Canadians are desperately seeking relief. With soaring gas and food prices, the hope of securing a good job—the only possible escape, aside from winning the lottery—seems increasingly unlikely. The current situation presents a challenging job market for job seekers, characterised by a decline in job openings and a higher unemployment rate. A r...
Did you believe the above caption? Probably not. You’re smart enough to recognise a scam when you see one, quite like our brother below. Muktader Alam (name changed for privacy), a Canadian of Bangladeshi descent and a family man with one child, had been out of regular work since 2024. Therefore, his excitement soared when […]
For movie enthusiasts, the name ‘Webequie’ is likely to evoke memories of the acclaimed Canadian film “The Road to Webequie,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2016 and was nominated for Best Short Documentary Film. While it did not win an award at the time, it is making headlines today for […]
The narrative that “immigration has destroyed Canada” highlights how perceptions can shape our reality. Let’s go back to 2023. Canada’s population had just surpassed 40 million, with 1 million added in 2022 alone, 96% through immigration. For a nation grappling with an ageing workforce, a declining birth rate, and a concernin...
Across major Canadian provinces, there is a shared concern over crime, drugs, home invasions, and vehicle theft. A mid-year poll conducted in 2024 across Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary found that, on average, one in five people believed that crime and policing are the top issues facing their cities, just behind homelessness and pove...
There’s a silver lining amid challenging times! While rising inflation, an economic slowdown, and the potential threat of tariffs have created difficulties for many Canadians, they have also served as a wake-up call for federal and provincial governments to take action. And they did. Newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney responded pro...
Event 1: Sister Naveeda S. (name changed for privacy reasons) is a 36-year-old mother of three living in the Matheson and Mavis area of Mississauga. When she met GTA Muslims Today in March 2025, she shared with us that for the last 15 months, she had been surviving on just two meagre meals a day after […]
The renter-landlord issues in Toronto are not new. They have been a significant concern for decades, with the crisis becoming more pronounced in the 1970s when government investment in affordable housing began to decline. This situation escalated during the COVID-19 pandemic, worsening the challenges faced by low-income households. As a result...
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is facing scrutiny as several current and former staff members allege systemic racism and a pervasive culture of harassment within one of Canada’s most prominent federal departments. These claims were brought to light by Ms Madina Iltireh, a Black woman who wears a hijab and has served as the Ambassador’...
What does the term “racism” imply? For many of us—new Canadians—any act that makes us feel ‘othered’ or treated differently (unequally) is a sign of racism. If that’s all we have seen or experienced, we may consider ourselves lucky, for this issue runs deep—very deep! Experiences such as being talked down to by an irate […]...
