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An elder demonstrated the call to prayer at a mosque in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.CreditIan Willms for The New York Times

A Battle Over Prayer in Schools Tests Canada’s Multiculturalism

by Dan Levin | Jun 28, 2017 | Features

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — The troubles began over sermons. For nearly two decades, Muslim students in the Peel School District, outside Toronto, had been allowed to pray independently on Fridays, part of a policy in many Canadian provinces to accommodate religious...

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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the crowd outside Rideau Hall after the government’s swearing-in ceremony in Ottawa November 4, 2015. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Chinese-Canadians Fear China’s Rising Clout is Muzzling Them

by Dan Levin | Aug 29, 2016 | World

Toronto-Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is due in China on Tuesday for a much anticipated visit, hoping to reset what had been an up-and-down relationship under the previous government. Closer ties, Trudeau says, would release untapped prosperity at home and...