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CSIS engaged in such massive destruction of records that the case against Mohamed Harkat should be stayed, his lawyer argued

OTTAWA - The long-running case of former pizza delivery man Mohamed Harkat — an Algerian refugee accused of terrorist links — will take another twist or two Thursday when the Supreme Court decides whether to hear appeals from each side.

The Supreme Court of Canada will decide just how open the process should be when the federal government wants to deport a suspected terrorist from abroad.

TORONTO - The government's branding of an Egyptian man as a terrorist threat to Canada's national security is based on flimsy evidence tainted by torture, Federal Court heard Friday.

TORONTO - A new court ruling in the case of an Egyptian man who has lived under a cloud for a dozen years as a suspected terrorist could seriously undermine Ottawa's secret case against him, his lawyer said Monday.

TORONTO - An Egyptian refugee jailed or under strict house arrest for more than 11 years made a direct and emotional public appeal Thursday to be charged with a crime or released unconditionally.

TORONTO - An Egyptian refugee jailed or under strict house arrest for more than 11 years made a direct and emotional public appeal Thursday to be charged with a crime or released unconditionally.

A lawyer for Mohamed Harkat says the security certificate process being used to deport the Algerian refugee is unconstitutional.

A man the federal government wants to deport over alleged ties to al-Qaida has won a partial victory at the Federal Court of Appeal.

TORONTO - An Egyptian man imprisoned or under strict house arrest for a dozen years without charge or trial will ask a judge on Monday to throw his case out because the government mistakenly took scores of his lawyers' confidential files.

The Canadian government's designation of an Egyptian man as a threat to national security is unreasonable, a federal court judge has ruled.

A Federal Court judge has set aside the legal protection shielding a covert source used by the CSIS to gather intelligence against Mohamed Harkat

A Federal Court judge has set aside the legal protection shielding a covert source used by the CSIS to gather intelligence against Mohamed Harkat

A judge says there are grounds to believe Algerian-born Mohamed Harkat is a security threat who maintained ties to Osama bin Laden's terror network after coming to Canada.

When the public phase of the Mohamed Harkat case begins, the epic saga of another accused terrorist — Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu Zubaydah — is likely to unfold as well. Andrew Duffy

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service doesn't believe Mohamed Harkat is much of a sleeper-agent anymore, given everything he has gone through in Canada, a senior security agent said Friday. Mohammed Adam

In a surprise move, a Federal Court judge has removed most of the bail restrictions on accused terrorist Mohamed Harkat.

Mohamed Harkat took the stand in his own defence Monday and denied ever having been to Afghanistan, a key point in the government case in favour of limiting his freedom with an immigration security certificate.

Following his arrest, Harkat was locked up for more than three years. He was released in June 2006 under stringent conditions.

In a judgment made public today, Federal Court Justice Sylvie Roussel says Harkat can travel anywhere in Ontario or Quebec for 72 hours without notifying authorities.