Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe RCMP is preparing to add to its terrorism awareness guide, Global News has learned.In a statement, the police force said it categorized incel attacks as a form of violent extremism.It also said it was in the process of amending its Terrorism and Violent Extremism Awareness Guide, which currently makes no mention of incels.“The guide is currently being updated and will very likely include mention of incel as an example of ideologically motivated violent extremism,” the RCMP statement said.Launched in 2015, was meant to help...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAThe RCMP is preparing to add to its terrorism awareness guide, Global News has learned.In a statement, the police force said it categorized incel attacks as a form of violent extremism.It also said it was in the process of amending its Terrorism and Violent Extremism Awareness Guide, which currently makes no mention of incels.“The guide is currently being updated and will very likely include mention of incel as an example of ideologically motivated violent extremism,” the RCMP statement said.Launched in 2015, was meant to help...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanadian officials removed an orphaned girl from an ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria over the weekend, the government confirmed on Monday.The girl, known as Amira, is the first Canadian to be repatriated from Syrian camps for ISIS detainees.The daughter of suspected Canadian ISIS supporters killed in 2019, Amira was handed over to a consular official and was being accompanied to Canada.A source told Global News the Canadian Armed Forces had provided support to a Global Affairs Canada consular delegation in what was...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanadian officials removed an orphaned girl from an ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria over the weekend, the government confirmed on Monday.The girl, known as Amira, is the first Canadian to be repatriated from Syrian camps for ISIS detainees.The daughter of suspected Canadian ISIS supporters killed in 2019, Amira was handed over to a consular official and was being accompanied to Canada.A source told Global News the Canadian Armed Forces had provided support to a Global Affairs Canada consular delegation in what was...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAA woman imprisoned for an -inspired attack at a Toronto Canadian Tire store has threatened to conduct another terrorist attack once she is released from prison, documents obtained by Global News show.“If you release me from jail, I will do another terrorist attack, so tell your government to send me back to my country (Syria),” wrote in a note to her parole officer in February.The incident was one of several cited by the in a decision Monday denying Dughmosh’s bid to be released on parole. The ruling followed a review on...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAA woman imprisoned for an -inspired attack at a Toronto Canadian Tire store has threatened to conduct another terrorist attack once she is released from prison, documents obtained by Global News show.“If you release me from jail, I will do another terrorist attack, so tell your government to send me back to my country (Syria),” wrote in a note to her parole officer in February.The incident was one of several cited by the in a decision Monday denying Dughmosh’s bid to be released on parole. The ruling followed a review on...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAA deadly attack at a Toronto erotic massage parlour three months ago is now being treated as an act of terrorism after police allegedly uncovered evidence it was inspired by misogynist ideology.Charges against the suspect accused of carrying out the Feb. 24 stabbing attack, which , were updated in court on Tuesday to “murder — terrorist activity.” The suspect, who cannot be named because he is a minor, was also charged with terrorism for the alleged attempted murder of the woman who survived. Story continues below advertisementHe...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAA deadly attack at a Toronto erotic massage parlour three months ago is now being treated as an act of terrorism after police allegedly uncovered evidence it was inspired by misogynist ideology.Charges against the suspect accused of carrying out the Feb. 24 stabbing attack, which , were updated in court on Tuesday to “murder — terrorist activity.” The suspect, who cannot be named because he is a minor, was also charged with terrorism for the alleged attempted murder of the woman who survived. Story continues below advertisementHe...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanadian immigration authorities are trying to deport a doctor who performed on women in Afghanistan, alleging her actions amounted to a .Before crossing the border into Canada to make a refugee claim, Saida Ahmadi worked at a hospital in northern Afghanistan where her duties included virginity examinations.Although Canadian officials said such tests have “no scientific validity,” in Afghanistan they can be used to prosecute girls and young women for the supposed moral crime of sex before marriage.At hearings held in secrecy in...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanadian immigration authorities are trying to deport a doctor who performed on women in Afghanistan, alleging her actions amounted to a .Before crossing the border into Canada to make a refugee claim, Saida Ahmadi worked at a hospital in northern Afghanistan where her duties included virginity examinations.Although Canadian officials said such tests have “no scientific validity,” in Afghanistan they can be used to prosecute girls and young women for the supposed moral crime of sex before marriage.At hearings held in secrecy in...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanada’s intelligence chief warned Canadians on Tuesday that they are being “aggressively” targeted by hostile foreign governments seeking political, economic and military advantage.In a rare public speech, singled out Russia and China, saying that Beijing was engaged in “activities that are a direct threat to our national security and sovereignty.”“You may think to yourself, ‘I’m not a national security person. I’m a scientist, a business person, an academic and so on. I’m not interested in geopolitics,’” the director said.“Well,...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAACanada’s intelligence chief warned Canadians on Tuesday that they are being “aggressively” targeted by hostile foreign governments seeking political, economic and military advantage.In a rare public speech, singled out Russia and China, saying that Beijing was engaged in “activities that are a direct threat to our national security and sovereignty.”“You may think to yourself, ‘I’m not a national security person. I’m a scientist, a business person, an academic and so on. I’m not interested in geopolitics,’” the director said.“Well,...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAFour right-wing extremist groups, including the Proud Boys, have been placed on Canada’s list of terrorist organizations amid an apparent crackdown on far-right violence.The Proud Boys, , and Russian Imperial Movement were among 13 additions to the list by the federal government on Wednesday.Five affiliates of ISIS, three al-Qaida affiliates and Hizbul Mujahedin were also listed. Being on the list makes it more difficult for groups to operate, and their property can be seized.With the additions, six out of the 73 groups on...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAFour right-wing extremist groups, including the Proud Boys, have been placed on Canada’s list of terrorist organizations amid an apparent crackdown on far-right violence.The Proud Boys, , and Russian Imperial Movement were among 13 additions to the list by the federal government on Wednesday.Five affiliates of ISIS, three al-Qaida affiliates and Hizbul Mujahedin were also listed. Being on the list makes it more difficult for groups to operate, and their property can be seized.With the additions, six out of the 73 groups on...WW…

Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XAAA key member of a terrorist group that plotted truck bombings in downtown Toronto in 2006 was granted day parole on Tuesday, even though a corrections official opposed his release as “premature.”The Parole Board of Canada approved Shareef Abdelhaleem’s plan to move to a Montreal halfway house, but said he must stay away from Toronto and cannot have a leadership position in any...…Comments closed.Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Please see our for more.AdvertisementClose XAAA key member of a terrorist group that plotted truck bombings in downtown Toronto in 2006 was granted day parole on Tuesday, even though a corrections official opposed his release as “premature.”The Parole Board of Canada approved Shareef Abdelhaleem’s plan to move to a Montreal halfway house, but said he must stay away from Toronto and cannot have a leadership position in any...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAConspiracy theories linking 5G technology to have become so pervasive that Canada’s intelligence service is warning of possible extremist attacks on sites associated with the wireless network.A confidential Canadian Security Intelligence Service report obtained by Global News anticipates that “ideologically motivated violent” (IMV) extremists may target 5G sites.“As companies begin 5G infrastructure construction in earnest, extremists from across the IMV extremist landscape could engage in acts of arson and vandalism against that...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAConspiracy theories linking 5G technology to have become so pervasive that Canada’s intelligence service is warning of possible extremist attacks on sites associated with the wireless network.A confidential Canadian Security Intelligence Service report obtained by Global News anticipates that “ideologically motivated violent” (IMV) extremists may target 5G sites.“As companies begin 5G infrastructure construction in earnest, extremists from across the IMV extremist landscape could engage in acts of arson and vandalism against that...WW…

Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAA report by Canada’s intelligence service accuses Russia, China and Iran of spreading disinformation to promote their strategic ambitions.The Canadian Security Intelligence Service named the trio of countries in a declassified report titled COVID-19: Global Effects and Canadian National Security Interests.It said Russia was “actively spreading disinformation blaming the West for the virus,” as part of a broader campaign to discredit the West, promote Russian influence and push for an end to Western sanctions.China, meanwhile, “is...…Want to discuss? Please read our first.AdvertisementClose XAAA report by Canada’s intelligence service accuses Russia, China and Iran of spreading disinformation to promote their strategic ambitions.The Canadian Security Intelligence Service named the trio of countries in a declassified report titled COVID-19: Global Effects and Canadian National Security Interests.It said Russia was “actively spreading disinformation blaming the West for the virus,” as part of a broader campaign to discredit the West, promote Russian influence and push for an end to Western sanctions.China, meanwhile, “is...WW…