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Another Toronto high school is being accused of suppressing student voices after all Grade 12 quotes were removed from its yearbook over student submissions related to Palestine and Tibet. trib.al/Gx9sMuo

#NEW: A Canadian citizen has died while in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Florida, the agency says. thestar.com/news/canada/ca…

The Senate passed the Liberal government’s controversial major projects bill Thursday -- legislation Indigenous leaders have warned could lead to widespread protests and legal challenges if Ottawa doesn’t respect their rights and title. #cdnpoli ctvnews.ca/business/artic…

‘Not just a housing crisis downtown.’ How Toronto’s sixplex vote pushed more density in the same areas Got to work with Victoria Gibson on this one for Toronto Star: thestar.com/real-estate/no…

The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations’ rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether. #cdnpoli thestar.com/politics/feder…

"My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people," -- Israeli-American historian and genocide scholar Omer Bartov in the NY Times:

“The government is not putting a lot of effort into evacuating our families...We are also losing family members while they are waiting for their Canadian visas in Gaza." Palestinian Canadians start weekly sit-ins at immigration offices across Canada thestar.com/news/gta/pales…

The ban on entering the sea and on fishing is part of Israel's starvation policy, dismantling Gaza's food systems and deepening the humanitarian crisis | Opinion | Noa Galili haaretz.com/opinion/2025-0…

85% of Gaza’s population have entered the "fifth stage" of malnutrition — the most critical and dangerous phase, which is often irreversible even if food becomes available in the future.

Report: IDF shot at Gazans holding white flags near aid site, reservist says haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

About 100 Thorncliffe Park households awaiting an eviction decision over a two-year rent strike say they rejected their landlord’s final settlement offer because it would “silence” them if future issues were to arise. My latest for Toronto Star: thestar.com/news/gta/tenan…

France’s national news agency AFP says its freelancers in Gaza are starving and it fears they will die.

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP News Agency, The Associated Press, BBC News (World) and Reuters

If people who work for the world’s premiere aid agencies are at risk of starving to death in Gaza, imagine the fate of the less privileged. We have to imagine, mostly, because Israel tightly controls media access - and aid - to the region

New home sales in the GTA remained “extremely low” in June, decreasing 60% from a year prior and sitting 82% below the 10-year average, a new report has found. Toronto Star thestar.com/real-estate/ne…

A group of far-right Israeli politicians and settlers met in parliament this week to discuss a plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza, annex the territory and turn it into a hi-tech, luxury resort city for Israelis. Via The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

Our government still hasn't gone beyond the level of issuing statements as Israel starves Gaza. Global Affairs Canada told The Grind they are "considering a range of options for further action" but gave no specifics or timelines. My latest. thegrindmag.ca/no-new-action-…

“I'm breaking, just like Gaza is breaking now.” Our reporters in Gaza are struggling to find food because of Israel's blockade on vital aid. Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud shows us what life in Gaza is like when he steps away from the camera ⤵️