Quebec City Mosque Shooting
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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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Ceremony for Quebec mosque attack to be held in prayer room where shooting occurredA spokesperson for the citizens' committee organizing the event says that moving the commemoration to the prayer room is a significant and difficult decision, but an important one.CanadaJan 26, 2023
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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 mosque disappointed with ruling allowing shooter to seek parole after 25 yearsThe Quebec mosque says the decision did not give due consideration to ``the atrocity and scourge of multiple murders'' or to the hateful, Islamophobic, racist nature of the crime.CanadaMay 27, 2022
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Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette can apply for parole after 25 yearsAlexandre Bissonnette pleaded guilty to six charges of first-degree murder in the January 2017 assault that took place just after evening prayers at a Quebec City mosque.CanadaMay 27, 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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Supreme Court of Canada hears appeal of sentence for Quebec City mosque shooterAlexandre Bissonnette was originally sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty to six counts of first-degree murder and six of attempted murder.CanadaMar 24, 2022
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Ottawa, Quebec urged to ban handguns nationally ahead of 2017 mosque shooting anniversaryThe leadership of the Quebec City Islamic centre where six people were killed asked the federal government to abandon its idea of making a handgun ban a provincial decision.CanadaJan 27, 2022
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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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Racist attack in Saskatoon marred anniversary of Quebec mosque shootingA group of Saskatoon students gathered online to mark the 2017 attack on a Quebec mosque when several people jumped into the virtual ceremony and started yelling racist remarks.CanadaFeb 3, 2021
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