The family of a Canadian-Irish professor detained by Iran have expressed serious concerns about her health, urging Ireland which maintains diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic to intervene.
A pro-Israel group has claimed it was discriminated against over exclusion from social justice event, but organisers say this could be an attempt to silence pro-Palestinian activism
Analysis: Green Party leader Elizabeth May has taken a strong anti-boycott stance, despite her party voting to endorse the global BDS campaign against Israel, writes Jillian Kestler D'Amours.
With thousands of women still enslaved by the Islamic State group, Iraqi activist Nadia Murad is leading efforts to make Canada a new home for the persecuted Yazidi minority group.