(Canadian Press) Mounties say they believe an attack on Edmonton City Hall in January was politically motivated, meaning it reaches the legal threshold for terrorism charges. Supt. Glenn Sells of the RCMP’s national security team said Tuesday that officers had seized an […]
(Canadian Press) Organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest that disrupted a weekend reception featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say they’re being unfairly vilified. The event, which was to include Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was abruptly called off as demonstrators blocked entrances to […]
(Canadian Press) Mounties announced terrorism charges Monday against a man accused of firing a gun and igniting a Molotov cocktail at Edmonton City Hall in January. Bezhani Sarvar, 28, is charged with counselling commission of a terrorism offence and possession of property […]
(CBC) As the brutal and deadly war in Gaza nears its sixth month, Hamilton-area Muslim groups will break with tradition and not welcome members of Parliament into their mosques for Ramadan unless they call for an immediate ceasefire. More than a dozen local Islamic and […]
(CBC) A pro-Israeli student group at the University of Manitoba has been suspended after inviting a guest speaker now banned from some parts of campus after he was accused of making Islamophobic comments. Political analyst Bassem Eid, a Palestinian who is a regular commentator […]
(CBC) The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld the province’s controversial secularism law in a ruling on challenges to the law’s constitutionality released Thursday afternoon. The heavily anticipated judgment is 290 pages long and quashes a previous exception, made by Superior Court […]
(Toronto Star) Convicted Toronto terrorist Rehab Dughmosh has again refused to sign a peace bond that would have allowed her to go free. Instead, Dughmosh will spend another six months in jail. Prosecutors requested the unusual terrorism peace bond over fears that […]
(CBC) Federal politicians in London are vowing to strengthen ties with the Muslim community after a local imam was among many to call for an end to using mosques for political theatre. More than 300 Muslim organizations across Canada signed a petition to […]
(CBC) With Ramadan just around the corner, a national Muslim organization and several local congregations are warning members of Parliament they won’t be welcome in their mosques until they call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, demand restoration of funding for the UN’s aid agency and […]
(Global News) The RCMP announced Friday they are laying two additional charges against a young person the force arrested in late December on terror-related charges for allegedly plotting an attack on the Jewish community. They have also charged a second young person […]
(Toronto Star) There is reason to fear that a convicted Toronto terrorist may commit a new terrorist attack, a judge found Thursday, ordering Rehab Dughmosh to sign a legal document promising not to violate any laws for the next two years. It […]
(Iran International) The office of Pierre Poilievre, Canadian lawmaker and the leader of the opposition Conservative Party, has told Iran International that he has provided no recommendation letter in support of granting [a] visa to the son of Iran’s parliament speaker. Earlier […]
(Iran International) Two petitions are now underway to the Canadian government to prevent the granting of a visa to the son of Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, a former top Revolutionary Guard commander. A Canadian Federal Court document has emerged on social […]
(CBC) Percy Downe from Prince Edward Island has walked back comments he made urging security checks on international students and immigrants from Gaza, but an advocacy group is still calling for his resignation. “Islanders are concerned about terrorists coming to our country, […]
(Toronto Sun) All charges against one of the men arrested following a high-profile incident during a demonstration in the Toronto Eaton Centre have been dropped. Toronto Police responded on Dec. 17 at about 4:55 p.m. to the area of Yonge and Shuter […]
(Global News) Nearly five years since the Quebec government implemented its secularism law, known as Bill 21, some of the province’s community groups say the legislation continues to have an impact on minority communities. The law bans certain public workers in positions […]
(National Post) Concordia and Carleton universities have apparently cancelled speaking engagements featuring Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator, over his comments celebrating Hamas atrocities during the terror group’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Hamdi spoke at Western University on Thursday and is […]
(CBC) The Social Justice Centre (SJC) at the University of British Columbia is suing a prominent Jewish organization and one former contractor for defamation after pro-Hamas stickers bearing the SJC’s logo were placed on campus in November. The stickers said “I [heart] […]
(Global News) A former senior Iranian official facing deportation from Canada told a hearing Thursday he was unaware his boss had ordered police to kill protesters in 2019. In testimony before the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Seyed Salman Samani said he […]
(Canadian Press) B.C. Premier David Eby has criticized what he’s calling the “hateful” vandalism of the constituency office of former minister Selina Robinson that came hours after she resigned from his cabinet over remarks that angered pro-Palestinian groups and others. Her exit […]
(CBC) A former campus imam alleges he was dismissed by the University of Toronto Scarborough after a social media post he says was falsely attributed to him, which he maintains the school failed to properly investigate. Omar Patel says the university formally cut ties with […]
(Canadian Press) British Columbia’s Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson is stepping down over her remarks that modern Israel was founded on “a crappy piece of land,” after her repeated apologies failed to quell the outcry from pro-Palestinian groups and others. Premier David […]
(Canadian Press) Representatives from more than a dozen British Columbia mosques and Islamic associations have sent a letter to Premier David Eby calling for the minister of post-secondary education to be removed from her role. They also say no NDP MLA or […]
(Global News) The Immigration and Refugee Board has ordered the deportation of an Iranian government official who has been living in Canada for the past eight months. In a decision Friday, the board ruled that Majid Iranmanesh was inadmissible to Canada because […]
(National Post) The federal Conservatives are asking for the inquiry into foreign interference to look specifically at Iran’s potential meddling in Canada’s elections. The inquiry began hearings this week on the topic of foreign interference in Canada. It was created after multiple […]
(NBC) Two Canadian members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang plotted with an Iranian drug trafficker to kill a pair of dissidents who were living in Maryland, the Justice Department and federal officials said Monday. Naji Sharifi Zindashti, aka “Big Guy,” who […]
(Canadian Press) The National Council of Canadian Muslims abruptly cancelled a meeting Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accusing his government of failing to protect Palestinians or take “tangible action” against hate crimes. “We no longer think it’s productive to speak with […]
(Global News) The highly anticipated public inquiry into foreign election interference is set to begin Monday, examining how countries like China, Russia and India may have tried to meddle in Canadian democracy. But some national security experts warn Iran’s growing influence may […]
(JNS) “This province has no place for bigotry and racism. We stand with the Muslim community throughout Canada on this sorrowful day of remembrance.” So wrote David Eby, premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia and leader of the British Columbia […]
(Canadian Press) A chill on freedom of speech is deepening the pain Muslims in Canada are already feeling over the ongoing tragedy in the Gaza Strip, says Canada’s special representative on combating Islamophobia. “There is a lot of silencing,” Amira Elghawaby said […]
(National Post) The day after an Islamic organization was declared a terrorist group in Britain, the group’s Canadian branch cancelled a conference it was hosting this weekend that was calling for the resurrection of the Muslim caliphate and the imposition of Shariah […]
(Global News) A man who worked as a security guard is facing several firearms and arson charges after shots were fired and a Molotov cocktail exploded inside Edmonton City Hall Tuesday morning. Charges have been filed in court against a 28-year-old man […]
(CBC) A major challenge of Canada’s ban on adoptions from several Muslim countries is set to play out in the Federal Court — a move some legal observers say wouldn’t be necessary if the government wasn’t upholding what they call a “discriminatory” policy. The case, which could […]
(National Post) Two Toronto men have been charged in relation to a notorious anti-Israel protest in a downtown mall last month. Toronto police announced Sunday that two men were charged with unlawful assembly, mischief and assaulting a peace officer in connection with the Dec. […]
(Toronto Star) Convicted Toronto terrorist Rehab Dughmosh — who attacked a Scarborough Canadian Tire in 2017 with a golf club and a knife, shouting “This is for ISIS” — continued to express her solidarity with the Islamic State terror group and a […]
(National Post) Laith Marouf, the government-funded anti-racism consultant whose record of hateful tweets became an embarrassing controversy for the Liberals, is now the director of an anti-Israel online broadcaster. Free Palestine Television (FPTV) was launched after the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians […]
(CBC) The charge of public incitement of hatred against a Toronto man alleged to have held up what police called a “terrorist” flag during a demonstration last weekend could be difficult to prosecute and highlights the challenges of defining hate crimes, some […]
(CBC) A day after refusing to identify the “terrorist flag” held at a demonstration last weekend that led to charges being laid against a man for public incitement of hatred, Toronto’s police chief said the flag belongs to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. […]
(Global News) As Canada begins a crackdown on Iranian officials living in the country, a top science bureaucrat appeared before an immigration panel on Thursday. Majid Iranmanesh is one of nine alleged senior members of the Iranian regime who have turned up […]
(Global News) A man who allegedly waved the flag of a terrorist group while marching in downtown Toronto has been arrested and charged. Toronto police announced the “significant arrest” on Thursday. Police said that a large demonstration was held in the downtown […]
(Montreal Gazette) A Montreal resident faces a criminal charge alleging he incited hatred and called for violence toward Jewish people beginning just days after Hamas carried out the Oct. 7 attack in Israel. The charge filed against Houssem Hammami, 37, became public […]
(Canadian Press) A youth court judge has granted a one-year peace bond to a 15-year-old Calgary boy who was arrested in October as part of an ongoing national security investigation. The teen, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, […]
(Canadian Press) A judge has rejected the federal government’s request to recover legal costs it incurred during a major Muslim charity’s court bid to halt an audit of its activities. In his ruling, handed down last month, Ontario Superior Court Justice Markus […]
(Fox) An Iranian national with links to terrorism attempted to cross illegally into the U.S. via the northern border, officials announced this week — coming amid ongoing concerns about the potential for those with terror ties to enter via the border. Immigration […]
(Global News) A Moroccan man is facing charges in Canada after a series of bomb threats in Ontario last month and his arrest by Belgian police, the OPP says. The Ontario Provincial Police provided a brief update Wednesday on their investigation into […]
(Global News) The Ottawa youth arrested on terrorism charges Friday was allegedly in possession of a chemical commonly used in homemade explosives, according to court documents. The youth, who cannot be named due to his age, has been accused by the RCMP […]
(CBC) A 15-year-old Ottawa boy charged with plotting a terrorist attack against Jewish people appeared in court on Wednesday, where a bail hearing was scheduled for January. He will remain in custody until his next appearance in the Ontario Court of Justice […]
(National Post) The Ottawa youth facing five terrorism- and explosive-related charges targeting Jewish people allegedly possessed bomb-making materials, such as chemicals and metal ball bearings, when he was arrested by the RCMP Friday. A detailed version of the charges against the minor […]
(Global News) A Canadian Jewish organization wants police to investigate Facebook posts allegedly made by the father of a teenage terror suspect arrested in Ottawa. On Facebook, a user whose name and photo match the father of the youth arrested by RCMP […]
(Global News) The arrest of a teenager accused of plotting a terrorist attack against the Ottawa Jewish community is the latest sign that Canada is struggling with the radicalization of youths. The minor, taken into custody on Friday night, was the second […]
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