The Atlanta killings and anti-Asian hate

On Wednesday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb one Iranian bridge or powerplant every time a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz gets shot at. It’s yet more evidence that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is over, after twelve days of renewed mil ...  Show more

On Monday night, US President Donald Trump signed orders to impose a 50 per cent tariff on a wide swath of Canadian goods ranging from hockey sticks to envelopes to Christmas decorations. The tariffs are scheduled to take effect on August 19th. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he ...  Show more

The pandemic has precipitated a rise in anti-Asian violence in the U.S. However, the full extent of this violence may be obscured by the difficulty in classifying attacks against Asian-Americans as hate crimes. 

A recent shooting at three spas in the Atlanta area, in whi ...

It’s been just over a year since six Asian women were among eight people shot and killed at Atlanta-area spas. Since those attacks, more acts of violence seemingly targeted at Asian-Americans have left the community on edge. In part one of a special two-part series, we examine ho ...  Show more

A shootin ...

Chris chats with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms after a gunman killed eight people earlier this week, six of whom were Asian-American women. Chris asks if  prosecutors plan to charge the suspect with a hate crime and how President Biden's COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act will help ad ...  Show more