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Does it take a village to stop terrorism?

Many see counter terrorism as a CSIS or RCMP role, but average Canadians also have a part to play.

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January 30, 1995 | Car bombing in Algiers

On this day in 1995, the GIA exploded a car bomb on a street bustling with people preparing for a religious holiday, killing at least 38.

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When terrorists target the next generation

Terrorist groups like the Taliban hate just about everything, especially those who have hopes for the future.

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January 29, 2017 | Killings at a mosque in Quebec City

On this day in 2017, Alexandre Bissonnette walked into a mosque in Quebec City on a Sunday evening and shot dead six worshipers, wounding several more.

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No such thing as privacy intrusions in the age of oversharing

Law enforcement and security agencies use a wealth of sources in their investigations, including openly-available data.

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January 28, 1975 | Bombings in Washington and Oakland

On this day in 1975, a bomb exploded in the State Department building in Washington by “Weather Underground” members.

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I guess denying the Holodomor is now ok with some Canadian academics…

Freedom of speech is very important but it is equally important to not give oxygen to lies. This piece appeared in The Hill Times on January 20, 2020 WE LIVE IN an amazingly fortunate country, don’t we? Sure, there are outstanding issues and problems we must address but when we look at things from 37,000 […]

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January 27, 2011 | Assassination of Ugandan LGBTQ activist David Kato

Those in the LGBTQ communities have had it hard enough over the millennia without having to deal with hate-inspired killings.

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January 26, 1989 | Assassination of Honduran general Gustavo Álvarez Martínez

On this day in 1989, the former head Honduras armed forces, Gustavo Álvarez Martínez was killed by armed men northeast of the capital city of Tegucigalpa.

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Sexual abuse in conservative Christian communities: This is religious terrorism too

If we want to be consistent with how we see and deal with terrorism, we need to look at the violence tolerated within fringe Christian sects.