When the stars align
I wouldn’t think that many news photographers consider themselves artists, but it would probably be fair to say that most factor in where various elements lie in any given picture before giving it a...
View ArticleGazette Midday: Bloc bounces MP who challenged PQ, Montreal home values rise
Hello and welcome to montrealgazette.com and welcome to Midday. Here’s the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. Bloc Québécois leader Daniel Paillé has ejected Ahuntsic MP...
View ArticleOpinion: Attacks on Canadian soldiers wearing uniforms struck a nerve with Sikhs
Remembrance Day had particular significance for Canadians this year as we remembered not only the sacrifices of soldiers who died in the world wars, but also those soldiers who recently died in the...
View ArticleLetter: Fundamentalism is thriving in Canada
Aaron Driver, an ISIS supporter, is considered a terror threat and is dealt with appropriately. Meanwhile, the CBC reports that Sikh temples in Vancouver are honouring as heroes, terrorists who downed...
View ArticleSikh organization hails sentencing of Quebec City attacker
The man who perpetrated a hate-motivated attack on a Sikh man in Quebec City in March was sentenced Thursday to 10 months of jail time. Gabriel Royer Tremblay, 22, and two of his friends attacked...
View ArticleNo exception on safety helmet rules for Sikh workers, Quebec judge rules
A Quebec judge has ruled turban-wearing Sikh truck drivers must wear hard hats in the workplace when safety standards require them. Three Sikh men who drove container trucks at the Port of Montreal had...
View ArticleNo exception on safety helmet rules for Sikh workers, Quebec judge rules
A Quebec judge has ruled turban-wearing Sikh truck drivers must wear hard hats in the workplace when safety standards require them. Three Sikh men who drove container trucks at the Port of Montreal had...
View ArticleEditorial: Soccer turban decision smacks of intolerance
The Quebec Soccer Federation’s ban on turbans smacks of intolerance.
View ArticleMichael Den Tandt: Turban ban shamefully stupid
Many Quebecers will approve of the turbanban on the soccer pitch, whether quietly or vocally. Like bigotry since time immemorial, this relies on a collective wink and nudge.
View ArticleSoccer game held to protest against turban ban
It’s a typical scene on a summer evening in Montreal — boys and young men kicking around a soccer ball in a pickup game. But this one wasn't for fun.
View ArticleTurbans a safety risk? Nonsense.
In the last decade, the trauma department at the Montreal Children’s Hospital has seen more than 10,000 soccer injuries. Not one of them was caused by a turban.
View ArticleDon Macpherson: The turban ban is likely to play well
Soccer federation’s stance appeals to Quebecers’ notion of religious accommodation, when the religion is not Catholicism.
View ArticleOpinion: Attacks on Canadian soldiers wearing uniforms struck a nerve with Sikhs
As a Sikh, what struck a nerve with me was that the two Canadian soldiers who were attacked and killed were targeted because of their uniforms. As a result, Canadian soldiers were encouraged not to...
View ArticleSikh organization hails sentencing of Quebec City attacker
The man who perpetrated a hate-motivated attack on a Sikh man in Quebec City in March was sentenced Thursday to 10 months of jail time.
View ArticleLetter: Fundamentalism is thriving in Canada
Aaron Driver, an ISIS supporter, is considered a terror threat and is dealt with appropriately. Meanwhile, the CBC reports that Sikh temples in Vancouver are honouring as heroes, terrorists who downed...
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