Government & Politics

Terror suspect accused of plotting attack in New York came to Canada on student visa: minister Authorities allege Muhammad Shahzeb Khan planned to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish centre in New York

(CBC) A man who was arrested last week for allegedly attempting to enter the U.S. illegally to carry out a mass shooting came to Canada on a student visa, Canada’s immigration minister says. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arrested in Ormstown, Que., […]

Government & Politics

Lawyers ask Supreme Court to hear case of 4 Canadian men being held in northeastern Syria Federal Court of Appeal previously ruled that Ottawa is under no obligation to repatriate the men

(CBC) Lawyers for the families of four Canadian men detained in northeastern Syria are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to rule on whether the federal government has to repatriate them. The men are among many foreign nationals in Syrian detention camps […]

Government & Politics

Appeal court overturns ruling directing Ottawa to repatriate 4 men detained in Syria Federal Court of Appeal says the 'right to enter Canada is not a right to be returned to Canada'

(CBC) The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a high-profile ruling ordering Canada to bring home four Canadian men detained in northeastern Syrian prisons for suspected ISIS members. In January, Federal Court Justice Henry Brown ruled the four men were entitled to […]