Government & Politics
Coveney dismisses reports of return for Lisa Smith and child (LINK ONLY)
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Day: November 18, 2019
Legal
Accused bike-path terrorist Sayfullo Saipov tells judge he only answers to Allah
(NY Post) Accused bike path terrorist Sayfullo Saipov told a Manhattan federal court judge Monday he doesn’t respect his authority — while prosecutors said they want to empanel an anonymous jury to oversee the death penalty case. “The orders issued here have […]
Government & Politics
Two wannabe Labour MPs exposed as ‘supporters of campaign group that praised Jihadi John’ (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Teacher union to sue Quebec on religious symbols ban
(AP) A union federation representing 45,000 teachers in Quebec is suing the Canadian province over its ban on the wearing of religious symbols by many public employees. The lawsuit by the Fédération Autonome de l’Enseignement challenges a state secularism law passed this […]
Government & Politics
Lawmakers ask State Department to investigate Jamaat-e-Islami’s U.S. affiliate for terror financing
(IPT) Three U.S. House members have asked the State Department to investigate a prominent New York-based Islamist network and its charitable arms for possible terror financing. In a Nov. 1 letter to the State Department’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan Sales, U.S. Reps. […]
Law Enforcement
Ontario man arrested on terrorism peace bond after returning from Turkey
(Global News) An Ontario man has been arrested on a terrorism peace bond after returning from Turkey, and has been released on a long list of conditions including that he not espouse extremism, Global News has learned. Ikar Mao, 22, was arrested […]
Legal
Crown seeks Supreme Court of Canada hearing in railway terror case
(Canadian Press) The crown is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review an appeal court’s decision to order a new trial for two men convicted of plotting to crash a Via Rail train. In a written submission to the high court, federal lawyers […]
Government & Politics
Man gets 10 years for threatening attack on far-right Wilders
(NL Times) Junaid I. was sentenced to 10 years in prison for threatening an attack on PVV leader Geert Wilders by the court in The Hague on Monday. The court convicted the 27-year-old Pakistani man of preparing for a murder with a […]
Demographics
Muslim voters could swing 31 marginal seats, research finds (LINK ONLY)
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News: North America
Toronto man who tried to join ISIS was freed a month after his release was declared an ‘undue risk’
(Global News) A month before a Canadian convicted of trying to join ISIS was released from an Ontario prison in June, he was denied parole on the grounds he posed too great a risk, newly released records show. On May 24, the […]