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Author: Hamida Ghafour
Publication Date: May 14, 2026 - 06:20
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Morning Update: Preserving history at a pivot point
May 14, 2026
Good morning. Today, we’re introducing an interactive digital museum of objects that embody our current moment in time, and speak to what may lie ahead, curated by The Globe’s foreign correspondents, editors and reporters. More on that below, along with a major development in the push for a ballot question on Alberta separatism.
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June 4, 2026 - 06:59 | Aaron Sousa | The Globe and Mail
By January 2017, threats were nothing new to the members of the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre. For months, the centre (also known as the Grande Mosquée de Québec) had been targeted with hate-filled rhetoric. For example, in June 2016, a pig’s head was left during Ramadan with a note that read “bon appétit.” A few weeks later, pamphlets circulated in the neighbourhood, claiming the mosque was linked to terrorism. In response, centre members installed security cameras inside and outside the building. Seven months later, the cameras provided a detailed record of one of the worst mass...
June 4, 2026 - 06:31 | Amarnath Amarasingam | Walrus
On December 13, 1991, the Canadian government ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This pledge states: “In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.” However, through its treatment of Canadian-born children of failed refugees, Canada has been violating this pledge for years.
Since 2020, I’ve helped prepare over a hundred applications for failed refugees to prevent their...
June 4, 2026 - 06:30 | Jonathan R. Rose | Walrus
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