Recipient  Shadi Mousavi Nia “ pays it forward “ through volunteerism [caption id="attachment_9994" align="alignright" width="300"] Shadi Mousavi Nia (Right)[/caption] RICHMOND HILL, /CNW/ - Grade 10 student, Shadi Mousavi Nia, will be  awarded with  CIBC Youthvision Scholarship on June 28. The Youthvision Scholarship includes up to six summer internships through the YMCA...

Former Toronto Maple Leaf captain mats Sundin has been selected to enter the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The announcement was made Tuesday and the induction ceremony will take place Nov. 12 in Toronto, according to the Toronto Sun.   Sundin had 564 goals and 785 assists in his 18 season. He holds the Maple Leafs records for points (567), goals (420), 20-goal seasons...

[caption id="attachment_9704" align="alignright" width="300"] Court exhibit showing Mohammad Al-Kazragy at an Esso gas station hours before Ali Garakan’s body was found.[/caption] A jury presented three guilty verdicts at a Barrie courtroom last week to the three men accused of the murder of Thonhill baker Ali Garakan. Mr. Garakan, 48, was found dead after being stabbed 15 times, set on fire...

Minister Kenney also has said that the cuts will discourage “unfounded” refugees from taking advantage of Canada’s generosity, the Star also reported Last Monday, demonstrations in ten cities across Canada, including Toronto, took place to demand the federal government reverse the spending cuts made to healthcare for refugees. The protests were endorsed by 15 health-related professional...

[caption id="attachment_9380" align="alignright" width="154" caption="Irwin Cotler"][/caption] Around 100 residents of York Region gathered at the Thornhill Community Centre last Thursday for an evening with Mount Royal MP Irwin Cotler. The event was co-sponsored by the Thornhill and York Centre Federal Liberal Riding Associations. The event was not exclusive to Liberal Party members. “This...

Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader Tim Hudak announced the nomination of Vic Gupta as the PC candidate forRichmond Hill. Gupta lost to current Richmond Hill MPP Reza Moridi at the last provincial election. Gupta lost that election to Dr. Moridi by  about 4000...

  [caption id="attachment_8934" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photo by Ali Mohammadi"][/caption] Members of the Iranian-Canadian community picketed outside of a Conservative Party function at the Sheraton Parkway North Hotel in Richmond Hill last Thursday, according to yorkregion.com. The protesters, with placards in hand, spoke to Mr. Kenney outside of the Sheraton Hotel and...

[caption id="attachment_8383" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Pawel Dwulit/Toronto star"][/caption]The first international rescued animals have been put up for adoption by Toronto Animal Services. The two dogs came from an animal shelter outside of Tehran called Vafa, which temporarily took the dogs in after finding them in a “dilapidated zoo,” according to the Toronto Star. Toronto...

[caption id="attachment_8184" align="alignright" width="120" caption="Ali Miraee Iranian cartoonist"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_8185" align="alignright" width="186" caption="Ali Miraees cartoon came fourth runner up"][/caption] Iranian cartoonist Ali Miraee has been named the runner up (fourth place) at the 12th International Editorial Cartoon competition of the Canadian Committee...

‎Peter Freed, the so-called ‘King of King West’ condo development is expanding his kingdom eastward. [caption id="attachment_7088" align="alignright" width="300" caption="To create Sixty Colborne, Freed called on Peter Clewes of architects Alliance, and Toronto’s Johnson Chou for the interior."][/caption] Freed invited the media last Tuesday to unveil his newest...

Iran has been stockpiling on grains at a significant rate, according to recent report by The Wall Street Journal. The country has bought wheat from several countries including the US. Current U.S. sanctions allow companies to sell food to Iran. Major US-based grain shippers Bunge Ltd. and Cargill Inc. have recently admitted they sell agricultural commodities to Iran. Australia, Brazil, and...

Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) - a human rights organization mandated to promote a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict – has recently condemned military actions against Iran. In a letter to the editor of the Toronto Star, IJV argued “that the current obsession with Iran has airbrushed the major issue off the Middle East agenda, namely resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian...

[caption id="attachment_7052" align="alignright" width="157" caption="Left: Elham Seyed Javad, owner of Montreal based IQO Design"][/caption] . Iranian-Canadian designer Elham Seyed Javad, owner of Montreal-based IQO Design, has submitted a proposal for a sports hijab that is being considered by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Last month, FIFA announced it...

On Monday, March 26th, a group of journalists and members of the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada journeyed to Ottawa for a one day visit of Parliament Hill; chiefly to attend the Question Period at the House of Commons and also to meet with the Caucus of Canada’s Liberal Party. The trip had been programmed a few weeks earlier by the constituency office of Jim Karygiannis,...

Amid escalating tension and talks of war between leaders of Israel and Iran, peace activists are spreading love and opposition to war online through a simple message; we love you.    It began when graphic designer Ronny Edry and his wife Michal Tamir, both living in Israel, created an online campaign on March 16 to send a message of love and peace to Iranians who fear war against their...

[caption id="attachment_6202" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Ghermezian family immigrated to Canada from Iran in the 1940s."][/caption] A senior executive of Triple Five Group will be meeting with government officials in Cyprus this week to discuss various investment opportunities on the Mediterranean island. Triple Five Group, the US-Canadian conglomerate, is owned by the...

“As an Iranian-Canadian, I do not agree that further development in this matter should involve military action by any government, including Canada.” On Tuesday March 13th, 2012, Richmond Hill MPP, Dr. Reza Moridi, sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, expressing his opposition to any sort of military action against Iran by any country, including Canada. The following is the full...

[caption id="attachment_6266" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Terry Nelson"][/caption] Leaders of the Manitoba First Nations community met with the charge d’affairs at Iran’s Ottawa embassy this week to discuss a possible visit to Iran. The meeting between charge d’affairs Kambiz Sheikh-Hassani and several First Nations representatives included former Roseau River First Nation...