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His Highness The Aga Khan, leader of the world’s 15 million Ismaili Musilms, receives the inaugural Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship. The annual award, earmarked for individuals who work to remove barriers and support the principles of tolerance and respect, is part of the 6 Degrees initiative. Among the dignitaries at the event were...

There has been an alarming rise in anti-Asian attacks in North America amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and Canada is not immune. Some Canadian cities have recorded a 600-700% spike within a year, and many more incidents remain in the shadows. Global News’ special broadcast “Hidden Hate: Anti-Asian Racism” explores what has led to the wave...

Canada’s first visible minority governor general, Adrienne Clarkson, recounts arriving in the country as a refugee in the 1940’s, during an era that saw exclusionary measures towards East Asians.