Tag Archives: Terrorism
Ottawa announces one-year extension to anti-ISIL mission, but offers few details
OTTAWA — Canada is staying in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for another year, though exactly what Canadian troops will be doing there over the next 12 months remains largely shrouded in secrecy and
Canada expected to face pressure to reverse withdrawal, send troops to Iraq
OTTAWA — Canada is expected to face pressure this week to reverse a recent drawdown of troops from Iraq as the NATO military alliance prepares to expand its presence in the country. The alliance has persistent concerns about Islamic State extremists
After Canada’s Proud Boys decision, U.S. lawmakers confront white supremacy threat
WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers are coming to grips with what experts warned Thursday is a dangerous and escalating threat of homegrown violent extremism following last month's riots on Capitol Hill. Members of the House committee on homeland security hea...
Judge denies CSIS request to collect foreign intelligence
OTTAWA — A court has put the brakes on a Canadian Security Intelligence Service request to collect foreign information, ruling a proposed technique would stray beyond the spy service's legal mandate. The service was seeking court warrants so it could g...
US military moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON — After an unexplained delay, the Pentagon announced plans Thursday to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia
In mandate letter, PM tells Freeland to spend on temporary measures until crisis ends
OTTAWA — Emergency spending to deal with the COVID-19 crisis must not outlast the pain it's meant to salve, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has instructed Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in a newly released mandate letter. The letter has Trudeau tell ...
Federal government weighs listing Proud Boys as terror group
OTTAWA — Authorities are collecting information about the right-wing Proud Boys group as part of a possible terrorist designation, the federal Liberal government said Sunday as it faced calls to ban the organization over its role in last week’s Capitol...
Canada’s mission in Iraq at a crossroads as ISIL declines, new threats emerge
OTTAWA — More than six years after Canada first deployed troops to the Middle East to help fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces personnel remain in the region.Canada is now at a
Legault welcomes applause by Macron, suggests Trudeau giving in to terror ‘blackmail’
MONTREAL — France's president called Quebec Premier Francois Legault to thank him for his defence of free speech, Legault said Tuesday. The Quebec premier then criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the issue by suggesting he was giving into black...
Trudeau condemns deadly attack at Nice church that killed three
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned a deadly attack in the French city of Nice on Thursday as a "heinous" act of terrorism, saying that the perpetrators "do not get to define Muslims." An attacker armed with a knife killed