On this day in 2013, two converts to Islam convicted of a pressure cooker terrorism plot to occur in British Columbia on Canada Day. They were later acquitted.
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While we have the right to criticise our agencies, we also have to recognise the complexity of what they do – this applies to the RCMP in Nova Scotia last weekend.
The mass shootings in Nova Scotia on April 19 and 20 have led to many questions on the motives behind the massacre, questions that may go unanswered.
Canada is proudly a land of many nations, but sometimes homeland conflicts come to roost.
Many see counter terrorism as a CSIS or RCMP role, but average Canadians also have a part to play.
Law enforcement and security agencies use a wealth of sources in their investigations, including openly-available data.
How a grade 4 lesson that included material critical of Alberta’s oil industry prompted a Facebook debate among parents that devolved into threats and prompted the school to call in the RCMP and cancel a holiday dance.
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Quick Hits 3 – Edmonton
A man who tried to kill a police officer then mowed down four pedestrians in downtown Edmonton in what RCMP characterized as a terrorist attack was sentenced Friday to 28 years in prison.
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The spy next door
The arrest of a senior Canadian intelligence official on allegations of stealing classified materials has shaken the international intelligence community.
We must remind ourselves that all of this is alleged and not proven. Cameron Ortis is, of course, innocent until any of this is demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt. It does not look good, but we must wait and see. Even if the details are salacious.