Terrorists

• Coronavirus pandemic provides opportunity for terrorists, UN chief warns

  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic provides new opportunities for the Islamic State extremist group, al-Qaida and their affiliates as well as neo-Nazis, white supremacists and hate groups.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2020
  
• Pakistan FM appears to admit gov’t is in contact with terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed

  Pakistan's foreign affairs minister has appeared to admit that his government is in contact with Jaish-e-Mohammed, which India alleges is harboured by Pakistan's intelligence agency.

  World

  Mar 2, 2019
  
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• Syria’s Assad says White Helmets are terrorists, will be killed if they don’t surrender

  Hundreds of members of the White Helmets group were evacuated out of Syria by the Israeli military last week, with around 50 of them expected to be resettled in Canada. 

  World

  Jul 26, 2018
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• On returning ISIS fighters, Trudeau has a script. But he doesn’t have a clue

  The Prime Minister's canned response to serious questions about security in the face of returning ISIS fighters fails to inspire confidence, writes Charles Adler.

  Commentary

  Nov 23, 2017
• Bob Layton Editorial: Sky high safety

  We should be thankful for increased airport security checks.

  Commentary

  Jul 20, 2017
• London Bridge attackers attempted to rent a 7.5-tonne truck: British police

  The attempt echoed last July's attack in Nice, France, when a 19-tonne truck was driven into crowds, killing 86 people.

  World

  Jun 9, 2017
• Detecting terrorism financing in crowdfunds poses ‘significant challenge’: Fintrac report

  Crowdfunding has emerged as an terrorism-finance risk.

  Canada

  May 18, 2017
• Anonymous promises ‘total war’ on ISIS over Brussels attack

  Hacker group Anonymous has declared "total war" against the Islamic State group following Tuesday's deadly terror attack in Brussels.

  Tech

  Mar 24, 2016
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• Canada to test facial-recognition technology at various border locations

  Canada's border agency plans to compare images of people arriving in the country with photographs of suspects on watchlists to keep out alleged terrorists and other criminals.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2016
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• All in the family: Terrorists connected by blood or marriage are problematic

  The attack in San Bernardino, California, that left 14 people dead represented a type of extremist plot law enforcement authorities consider exceedingly difficult to detect: a conspiracy between close family members.

  World

  Dec 19, 2015