Stewart Bell
National Online Journalist, Investigative
Stewart Bell is a Canadian journalist who specializes in national security and foreign affairs. In 2022, he won the RTDNA award for enterprise journalism for his reporting from Afghanistan. His coverage from Syria was a finalist for the Canadian Journalists Association award in 2019. In 2018, he won the Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Journalism. His magazine article about Sierra Leone’s child soldiers, “Guerrilla Girls,” was awarded the Amnesty International prize. He won the South Asian Journalists Association award for his coverage of the Sri Lankan civil war, and his Saturday Night article “The Terrorist Next Door” was a finalist for the National Magazine Award and was made into a television movie. He is the author of three non-fiction books, the national bestseller Cold Terror, The Martyr’s Oath and Bayou of Pigs, about a far-right coup in the Caribbean. He was one of Homemaker’s magazine’s “60 men we love,” and received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his writing on terrorism. He has a Master of Journalism degree from Carleton University and joined Global News in 2017.
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Video Archives
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Fears mount over safety of Israeli hostages held by Hamas
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The hunt for Filipino militants who kidnapped and beheaded two Canadians
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Sari arrested at YVR for allegedly evading U.S. sanctions
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World Sikh Organization of Canada official skeptical of Indian allegations against Sikh activists
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India using terror allegations to silence voices: World Sikh Organization of Canada official
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CSIS was likely investigating Sikh activists in Canada since 2017, expert says
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Terrorism expert surprised by details in CSIS files on Sikh activists in Canada
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Police allege deadly attack at Toronto spa was inspired by incel ideology
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Canada resuming some military operations in Iraq
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Canadian military mission in Iraq in limbo amid escalating tensions
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Canadian troops to sit out tensions in Kuwait
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Canadian troops moved out of Iraq to Kuwait
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More than 300 terrorism deaths and injuries attributed to Canadians since 2012
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Captured Canadian ISIS fighter says ‘executioner’ in infamous ISIS video is Canadian
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Government documents reveal debate over threat from right-wing extremists
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New questions about controversial Port Coquitlam mosque
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Federal government revokes Islamic organization’s charity status
Author Archives
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B.C. ‘sexy senior’ was part of ISIS women’s battalion, RCMP allegesKimberly Polman was allegedly trained by ISIS to fight. The Canadian served in Katibah Nusaybah, an ISIS branch that provided weapons training to women.CanadaNov 7
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Survived the Holocaust, killed by HamasThe Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israelis has evoked memories of 1940s Europe. Moshe Ridler, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, was killed in the attack on Holit, Israel.WorldOct 30
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Son of missing Israeli-Canadian activist fears Gaza offensive puts her at riskProtesters in Tel Aviv want freeing the hostages to take priority over military action.CanadaOct 29
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Evacuated to luxury resort, Israeli massacre survivors await news of missingHotels across Israel have become refugee camps for kibbutz evacuees.WorldOct 26
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In phone recording found after Hamas attack son tells parents he ‘killed Jews’The audio is the latest recording released by Israeli authorities as the country comes to terms with the Oct. 7 attack.WorldOct 24
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Investigation: The Hamas attack on an Israeli kibbutz, and how residents fought backBodycam, CCTV and phone video obtained by Global News shows how two Hamas gunmen attacked an Israeli kibbutz, and were repelled by locals.CanadaOct 24
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Does Hamas represent Palestinians?Two weeks after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, there are worrying signs Hamas has sympathy among Palestinians.WorldOct 21
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Inside the ‘civilian war room’ where Israeli volunteers hunt for the prisoners of HamasFreeing the more than 200 Israeli prisoners taken by Hamas on Oct. 7 has become a national cause.CanadaOct 20
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As Hamas releases its first prisoner video, a sleepless Israeli father waitsHis wife and kids apparently abducted by Hamas, Avihai Brodutch began a vigil outside the Israeli defence ministry.WorldOct 17
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Woman with Canadian connections confirmed dead in Hamas attack on IsraelGlobal Affairs Canada had been treating Tiferet Lapidot as a Canadian citizen because of her family ties.CanadaOct 17
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Fifth Canadian confirmed dead in Hamas attack threw himself on grenadeThe Hamas attack that left Israeli-Canadian Netta Epstein dead was chronicled in his phone messages with his mother.CanadaOct 15
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At Israel kibbutz, Hamas killed elders in street in act of ‘humiliation’Israelis believe the excessive violence and cruelty displayed by Hamas attackers at Kibbutz Be'eri and elsewhere was telling.WorldOct 15
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Auditors allege Canadian charity helped Hamas financierThe audit details concerns Canada's charities branch raised about the Muslim Association of Canada.CanadaOct 13
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Foreign Interference: RCMP investigate death of B.C. man targeted by ChinaChina had issued an Interpol Red Notice against Wei Hu as part of Operation Fox Hunt.CanadaSep 21
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Why are the Canadian women of ISIS coming home without being charged?The government said Canadians who joined ISIS would face the 'full force' of the law, but not a single woman who lived under ISIS has yet been convicted.CanadaSep 15
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Foreign interference: CSIS told B.C. premier it can’t share intelligence, documents showB.C. and Ontario are key targets of China's foreign interference efforts but are out of the intelligence loop.CanadaJul 26
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The online trail of the Canadian arrested in the U.K. for terrorismThe U.S.-based MEMRI said Khaled Hussein was a 'staunch supporter' of the Islamic Thinkers Society.CanadaJul 25
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Edmonton women arrested on terrorism peace bonds and released after returning from SyriaHelena Carson and Dina Kalouti are among nine women the government has helped return to Canada from camps for ISIS families.CanadaJul 7
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Edmonton family returning to Canada from ISIS camp in SyriaNine women from Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and B.C. have now been released from the crowded prison camps for ISIS suspects in Syria.CanadaJul 6
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In Prigozhin’s shadow, the Wagner Group leader who stays out of the spotlightYevgeniy Prigozhin is the financier and public face of the Wagner Group, but the operational leader is Dmitry Utkin.WorldJun 29
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Montreal woman held in Syria deemed security threat, refused government help returning to CanadaThe government said the mother of six could 'act in a violent manner' if she returned to Canada.CanadaJun 26
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Murder at the temple: The conflicting legacies of a B.C. Sikh leaderDocuments compiled by Global News reveal the complicated life of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday night.CanadaJun 22
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Canadian-owned company accused of supplying Syria’s chemical weapons programAccused procuring metals for Syrian missiles that carry chemical agents, the owner of Hournieh & Sons said the allegations were false.CanadaJun 15
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Scientist accused of developing Syria’s chemical weapons program traced to EdmontonAhmed Haytham Alyafi was an 'indispensable' part of Syria's chemical weapons program, according to de-classified documents. He lived in Edmonton, immigration records show.CanadaJun 7
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Canadian Forces reservist died fighting with ISISInvestigators said Bilal Khan, a former reservist from Hamilton, was the only known Canadian ex-soldier to join the ISIS terrorist group.CanadaMay 30