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Government response to motion on bringing ISIS members to justice emphasizes prosecution challenges
“Investigating, arresting, charging and prosecuting any Canadian involved in terrorism or violent extremism is the government’s main objective and priority,” the six-page report said. Continue reading
As government prepares response to calls to bring ISIS members to justice, some walk free
Canadians who have joined, or tried to join, ISIS and other jihadist groups have managed to returned to Canada without facing terrorism charges. Continue reading
CSIS director warns business leaders of ‘state-sponsored espionage in Canada’
“Hostile actors” are engaging in everything from cyberattacks and extortion to buying companies to get access to their trade secrets, said David Vigneault. Continue reading
MPs, senators need briefings on extremism, foreign interference: committee report
The recommendation was among five in the report, which reviewed security issues stemming from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s troubled visit to India in February. Continue reading
China won’t stop flood of fentanyl into Canada, sources say
Behind the scenes, sources say Canadian frustration is growing over China’s inaction in the fight against fentanyl. Continue reading
High-roller targeted in RCMP’s probe of alleged ‘transnational drug trafficking’ ring
If it was in Colombia or Mexico, the secluded five-acre property on Chadsey Road might pass for the set of a Netflix narcos drama. Continue reading
‘It’s murder’: How lethal opioids devastated a small region of Ontario
An ounce of fentanyl can explode in a community like a bomb leaving behind a trail of overdoses and shattered families. Continue reading
Alleged online ISIS supporter’s refugee claim based on ‘bogus’ conversion to Christianity, officials say
Alleged online ISIS supporter Othman Ayed Hamdan was accepted as a refugee based on his claim that his abandonment of Islam had put him at risk in Jordan, but the government argued his “conversion to Christianity was bogus.” Continue reading
Who are the Big Circle Boys?
Investigators probing Canada’s fentanyl kingpins believe they are associated with a notorious organized crime group. Who are the Big Circle Boys? Continue reading
Fentanyl kings in Canada allegedly linked to powerful Chinese gang, the Big Circle Boys
It all began as a drug-trafficking investigation. Continue reading
An introduction to Fentanyl: Making a Killing
In a multi-part investigative series, Global News follows the money, revealing how organized crime groups and small-time operators alike are making a killing peddling fentanyl. Continue reading
Secret police study finds crime networks could have laundered over $1B through Vancouver homes in 2016
A study of more than 1,200 luxury real estate purchases in B.C.’s Lower Mainland in 2016 found that more than 10 per cent were tied to buyers with criminal records. Continue reading
Undercover informant encouraged ‘vulnerable’ Canadian ISIS plotter, defence argues
“While the undercover’s violent and encouraging comments to Mr. El Bahnasawy no doubt advanced law-enforcement objectives, they also contributed to Mr. El Bahnasawy’s radicalization,” defence lawyers said. Continue reading
Canadian ‘agreed to join’ husband in ISIS capital, alleged fighter says
At least three Canadians married to suspected ISIS fighters are being held by U.S.-backed forces in northern Syria. Continue reading
B.C. ISIS supporter ‘playing games’ by refusing to co-operate with his deportation, says CBSA
A CBSA official told a hearing in Vancouver on Friday that Othman Ayed Hamdan, who has been declared a danger to Canada’s security over his pro-ISIS social media activities. was refusing to cooperate with his deportation to Jordan. Continue reading
