Demonstrations over Remembrance Day song in Arabic fizzle

Article contentThere were more police cars than demonstrators Monday after reports circulated that protests were expected at Sir Robert Borden High School and MPP Lisa MacLeod’s constituency office only a few blocks away.The demonstration at the high school was cancelled and another gathering at MacLeod’s office attracted only a handful of participants.At issue: Haza Salam, an Arabic-language song played at a Remembrance Day assembly at Sir Robert Borden. After controversy over the song erupted, the school’s principal, Aaron Hobbs, sent a message to families, saying the song was intended to…

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