Extradition
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Former Halifax taxi driver convicted of sexual assault extradited back to Canada from ItalyBassam Al-Rawi was sentenced to two years in prison in December 2020 for the 2012 sexual assault of a woman he had picked up in downtown Halifax.CrimeSep 9
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Notorious fugitive gives up extradition fight, will return to B.C. to face murder chargeA notorious fugitive accused in a 2009 B.C. gangland slaying says he's giving up his fight against extradition and will return to Canada to face murder charges.CrimeJan 24
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Ontario man found in U.S. after skipping sentencing for sex crimes involving youthThe Peterborough Police Service say in May 2022 arrest warrants were issued for a man who failed to attend court for sentencing. He was arrested over a year later in West Virginia.CrimeDec 13, 2023
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U.S. court orders fugitive former B.C. gang leader’s extradition to CanadaConor D'Monte, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a rival gangster, was caught in Puerto Rico more than a decade after fleeing British Columbia.CrimeNov 13, 2023
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MPs calls for changes in Canada’s extradition law amid ‘flaws’A committee report urges the government to make administrative changes to the process for sending people to face prosecution and incarceration abroad.CanadaJun 19, 2023
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MPs set to review Canada’s extradition process after calls for reformThe House of Commons justice committee is getting set to review Canada's extradition system - a move welcomed by critics who have long called for reforms to the process.CanadaNov 14, 2022
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‘This monster cannot be allowed to get away’: Residential school survivors demand justicePiita Irniq endured terrible abuse at a residential school. Six decades later, he wants to ask the Pope to send his alleged abuser to Canada from France to face justice.CanadaJul 29, 2022
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Nygard to face extradition to U.S. after Canadian case completed: LamettiPeter Nygard was first arrested in 2020 under the Extradition Act after being charged with nine sex-related counts in New York.CrimeMar 22, 2022
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U.K. court to hear U.S. appeal in Julian Assange extradition caseIn January, a lower court judge refused an American request to extradite Assange on spying charges over WikiLeaks' publication of secret military documents a decade ago.WorldOct 27, 2021
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China Rising, Episode 9: Meng and the Two MichaelsSept. 5, 2021, marks 1,000 days since Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in ChinaNewsSep 2, 2021
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