(Canadian Press) As Canada and other countries accuse Tehran of spreading intimidation and violence abroad, an online broadcaster says two of its journalists working in Canada are among dozens who have been targeted by regime officials in recent weeks. “It’s very, very […]
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of Raed Jaser, who was convicted of planning to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group. It’s the latest development in a legal saga that began 12 years […]
(CBC) A new report from the Islamophobia Research Hub at York University calls on governments across Canada to increase oversight on how universities, schools, police forces and Parliament deal with the recent spike in instances of anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism. The report […]
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide Thursday whether to hear the appeal of Raed Jaser, who was convicted of planning to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group. It’s the latest chapter in a long-running […]
(JNS) Canadian organizations associated with the Muslim Brotherhood have masqueraded “as charitable or humanitarian organizations” and funneled millions of dollars toward supporting Hamas, according to a report published in late June by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy. […]
(Juno News) While legacy media and progressive politicians have loudly condemned Christian musician Sean Feucht for his Biblical beliefs on gender and sexuality as he tours Canada, establishment figures have been completely silent about the Canadian tour of a Salafi preacher who […]
(Montreal Gazette) A record number of interveners have been granted status in the Supreme Court of Canada case challenging Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. Last week, the country’s top court approved 38 interveners or groups of interveners — a record […]
(Canadian Press) Ottawa’s special representative on combating Islamophobia says she’s alarmed by a recent revival of decades-old tropes about Muslims supporting terrorist violence. Amira Elghawaby also said Canadians should not be reluctant to speak out for the rights of one group because […]
(Canadian Jewish News) A man who was convicted for making comments threatening the Jewish people and synagogues of Toronto was sentenced to 60 days of house arrest followed by the maximum three years of probation, along with a 10-year ban on weapons, […]
(Canadian Press) Ottawa’s approach to the war in Gaza is eroding many Muslim-Canadians’ “sense of belonging” in this country, says the federal special representative on combating Islamophobia. “This ongoing, horrifying situation is deeply, deeply damaging the sense of belonging that people feel,” […]
(Global News) A Montreal woman was handed a one-day sentence on Monday after admitting she traveled to Syria in 2014 to join the Islamic State. Oumaima Chouay is the first of several Canadian women who were captured in Syria during the war […]
(Western Standard) A new report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) warns that Canada faces an escalating national security threat from Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated organizations that have embedded themselves across civil society, politics, academia, and finance. The […]
(Fox) A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesman confirmed Tuesday that five Iranians were arrested while attempting to illegally cross the U.S. northern border with Canada. “On July 1, Border Patrol Agents from the Champlain, New York Station responded to suspicious activity […]
(Canadian Press) A man with ties to al-Qaida who allegedly threatened to bomb public transit will likely plead guilty, his lawyer said Monday at the Montreal courthouse. Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, 51, appeared in court by video conference from Montreal’s Rivière-des-Prairies detention centre, […]
(CTV) A crown prosecutor is now treating a man’s alleged threat of a mass killing in Montreal in May as a terrorist act and wants to secure a life sentence for the accused. Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, 51, was arrested by the RCMP […]
(Surrey Now-Leader) A man accused of slashing a Surrey bus rider’s throat on April 1, 2023, on behalf of the Islamic State will find out on July 10 when he’ll be sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. Justice Miriam Gropper […]
(Canadian Press) Prayer rooms, political student groups and controversial course content are fuelling a climate of tension and mistrust at two of Quebec’s junior colleges, according to a new government report. The report, published Friday by Quebec’s Education Department, says prayer rooms […]
(CBC) Mahdi Nasiri let the world know he was on his way to Canada in April. The former high-profile Iranian official posted a series of farewell photos — including a goodbye hug — on Instagram for his more than 250,000 followers and anyone […]
(CTV) The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirms it is investigating how dozens of suspected Iranian officials have been allowed to enter Canada, while three individuals have been issued deportation orders and another removed from the country. Some experts, meanwhile, are warning […]
(CBC) A Winnipeg woman is speaking out after she was forced to remove her hijab while trying to board a Flair Airlines flight. Kazi Amin flew to Bangladesh with her husband and children to visit their family. On her return flight, she had […]
(Globe and Mail) Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa remains very concerned about possible Iranian government activities in Canada after former justice minister Irwin Cotler warned Tehran may have activated sleeper cells in this country. Speaking to reporters in The Hague […]
(Globe and Mail) Former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler, who is on an Iranian hit list, says he fears Tehran may have activated sleeper cells in Canada to carry out acts of violence against opponents of the regime. Mr. Cotler, a noted […]
(CBC) A father and son accused of planning an ISIS-inspired mass murder in Toronto have been ordered to stand trial next year. Lawyers for Ahmed and Mostafa Eldidi appeared in Superior Court in Newmarket, Ont., this morning. The court scheduled a six-week […]
(Toronto Sun) Sometimes you see a headline that jumps out and makes your head spin. “Iranian Regime Officials Seek Refuge in Canada,” said the banner on Israel’s i24News station. What? So if World War III breaks out or the fundamentalist Iranian theocracy […]
(amNY) A Canadian resident accused of plotting a mass shooting of Jewish people in New York City in support of ISIS pleaded not guilty to two federal charges on Thursday. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, was arraigned June 12 before Judge Paul Gardephe […]
(amNY) A Canadian resident accused of plotting a mass shooting to “slaughter” Jewish people in New York City in support of ISIS remains in federal custody following a brief court appearance Wednesday, with his arraignment scheduled for Thursday. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, […]
(NY Post) The Department of Justice on Tuesday extradited an ISIS supporter living in Canada who had been caught planning a mass shooting attack on a Jewish center in New York that would have coincided with the first anniversary of the Oct. […]
(GB News) Yasmine Mohammed has revealed the harrowing reality of escaping a forced marriage to an Al-Qaeda operative, only to face death threats from her own mother for removing her hijab. The human rights activist told GB News about her “terrifying” ordeal, […]
(CTV) A man convicted of supporting al-Qaeda in the early 2000s will undergo a psychiatric evaluation after he was arrested this week in Montreal for allegedly threatening to commit a mass killing. The RCMP arrested Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, 51, on Wednesday after […]
(CTV) A man convicted of terrorism offences in the United States, and who had ties to al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, allegedly threatened to kill “a large number of people” in Montreal, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Court records […]
(CBC) A Muslim community leader in Winnipeg says she was shocked and disappointed to see a controversial magazine cover with a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad included as part of a case study in a provincial Manitoba Grade 12 exam last week. The province’s […]
(CBC) A federal watchdog agency found a breakdown of ministerial accountability after reviewing a clandestine operation abroad connected to claims a CSIS operative smuggled teenage girls into Syria to join ISIS. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) released a heavily […]
(Post Millennial) The National Council of Canadian Muslims announced that the Toronto District School Board will officially recognize anti-Palestinian racism. “Thanks to our community’s advocacy, the TDSB is taking action,” the group said in a statement. “Last week, trustees passed a motion […]
(Toronto Sun) For years radicals have been trying to insert themselves into our education system. These are the people who teach that 2+2 = racist. That’s not a joke; it’s something that happened. Now, our education system and the organizations that support […]
(Global News) Canadian Jewish groups are questioning why B.C. prosecutors have taken more than a year to decide whether a woman who made explosive comments at a Vancouver rally last year should face hate crime charges. Vancouver police arrested Charlotte Kates and […]
(Global News) Israel raised its travel alert for Canada to a “potential threat level” on Sunday, warning of “an increased threat by terrorists against Israelis and Jews in Canada.” The warning issued by Israel’s National Security Council came on the same day […]
(Toronto Sun) A Toronto man faces charges after allegedly calling for violence against Toronto’s Jewish community, according to police. The Toronto Police hate crimes unit arrested Basel al-Sukhon, charging him with uttering threats and indecent communications in connection with a number of […]
(Toronto Sun) Canadian Jewish groups are calling on the B.C. Prosecution Service to follow through with charges against a Canadian terrorist group leader, particularly after recent social media posts glorifying the gunman who killed two Israeli embassy workers. Charlotte Kates, a leader […]
(National Post) Problems with political activism and antisemitism seeping into Canadian schools came to the fore last fall after Toronto students were taken to a rally against environmental contamination on an Indigenous reserve that quickly descended into an anti-Israel hate-fest. But this […]
(Toronto Sun) Days before the RCMP picked up a Kitchener man believed to be planning to travel abroad to join an international terror organization, he was arrested at Pearson International Airport for allegedly making death threats to police officers, the Toronto Sun […]
(Global News) A Yemeni arrested as he was allegedly trying to leave Canada to join a Middle East terrorist group has been released on bail to live under house arrest at a Toronto mosque. A copy of an Ontario judge’s release order […]
(National Post) A Canadian Islamic preacher with a lengthy history of extremist rhetoric is under scrutiny once again after a sermon calling for the death of Jews. “Oh Allah, destroy the Jews, oh Allah destroy the Jews … oh Allah destroy them […]
(Global News) An Islamic State financier from Toronto has admitted he used online fundraising platforms to raise money he sent overseas for the terrorist group’s fighters. At the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Monday, Khalilullah Yousuf pleaded guilty to terrorist financing […]
(Global News) A Yemeni citizen arrested in the Toronto area on terrorism allegations has been charged with uttering threats, Global News has learned. Husam Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee was taken into custody on April 19 as he was allegedly preparing to leave Canada […]
(CityNews) It’s often a sensitive and stigmatizing reality, but a new report shines a light on the realities of female genital mutilation here in Canada. “It was a moment of shock when we ended up at the hospital. And I started hearing […]
(Global News) A Yemeni accused of trying to leave Canada to join a terrorist group appeared in court north of Toronto on Thursday for a bail hearing. Husam Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee, 32, was arrested by RCMP national security officers on April 19 […]
(Honest Reporting) An upcoming convention by one of Canada’s biggest Muslim organizations features a roster of a who’s who of anti-Israel and, in our view, anti-Jewish extremists. The Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), a registered Canadian charity which received millions of dollars […]
(CBC) A 32-year-old Ontario man has been arrested for allegedly trying to leave Canada to join a terrorist group, the RCMP says. In a news release on Friday, the RCMP said the man was arrested by its Central Region (Ontario) Integrated National […]
(Global News) Twenty alleged senior members of the Iranian regime have now been found living in Canada, immigration officials confirmed amid an election debate on how best to deal with the Islamic republic. The most recent is an Iranian citizen scheduled to go […]
(Canadian Press) Quebec’s minister responsible for secularism says the government isn’t ruling out expanding its religious symbols ban to include daycare employees. Jean-François Roberge says “everything is on the table” when it comes to strengthening secularism in the province, including extending the […]
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