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Details about Tumbler Ridge firearms will be released after investigation, minister saysGary Anandasangaree was responding to a group of gun control advocacy groups that say they are alarmed and disappointed that the RCMP still has not disclosed basic information.CrimeMar 11
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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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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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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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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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‘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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Police brotherhood looks to stop inquiry into fatal Montreal shootingLawyers for the Montreal Police Brotherhood will be back in court Tuesday to quash a coroner's inquiry into the fatal shooting of a Muslim man in a central Montreal neighbourhood by a police officer in December 2005.May 11, 2010
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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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Criminal Code must be amended in assault-style firearms ban, advocates say. Why?Ottawa has floated the idea of legislation that would create an evergreen framework for classification of firearms to ensure federal intentions on banned guns are respected.CanadaMay 6, 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