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — LONDON, Ont. — Some came bearing flowers, others softly recited verses of the Qur'an and many quietly reminisced about the lives of the loved ones they'd lost.  At several events in London, Ont., on Monday, local residents and members of the Muslim community gathered to remember a family killed in what prosecutors have called a […]

Jun 5 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — LONDON, Ont. — Relatives, community members and dignitaries called for an end to racism and Islamophobia on Sunday during an emotional tribute marking the one-year anniversary of a deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont. Leaders from the Muslim community and friends of the victims called on all levels of government for action […]

Jun 5 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — LONDON, Ont. — Relatives, community members and dignitaries called for an end to racism and Islamophobia on Sunday during an emotional tribute marking the one-year anniversary of a deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont. Leaders from the Muslim community and friends of the victims called on all levels of government for action […]

Jun 5 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — LONDON, Ont. — Relatives, community members and dignitaries called for an end to racism and Islamophobia on Sunday during an emotional tribute marking the one-year anniversary of a deadly attack on a Muslim family in London, Ont. Leaders from the Muslim community and friends of the victims called on all levels of government for action […]

Jun 3 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's Liberals suffered a triple whammy on Thursday, losing their leader after failing to secure official party status once again and placing a distant third in a provincial election that saw the party fail to rebuild from its decimation four years ago. The Liberals won just eight seats in the province, and leader […]

May 29 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Shazelle Santana desperately wants to move from her one-bedroom apartment into a larger unit but has been unable to afford more space. The London, Ont., resident says her seven-year-old son is growing fast and the family needs more room, but the surging cost of rent in the city has made it incredibly difficult to move.  […]

May 18 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — KINGSTON, Ont. — Ontario's New Democrats and Liberals committed Wednesday to bringing in a law to fight Islamophobia and other forms of hate if elected to form government next month. Speaking to reporters in Kingston, Ont., NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said addressing racism and hate is a priority for people who have experienced hateful attacks […]

May 18 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — KINGSTON, Ont. — Ontario's New Democrats and Liberals say they would bring in a law to fight Islamophobia and other sorts of hate if elected to form government on June 2. Speaking to reporters in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said addressing racism and hate is a priority for people who have […]

May 12 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The City of Toronto is planning to hire private security guards to monitor certain parks and prevent large homeless encampments from cropping up as they did earlier in the pandemic. City spokesman Brad Ross said proposals from private security contractors will be accepted until May 30 and the cost of the project will […]

May 4 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Foul play from an outside source is not suspected in the deaths of four cadets at Canada's Royal Military College last week, the Department of National Defence said Wednesday.  The department said the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, the local military police detachment and police in Kingston, Ont., where the college is located, are supporting […]

May 4 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Foul play from an outside source is not suspected in the deaths of four cadets at Canada's Royal Military College last week, the Department of National Defence said Wednesday.  The department said the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, the local military police detachment and police in Kingston, Ont., where the college is located, are supporting […]

Apr 29 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Four cadets at the Royal Military College have died in an early-morning vehicle accident at the institution's campus in Kingston, Ont., the Department of National Defence said Friday.  Commodore Josee Kurtz, head of the school, said the cadets died in an accident about 2 a.m. Friday.  A statement from the defence department said their vehicle […]

Apr 29 2022 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Four cadets at the Royal Military College have died in an early-morning vehicle accident at the institution's campus in Kingston, Ont., the Department of National Defence said Friday.  Commodore Josee Kurtz, head of the school, said the cadets died in an accident about 2 a.m. Friday. Few details were released about what happened on the […]