Guantanamo

• Ex Guantanamo detainee sues Canada over 14 year detention and torture

  The man who lived in Montreal for two months, launched a $35-million lawsuit alleging that faulty intelligence provided by Canadian authorities contributed to his detention.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2022
  
• Biden’s election victory means some Guantanamo Bay prisoners may be released

  Those pushing for its closure now see a window of opportunity, hoping Biden's administration will find a way to prosecute those who can be prosecuted and release the rest.

  World

  Nov 28, 2020
  
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• U.S. defence secretary to Guantanamo troops: ‘I need you to be at the top of your game’

  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis offered a pep talk Thursday to American troops — and urged them to always be ready for war.

  World

  Dec 21, 2017
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• Guantanamo Bay prisoners may have 2019 trial date for 9-11 attacks

  U.S. prosecutors are seeking a trial date for five prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre accused of planning and aiding the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.

  World

  Aug 24, 2017
• Quest to close Guantanamo roils Pentagon, White House, Congress

  The Obama administration's struggling quest to close the U.S. detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics.

  World

  Sep 12, 2015
• Some bail conditions eased for Omar Khadr

  A Edmonton judge has agreed to ease some of the bail conditions for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2015
• Montreal restaurant owner ignites controversy with Omar Khadr tweet

  Joe Beef co-owner David McMillan has apologized after a tweet about Omar Khadr and Prime Minister Stephen Harper caused a tempest in a Twitter teapot.

  Canada

  May 8, 2015
• U.S. sends 6 Guantanamo prisoners to Uruguay as refugees

  Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees, the U.S. government announced Sunday.

  World

  Dec 8, 2014
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• Canadian band invoices U.S. government for using its music at Guantanamo

  The Vancouver band will play Toronto’s Sound Academy on Feb. 18 and Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom on Feb. 28.

  Entertainment

  Feb 1, 2014
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• US to review cases of Guantanamo prisoners previously deemed too dangerous to release

  As the U.S. renews its effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, it will soon begin reconsidering the fate of prisoners such as Mohammed al-Shimrani.

  World

  Aug 18, 2013