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Canada’s right-wing extremism problem Trumps malignant populism has turned far-right violence into a domestic terrorism threat By Enzo DiMatteo Jan 27, 2021 For Canadians, there has been much to unpack after four years of Donald Trump. And while we fancy ourselves above the darker forces of racism, nativism, fear and demonization (not to mention misogyny) that have been unleashed under Trump, our proximity to our neighbour to the south – and a porous social media – has made us pa...

On Jan. 29, 2017, six Muslim men were shot dead in a Québec City mosque. An armed white nationalist terrorist went on a shooting rampage in the Islamic Cultural Centre in Sainte-Foy, Québec, just after evening prayers. It remains the worst mass murder in a house of worship in Canada’s history. A halal grocery store owner, a professor at Université Laval, three civil servants and a pharmacy worker were slain by Alexandre Bissonnette. These men originally came from Morocco, Algeria and Guin...

Article content “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Try refreshing your browser, or Opinion: Longing for a new normal of tolerance and acceptance Back to video I have a dream that one day Muslims in Quebec will not be judged by their religious affiliation but by the extent of their contributions to society. When we first lande...

Mass murderer Alexandre Bissonnette recently saw his eligibility for parole reduced to 25 years from 40.

Quebec's attorney general and the Crown prosecutor's office will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on the sentencing of the man who killed six people and injured several others during the 2017 shooting at a Quebec City Mosque.

Article content Quebec is seeking leave to appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada a lower court decision that reduced the sentence of convicted mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette. In a joint statement Friday, Quebec’s attorney general and the director of criminal prosecutions announced their decision to appeal, adding they wouldn’t make any further comments “out of respect for the ongoing legal process.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or ...

  MONTREAL -- Quebecs attorney general and Crown prosecutors are taking the case of Alexandre Bissonnette to the Supreme Court of Canada. They made the announcement in a news release on Friday, stating that Out of respect for the judicial process that is ongoing, no comment will be made on this case. After pleading guilty, Bissonnette received a life sentence in 2019, with no possibility of parole for 40 years -- the longest sentence in recent Quebec history. He shot and killed six men in ...

Caroline Plante Alexandre Bissonnette arrives at the courthouse in Quebec City on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mathieu Belanger — POOL January 15, 2021 - 1:00 PM Quebec is seeking leave to appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada a lower court decision that reduced the sentence of convicted mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette. In a joint statement Friday, Quebecs attorney general and the director of criminal prosecutions announced their decision to a...

Stephanie Marin January 08, 2021 - 10:13 AM SAINT-JEROME, Que. - Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man who stabbed his ex-spouse to death and murdered a man to steal his car, was ordered Friday to serve 25 years in prison before hes eligible for parole. Superior Court Justice Myriam Lachance delivered her ruling in court in St-Jerome, Que., about 60 kilometres north of Montreal. A jury had found Fredette, 45, guilty in October 2019 of first-degree murder in the death of Veroniq...

Brandon Sun By: Stephanie Marin, The Canadian Press Posted: Last Modified: 12:13 PM CST Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 SAINT-JEROME, Que. - Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man who stabbed his ex-spouse to death and murdered a man to steal his car, was ordered Friday to serve 25 years in prison before hes eligible for parole. SAINT-JEROME, Que. - Ugo Fredette, a Quebec man who stabbed his ex-spouse to deat...