Toronto 18

• Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board

  The board’s decision comes two decades after the dismantling of the homegrown plot that shocked the country and shifted public discourse around terrorism.

  Crime

  Oct 16
  
• Toronto 18 bomb plot leader denied parole despite claiming to be non-violent

  Zakaria Amara told the Parole Board of Canada that had the truck bombings not worked out, he would have tried a different attack, possibly with firearms.

  Crime

  May 28, 2021
  
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• Toronto 18 bomb plotter granted parole after apologizing, insisting he is reformed

  Shareef Abdelhaleem was part of a pro-Al Qaeda terrorist group that plotted bombings in 2006.

  Crime

  Dec 8, 2020
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• Former member of Toronto 18 terrorist group asks court to take him off no-fly list

  A former member of the Toronto 18 is appealing a government decision to place him on the no-fly list.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2020
• Toronto terrorist leader is locked up, but was still on social media

  A Facebook page devoted to photos of, and writings purportedly by, the imprisoned former terrorist leader Zakaria Amara was taken down by the social media company on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2018
• Roy Green: Trudeau’s troubling take on returning ISIS fighters

  Does the prime minister truly believe that those who once voluntarily engaged with terrorism can be the stewards of overseeing deradicalization? 

  Dec 28, 2017
• Parole Board extends day parole for Toronto 18 member Saad Gaya

  A man who pleaded guilty to participating in a plot to bomb targets in Toronto has had his day parole extended as the Parole Board of Canada found he has made a "strong beginning" to his period of conditional release.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2016
• ‘Politically motivated’ changes in Bill C-6 ease language rules for immigrants: Tories

  A lesser-known element of the Liberal government's controversial Bill C-6 took centre stage at a Commons committee on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2016
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• Supreme Court refuses to hear so-called ‘Toronto 18’ member’s appeal

  The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a member of the so-called Toronto 18 terrorist group.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2016
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• Brussels attack: Could large-scale attack hit Canada? Ex-ISIS fighters make expert uneasy

  Canada is on a shortening list of Western countries that haven't seen an ambitious terror attack. Could it happen here? A lot depends on returning Canadian ISIS fighters, one expert says.

  World

  Mar 22, 2016