Topic: Toronto

Canada announced Wednesday it would move quickly to prosecute a Toronto man accused of planning to fly to Africa to join an Al-Qaeda affiliate battling for control of Somalia.The Public Prosecution Service of Canada said it had filed a direct indictment against ...

A "Toronto 18" member whom prosecutors say was motivated by greed, not ideology, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for his role in a plot to bomb Canada's main stock exchange in 2006.The Ontario Superior Court sentenced Shareef Abdelhaleem, 35, ...

A Canadian trio arrested for "terrorism offenses" were in possession of bomb-making materials and at least one has links to a group fighting NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, police said.Hiva Alizadeh, 30, and Misbahuddin Ahmed, 26, were arrested in police raids on their ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Three men arrested in Canada on terrorism-related charges -- one of whom was reported to have once auditioned for the "Canadian Idol" TV show -- were plotting bomb attacks and had connections to a group fighting coalition forces in ...

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested two Ottawa residents for terrorism-related offenses on Wednesday and said more arrests were likely."At approximately 8:00 this morning (1200 GMT), 'A' Division's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team investigators arrested two Ottawa residents in relation to terrorist ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian jury has convicted the final two members of the "Toronto 18" extremist group for their role in a 2006 al Qaeda-style bomb plot to blow up Toronto landmarks, local media reported on Wednesday.Asad Ansari and Steven Chand ...

The last two members of the so-called "Toronto 18" group arrested in 2006 were found guilty on Wednesday on terrorism charges, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said.Asad Ansari, 25, and Steven Vikash Chand, 29, were the last two members of the ...

A Canadian Muslim has pled guilty to plotting to storm Canada's parliament as well as bomb a nuclear facility, a stock exchange and other targets, the court told AFP on Monday.Fahim Ahmad, 25, was charged with participating in a terrorist group -- ...

A young Canadian Muslim recruited to fight for the creation of an Islamic state has died in combat in Somalia, the Somalia-based hardline Shebab militia said Thursday in a Youtube posting.The video shows a man described as Mohamed al-Muhajiri at a historic ...

Member of the "Toronto 18" found guilty of participating in homegrown terror plotA member of a homegrown terrorist group was found guilty Thursday of participating in a plot to set off truck bombs in front of Canada's main stock exchange and two ...