Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ha Tu Thanh
Publication Date: August 21, 2025 - 16:27
Arrest of alleged extremists in Quebec City began with tip from CSIS
August 21, 2025
A tip from Canada’s spy agency in early 2023 triggered the investigation that led to last month’s terrorism charges against three Quebec City men with ties to the Armed Forces, newly released court documents reveal.
Police affidavits unsealed Thursday outline how the RCMP conducted covert surveillance for nine months on a group of current and former soldiers suspected of being right-wing extremists.
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The Quebec government has turned down federal funding aimed at combatting systemic racism in the criminal justice system, saying it doesn’t agree with the program’s approach.The federal government first offered $6.64-million in funding to provinces and territories in 2021 to improve fairness in the courts. Spread out over five years, the money was aimed at addressing the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system by promoting the use of race and cultural assessments before sentencing.
September 2, 2025 - 07:19 | Miriam Lafontaine | The Globe and Mail
“You can’t be experimenting on dogs. They’re part of our families. Or cats. Go with mice, go with rats, no problem,” Doug Ford said recently as he announced his intention to ban most research on dogs and cats in the province. The Ontario Premier was reacting to a report by the Investigative Journalism Bureau that beagles were being used in a medical research study at the Lawson Research Institute at St. Joseph’s Health Care in London, Ont.
September 2, 2025 - 07:00 | André Picard | The Globe and Mail
Greater Toronto commuters are likely bracing for traffic and transit congestion to worsen over the coming months as a number of major employers get ready to increase in-office days.Even before return-to-office mandates take effect, experts say vehicle traffic in the city is at a tipping point, while delays, construction and public safety concerns plague the public transit system.
September 2, 2025 - 06:48 | Daniel Johnson | The Globe and Mail
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