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Eight years ago, on January 29, 2017, Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzedine Soufiane, and Aboubaker Thabti, tragically lost their lives when a gunman opened fire at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec in Sainte-Foy. Thirteen others were seriously inju … Read more »

The Lunar New Year, often referred to as the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, is one of the most important cultural celebrations in many parts of the world. With its roots in ancient China the celebration marks the start of a new lunar calendar cycle.  In today’s interconnected world, the Lunar … Read more »

Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. On the morning of January 27,1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau camps still held some 7,000 prisoners. Over a million people deported to Auschwitz perished there. It is estimated that six million Jews we … Read more »

Human Rights Day commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948, and it is observed each year on December 10.  The UDHR confirms the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardles … Read more »

November 3-9, 2024, is National Pain Awareness Week – a week dedicated to drawing attention to chronic pain and the devastating impact it can have on people’s lives. The broader goal is to advocate for early, effective treatment of this condition and promote further education to better understand it … Read more »