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Montreal vigil to mark anniversary of Quebec City mosque attackA vigil will be held in Montreal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday to mark the ninth anniversary of the Jan. 29, 2017, Quebec City mosque attack and to honor the six people killed.CanadaJan 29
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Gun control groups ‘disappointed’ by lack of information on Tumbler Ridge firearmsThe RCMP has responded by saying the information is subject to an active investigation, meaning the force doesn't know when the details will be available.CrimeMar 11
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Poilievre eyes notwithstanding clause for consecutive murder sentencesPoilievre announced his plan to use the notwithstanding clause to pass legislation that would allow consecutive sentences for multiple murders.CanadaApr 14, 2025
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How consecutive life sentences and the notwithstanding clause workConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal has raised concerns about the rule of law in Canada, with some warning it could erode constitutional norms.CanadaApr 15, 2025
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‘Duty to remember:’ Events to mark eighth anniversary of Quebec City mosque attackOnly one bullet hole remains in the wall of the Centre culturel islamique de Québec, 8 years after a gunman stormed into the mosque and killed six Muslim men who had come to pray.CanadaJan 29, 2025
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Supreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec City mosque shooter’s sentenceThe high court announced its decision Thursday to allow the appeal brought forth by Quebec's Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales.CanadaMay 27, 2021
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5 Quebecers to be recognized for their bravery during Quebec City Mosque attackThe five Quebecers put their lives at risk during the 2017 attack.CanadaJul 1, 2020
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Supreme Court of Canada orders Alberta Court of Appeal to deal with sentence in triple murder caseCanada's top court has sent the case of two men convicted in the slayings of three family members back to the Alberta Court of Appeal.CrimeJun 16, 2022
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Supreme Court of Canada to rule on sentencing for Quebec City mosque shooterThe high court decision in Alexandre Bissonnette's case will determine the constitutionality of a key provision on parole eligibility in multiple murder convictions.CrimeMay 26, 2022
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Canada must confront white supremacist ‘trash’ after racist Buffalo shooting: expertsA deadly mass shooting in Buffalo targeting Black Americans has sent shockwaves in Canada, where hate crime and antisemitism are on the rise.CanadaMay 16, 2022
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Quebec mosque shooting anniversary includes call to act against hate, discriminationThis year the community also wants to spark action on gun control, systemic racism and the impact on the Muslim community of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21.CanadaJan 28, 2022
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London Muslim leader hopes Quebec City mosque attack anniversary furthers conversation on IslamophobiaThe first day of remembrance for the Quebec City mosque attack is especially important given the murder of a London Muslim family this summer.CanadaJan 28, 2022
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Ottawa trucker protest sparks questions about definition of ‘peaceful’ protestDowntown Ottawa has been a no-go zone as trucks and crowds have snarled traffic, with some members defacing monuments and wielding signs with violent and hateful imagery.CanadaJan 31, 2022
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Quebec media pen letter denouncing criminal trial held in secret, kept off court docketThe existence of the trial only became public because the police informant accused in the case appealed his or her conviction.CanadaMar 30, 2022
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Quebec justice minister seeks answers on criminal trial that occurred with ‘no trace’Quebec is looking into a trial in which the prosecutors, defence lawyers and judge agreed to keep proceedings secret in order to protect the identity of the informant.CanadaMar 25, 2022
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Muslim Canucks deal with stereotypes, examine own religion 10 years after 9-11TORONTO - Gilary Massa's high school art class began buzzing with speculation the day a student rushed in to announce that "somebody bombed America." Amid her horror Massa had one hope which proved to be in vain — that the perpetrators wouldn't be Muslim.CanadaSep 5, 2011
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Muslim Awareness Week’s 5th edition kicks off in QuebecMuslim Awareness Week is a time where non-Muslim Quebecers are invited to get to know their neighbours. It was created in the aftermath of the Quebec City Mosque shooting.PoliticsJan 25, 2023
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Quebec City mosque shooting: Ceremony marks 6th anniversary of attackFor the first time, the ceremony to mark the sixth anniversary of the attack is being held inside the mosque's prayer room, the very place where the rampage took place.CanadaJan 29, 2023
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Huntingdon mayor calls residents “ignorant racists” after cemetery proposal is denied"Ignorant racists," that's what Huntingdon mayor Stephane Gendron called the residents of his town after council voted against a proposal to open a Muslim cemetery in the community.Aug 16, 2013
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Massive explosion killed Canadian journalist, four soldiers in Afghanistan, military saysThe explosion that killed journalist Michelle Lang and four Canadian soldiers last Wednesday was so massive that the 23-ton armoured vehicle that they were riding in was turned upside down and landed facing in the opposite direction.Jan 5, 2010