Radicalism

• UBC threatened with legal action over free speech concerns after cancelling event

  An event set to feature right-wing U.S. journalist Andy Ngo came under fire from the same Antifa groups he was set to discuss, prompting UBC to cancel the event.

  Jan 4, 2020
  
• Donald Trump pressures Qatar to end ‘high level’ financing of terrorism

  Trump's demand that there be "no more funding" by Qatar for extremists groups contradicted the message delivered Friday by Tillerson.

  Politics

  Jun 10, 2017
  
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• Here’s why shutting off the Internet isn’t as easy as Trump makes it sound

  Donald Trump says the government must work with "brilliant people" in Silicon Valley to keep violent extremists offline, even if it means shutting down parts of the Internet.

  Tech

  Dec 17, 2015
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• Christianne Boudreau’s impossible search for answers about extremist son

  Christianne Boudreau is trying to access CSIS and government files on her son, his psychiatrist's records and find out why he was granted a passport two months before leaving for Syria.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2015
• Is it fair to link Adil Charkaoui’s classes to radicalized Montreal teens?

  Adil Charkaoui's name was thrust into the spotlight again on Thursday in connection with a group of Montreal-area teens who are believed to have joined militants in Syria.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2015
• The trouble with charging Canadian ISIS fighters

  Of those dozens of Canadians who have gone to Syria or Iraq to fight with ISIS and its self-declared caliphate, only one has been charged under the law that came into effect in 2013.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2014
• Prominent imam says new Islamic converts need to be vetted

  A prominent Muslim cleric says he intends to reach out to other imams to make sure that new converts to Islam are watched closely for signs of radical beliefs.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2014
• How the feds plan to stop Canadians from joining extremist groups

  The Canadian government is aware of 80 individuals who have returned to Canada after going abroad as "extremist travellers."

  World

  Aug 29, 2014
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• Obama warns of ‘enclave for extremism’ in Syria

  AMMAN, Jordan – President Barack Obama warned Friday that an “enclave for extremism” could fill a leadership void in war-torn Syria, a chilling scenario for an already tumultuous region, especially for Jordan, Syria’s neighbour and a nation at the crossroads of the struggle for stability in the Middle East. In a significant step toward easing...

  Mar 22, 2013