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Articles by Katie Nicholson

Legal

Ontario woman facing terror-related charges granted bail Haleema Mustafa and Ikar Mao awaiting June trial on 2 terror-related charges

March 31, 2021 Katie Nicholson  

(CBC) An Ontario woman facing terror-related charges with her husband after they allegedly tried to cross the Turkish border to Syria two years ago has been granted bail. Haleema Mustafa, 23, appeared Wednesday morning via Zoom in Ontario Superior Court in Brampton from […]

News Media

New York Times says Caliphate podcast was conned by Canadian who claimed to be an ISIS recruit Reporter behind the series apologizes for what the podcast got wrong

December 18, 2020 Katie Nicholson  

(CBC) The New York Times now admits a key storyline of its award-winning podcast Caliphate, which featured the experience of a Canadian man who claimed to have fought for ISIS, appears to have been made up by the criminally accused hoaxer. Caliphate, […]

Legal

Canadian facing 2 terrorism-related charges denied bail in Ontario court Ikar Mao, of Guelph, Ont., was originally detained by authorities in Turkey for 3 months

December 12, 2019 Katie Nicholson and Jason Ho  

(CBC) A Guelph, Ont., man charged with two terror-related offences under the Criminal Code has been denied bail. Ikar Mao, 22, appeared in Ontario Provincial Court in Brampton, Ont., Wednesday morning. Court heard evidence from witnesses, but because of a publication ban, […]

Law Enforcement

Canadian arrested in Turkey this summer charged with terror offences Ikar Mao, 22, of Guelph, Ont., was detained near the Syrian border but returned to Canada in October

December 6, 2019 Katie Nicholson and Jason Ho  

(CBC) A Canadian man detained in Turkey this past summer and accused of having ISIS propaganda on his phone was charged by RCMP Friday with terror-related offences. Ikar Mao, 22, of Guelph, Ont., faces one count of participation in activity of a terrorist […]

Law Enforcement

Turkish authorities alleged detained Canadian had ISIS propaganda on phone Canadian man denied he purposefully downloaded ISIS videos

December 5, 2019 Katie Nicholson and Jason Ho  

(CBC) Turkish authorities alleged a Canadian man had ISIS propaganda on his phone when he and his wife were arrested near the Syrian border this summer, CBC News has learned. The newlywed couple were held for three months before being released and returning […]

News: North America

Canadian couple released from Turkish detention without charges Newlyweds had been held since July after being detained near Syrian border

October 16, 2019 Katie Nicholson and Jason Ho  

(CBC) CBC News has learned that a Canadian couple who were detained in Turkey for months has been released without charges and are heading back to Canada. A senior government source told CBC News the couple’s problems began when they took a […]

News: North America

RCMP investigating whether Canadian newlyweds detained in Turkey were radicalized Ikar Mao and Haleema Mustafa were taken into custody near Syrian border in July

October 15, 2019 Katie Nicholson and Jason Ho  

(CBC) The RCMP has been combing through the background of two Canadian newlyweds who disappeared while on vacation in Turkey and are suspected of trying to join ISIS, according to multiple sources. Haleema Mustafa and Ikar Mao, both in their early 20s, […]

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