(CTV) Photos of a Muslim woman in which she is not wearing a hijab are not intimate images, a B.C. tribunal has ruled. The Civil Resolution Tribunal published its decision on the case Friday, dismissing a claim for damages under B.C.’s Intimate […]
(CTV) Quebec plans to introduce legislation to ban prayers in public spaces in the fall, but one Muslim group says they feel targeted. The head of the National Council of Canadian Muslims says the ban is concerning. “The idea that somehow prayer […]
(CTV) A McGill University professor specializing in radicalization says a combination of youth despair about a lack of economic opportunities, the resurgence of ISIS, and internet addiction all play roles in how young people can feel tempted by various kinds of extremism. […]
(CTV) A Montreal teenager accused of planning a terrorist attack on behalf of the Islamic State is facing new charges after the RCMP allege he assaulted a police officer following his arrest. The 17-year-old boy was in court Thursday morning to face […]
(CTV) The RCMP said it has arrested a minor in Montreal who allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and intended to carry out a “major” terrorist attack. The accused, who cannot be identified because he is a minor, was arrested Wednesday […]
(CTV) A man arrested for allegedly threatening a Jewish man and several other people in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough last week has been released from custody with conditions. Montreal police were called to a residential street last Friday after getting 911 calls about […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(CTV) Montreal City Hall has officially removed a welcome sign that depicted, among others, an image of a woman wearing a hijab. “The poster did not meet the desired objective,” said Catherine Cadotte, a press attaché for Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante. She […]
(CTV) The federal government is officially intervening in the appeal of Quebec’s religious symbols law at Canada’s highest court. The attorney general of Canada filed a notice with the Supreme Court about its intention to “intervene, to file a factum, and to […]
(CTV) For years, Sally Lane and John Letts have feared their son Jack is dead — and no one has told them. Their fears lingered in my mind as I travelled for days across a perilous region of northeast Syria, hounding Kurdish […]
(CTV) Jack Letts has spent seven-and-a-half years in a legal black hole. Detained without charge in a secret prison in northeast Syria, he is accused of being a member of ISIS, but has never been tried or convicted. His parents, John Letts […]
(CTV) Canadian human rights advocate and former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler — who was the target of an alleged foiled assassination plot by agents of Iran — says he isn’t concerned about the alleged threats, because he has confidence in his […]
(CTV) A prominent leader in B.C.’s Jewish community is hoping a police raid on a Vancouver home linked to a pro-Palestine group — which was recently deemed a terrorist entity by the government — will finally lead to charges. “Justice delayed is […]
(CTV) A total of 29 Canadians have been freed from detention camps in northeast Syria and brought back to Canada since human rights advocates began lobbying for their release years ago. In an email, Ottawa lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, who represented children who […]
(CTV) MPP Sarah Jama was asked to leave the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by House Speaker Ted Arnott on Thursday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment which has been banned at Queen’s Park. Jama, however, refused to leave the chamber. “Sarah Jama, […]
(CTV) Individuals being barred from entering Ontario’s legislature while wearing a keffiyeh say the garment is part of their cultural identity — and the only ones making it political are the politicians banning it. On Monday, Kitchener resident Beisan Zubi drove to […]
(CTV) A motion to reverse a ban on the keffiyeh within Queen’s Park failed to receive unanimous consent Thursday just moments after Ontario Premier Doug Ford reiterated his view that prohibiting the garment in the House is divisive. “We see the division […]
(CTV) Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Speaker Ted Arnott to reverse a ban on keffiyehs at Queen’s Park, describing the move as “needlessly” divisive. “The decision to ban the keffiyeh was made by the speaker and the speaker alone. I […]
(CTV) The debate over the constitutionality of Quebec’s secularism law is poised to go to the Supreme Court of Canada. On Wednesday evening, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) voted in favour of asking Canada’s top court to rule on Bill 21 […]
(CTV) Ontario Premier Doug Ford is speaking out against a series of events being held that celebrate attacks against Israel that have left more than 700 people dead and thousands more injured. In a post on social media Sunday, the premier called […]
(CTV) The RCMP say a 29-year-old woman in Canada is facing a terrorism-related offence for her alleged participation in the activities of ISIS. Police say Ammara Amjad returned to Canada from Syria on April 4 and was arrested by way of a […]
(CTV) A humanitarian delegation was able to get proof of life from some Canadians who have been held without charge for years in prisons and detention camps in northeast Syria. In a news conference, Senator Kim Pate, who led the delegation, told […]
(CTV) Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced that Canada will prevent an Iranian former minister of health from becoming a temporary resident of Canada for 36 months, citing the regime’s human rights record. Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi served as the minister of […]
(CTV) Kimberly Polman and her family left the Chilliwack, B.C., courtroom Friday eager to turn the page on a dark chapter. In a statement, the family told CTV News Polman “has survived through physical and mental trauma over years of war and […]
(CTV) Kimberly Polman is the focus of a peace bond hearing applied under a rarely used section of the criminal code involving measures to prevent possible terrorist activity. In 2015, Polman claims she was lured to Syria by her husband, an ISIS […]
(CTV) Alberta RCMP have arrested a Calgary youth as part of a terrorism investigation linked to the arrest of Zakarya Rida Hussein. Hussein faces several terrorism-related charges for allegedly posting a TikTok video that contributed to or facilitated terrorist activity for al […]
(CTV) CTV News has learned RCMP officers are currently in northeast Syria, attempting to interview Canadians held in the Al-Roj detention camp ahead of their repatriation to Canada. The three Mounties have so far sought interviews with only Canadian women. In January, […]
(CTV) Via Rail says it is working to improve its diversity and inclusion policies after a Muslim man was told not to pray at the Ottawa train station. Via Rail and the National Council of Canadian Muslims, a civil rights and advocacy […]
(CTV) Via Rail is apologizing after a Muslim man was told he couldn’t pray at the Ottawa train station. Ahmed, who asked that his last name not be used, said a security guard at the station told him he was not allowed […]
(CTV) When “Asiya” first heard that the Canadian government had agreed to repatriate women and children from detention camps in northeast Syria, she felt that safety was within grasp for her family — only to have those hopes dashed a few days […]
(CTV) The Canadian government has agreed to bring home six Canadian women and 13 children currently detained in prison camps in northeast Syria, according to Lawrence Greenspon, the lawyer representing them in a federal court case. Most of the Canadians have been […]
(CTV) Following four days of hearings, including top-secret testimony on the final day of proceedings, a federal court judge will now decide if Canada has violated the rights of dozens of its citizens imprisoned in northeast Syria. Proceedings have been public except […]
(CTV) For Canadians, and millions the world over, the infamous black and white flag flown by ISIS is a symbol of terrorism, death and persecution. When an image of that very flag was sent in an email to parents in October by […]
(CTV) Dozens of Muslim philanthropic groups and several civil liberty organizations are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ensure that the taxpayers’ ombudsman office can access all the information it needs to conduct a systemic review of how the Canada Revenue Agency […]
(CTV) McGill University says it is investigating one of its instructors who allegedly called for the death of people participating in anti-government protests in the streets of Iran in recent weeks. Members inside and outside the McGill community are accusing the staff […]
(CTV) A Winnipeg family is looking to raise awareness about burkinis after an incident at a Manitoba water park. Halima Jelloul, her husband and two daughters were excited to take a trip to Lilac Resort on Friday. Minutes after arriving, they were […]
(CTV) This week marks the third anniversary of Quebec’s controversial Bill 21 — which bans some public workers from wearing religious symbols — passing into law. On Saturday, dozens gathered outside the metro station in Montreal’s Park Extension to denounce the bill. […]
(CTV) The president of the Muslim Student Association at the University of Saskatchewan claims students are not being given religious accommodation to write exams during Ramadan, calling it institutional Islamophobia. “We were very appalled to find out that the university denied students, […]
(CTV) The end of January was an anniversary of sorts for Kimberly Polman. Time counted in despair, sickness, fear, suicide attempts, searing desert heat in the summer, howling wind and swirling dust in the winter. Hepatitis, broken teeth and tent fires. It […]
(CTV) A recent letter published in a leading Canadian medical journal has stirred up debate — and controversy — around the hijab and prompted calls for a full retraction. On Dec. 20, the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published a letter, with […]
(CTV) Parents and students at an elementary school in Chelsea, Que., say they are shocked a teacher was removed from the classroom for wearing a hijab. The Western Quebec School Board confirms the Grade 3 teacher at Chelsea Elementary School was removed […]
(CTV) A Conservative candidate in Nova Scotia has apologized for sharing social media posts about Muslims and immigrants but will continue to run for the party in a riding once held by former prime minister Brian Mulroney. “In the past I have […]
(CTV) A four-year-old rescued from a detention camp in Syria is doing well at her new home in Canada, according to her Canadian aunt — but she keeps crying for her mother, who remains in Syria after allowing other relatives to take […]
(CTV) A little girl has been rescued from a detention camp in northeast Syria and is on her way to Canada, but her Canadian mother is not with her. The four-year-old girl, whose identity is being withheld, was rescued not through the […]
(CTV) “Dear United Nations …” The letter was written by hand on paper that was torn from a notebook. It’s dated October 16, 2019, from a detention camp in northern Syria. The writer is a Canadian, speaking for 10 women, all once […]
(CTV) The sister of a Canadian woman being held in a detention camp in northeastern Syria has written to the Canadian government, pleading for help following Turkey’s invasion — facilitated by U.S. President Donald Trump. “What I need to convey to you […]
(CTV) Over 100 people gathered in Place-Emilie-Gamelin on Sunday to demonstrate against Quebec’s Bill 21, the start of a weeklong flurry of activity in opposition to the controversial religious symbols law. The Montreal protest was one of four in cities across the […]
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