(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 […]
(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 […]
(National Post) The state’s job isn’t to manage the public perception of any one religious group. At least, that’s what is generally believed in Canada. But on Monday, that’s what the government did with the publication of “The Canadian Guide to Understanding […]
(Canadian Press) Ontario’s highest court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of one of the two men found guilty of terrorism charges in a plot to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. Raed Jaser had challenged the outcome […]
(Toronto Star) One of the men convicted in a high-profile terrorism case involving a plot to derail a Via Rail train wants access to a psychiatric report about his co-accused, arguing that its findings could result in him having his convictions overturned. […]
(Toronto Sun) After more than seven years of fighting his conviction as a would-be al-Qaeda terrorist who dreamed of derailing a Toronto-bound passenger train, Chiheb Esseghaier now wants to abandon his appeal. Ontario’s highest court, though, is wisely taking his latest wishes […]
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada says two men convicted of terrorism offences received a fair trial even though the judge made an error in assembling the jury. The top court explained its reasoning Friday for ruling last October there would […]
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada says there should be no new trial for two men convicted of terrorism offences. Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier were found guilty in 2015 of terror-related charges arising mainly from an alleged al-Qaida-inspired plot to […]
(Canadian Press) The Supreme Court of Canada will review a lower-court decision to grant a new trial to two men accused of plotting to crash a Via Rail train. Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier were found guilty in 2015 of terror-related charges arising mainly from […]
(Canadian Press) Two men who were found guilty of terrorism offences in a high-profile case argue there is no need to revisit an appeal court’s decision to order a new trial. In newly filed legal submissions, Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier urge the Supreme Court […]
(Canadian Press) Two men convicted of plotting to crash a Via Rail train have chosen to be tried by judge alone should their case not proceed to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the 2015 convictions of […]
(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 […]
(Canadian Press) Two men found guilty of terrorism charges in connection with a plot to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. were granted a new trial Tuesday after Ontario’s highest court found the jury that convicted them was improperly […]
(Canadian Press) Two men found guilty of terrorism charges after being accused of plotting to derail a passenger train are asking Ontario’s highest court to grant them a new trial, arguing the jury that convicted them was improperly selected. Lawyers for Raed […]
(Toronto Star) A jury has found Rehab Dughmosh guilty on four terrorism-related charges, concluding a brief and bizarre trial in which she refused to participate except to admit she tried to join Daesh in Syria and later used a golf club and […]
(Toronto Star) A year after her plan to leave her husband and two children to join a terrorist group in Syria was thwarted, Rehab Dughmosh entered a Scarborough Canadian Tire in 2017 and shouted “This is for ISIS” as she attacked employees […]
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