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- July 30, 2010 - Three B.C. men guilty of assault for racially sparked fight
9:40 AM EST - Via National Post
Three white men who fought a lone black man in an incident that was recorded and posted on YouTube — where it went viral and sparked a major outcry — have been found guilty of common assault by a B.C. judge. - July 29, 2010 - With an Eye Toward Cooperation, Recalling The Holocaust Heroism of Muslims
11:02 AM EST - Via JTA.ORG
In April 1941, members of the Kavilio family of Sarajevo fled their house as Nazis rampaged through the city destroying Jewish homes. As they ran toward the mountainside, a Muslim friend of the family, Mustafa Hardaga, spotted them and offered shelter. - July 28, 2010 - Jewish Orgs Decry Plan to Scrap Long-Form Census
3:40 PM EST - Via Canadian Jewish News
Jewish and other faith communities have denounced it, the head of Statistics Canada resigned over it, and hundreds of national charities, businesses, think-tanks and social service agencies are fuming because of the federal government’s recent decision to scrap the 2011 mandatory long-form census. - July 28, 2010 - No Place for Racism, Hate, Intolerance
1:03 PM EST - Via The Hamilton Spectator
The Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario have recently stepped up their collective efforts to combat Internet hatred and extremism. - July 27, 2010 - Oliver Stone Controversy
4:00 PM EST - Via The New York Times
Oliver Stone found himself the catalyst of an online brush fire on Monday after he made comments published in The Sunday Times of London that were interpreted as anti-Semitic. - July 27, 2010 - Census Cynicism? Worries Raised Over Response Rates for 2011 Census and Survey
12:24 PM EST - Via Canada East
Will Canadians want to fill out a voluntary national survey next year, or even the mandatory short census, after hearing the Conservative government criticize the activity?
