Marie Woolf
About Marie Woolf
Reporter with The Canadian Press
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez condemns 'disgusting' tweets
"Racism in any form has no place in Canada. I condemn the disgusting antisemitic comments made by Laith Marouf," Rodriguez said in a written statement to The Canadian Press.
Trudeau to review funding going to anti-racism group after 'vile' tweets
The federal government is conducting a "complete review" of funding to an anti-racism group whose senior consultant sent a series of tweets about "Jewish white supremacists," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.
Canada invests $100 million to support 2SLGBTQI+ communities
The federal government unveiled what it described as a historic first on Sunday, August 28, 2022, as it announced a five−year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, two−spirit and intersex communities across the country.
Russian mastermind of Ukraine child abduction scheme sanctioned by Canada
Canada has sanctioned a Russian woman whom the foreign affairs minister's office alleges is the architect of a scheme to abduct thousands of Ukrainian children and facilitate their adoption into Russian homes.
Parliament marks Ukrainian Independence Day with yellow and blue lights
Parliament was lit in blue and yellow on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, evening as a crowd of several hundred people, many wearing the same colour, marked Ukrainian Independence Day.
Ukraine investigating 28,000 Russian war crimes
Ukraine's ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 suspected war crimes, including the killing of 373 children by Russian forces.
'Reprehensible and vile' tweets end federal funding for anti-racism project
Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen announced Monday that the initiative run by the Community Media Advocacy Centre — which received more than $133,000 from the Heritage Department — has been suspended.
Feds probe 'disturbing' tweets by anti-racism consultant hired for project
The federal diversity minister says he's taking action over "disturbing" tweets by a senior consultant on an anti-racism project that received $133,000 from his department.
MPs plan Taiwan visit this fall despite tensions with China
A committee of Canadian MPs is seeking budget approval to make a trade trip to Taiwan this fall despite fears that the plan risks escalating tensions with China.
World food crisis fuels rise in forced child marriages
Plan International Canada said it has seen a worrying increase in the number of teenage girls in the developing world being forced into marriage because their families cannot afford to feed them.