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Canadian Armed Forces members plotted ‘anti-government militia’, police say

July 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

Four men, including two members of the Canadian Armed Forces, are facing charges in Canada over an alleged plot to create an “anti-government militia” and “forcibly” seize land, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) says. […]

Hitman offered $71,000 for Canadian reporter’s assassination

December 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

A hitman offered C$100,000 ($71,400; £56,000) for the assassination of a crime reporter at Montreal newspaper La Presse, the outlet has reported. Convicted killer Frédérick Silva confessed to La Presse that he had offered the […]

Pascale Ferrier jailed for 22 years for mailing Donald Trump ricin

August 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Canadian woman has been jailed for 22 years in the US for sending letters laced with ricin poison, including to Donald Trump when he was president. Pascale Ferrier, 56, agreed to the sentence in […]

Bus driver charged with murder after ramming Quebec nursery

February 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

A driver who rammed a bus into a busy nursery in Quebec, killing two children, has been charged with first-degree murder. Six children were injured in the incident – including some who became trapped under […]

Canadian admits to hacking spree with Russian cyber-gang

June 30, 2022 World Justice News 0

An ex-Canadian government IT worker has admitted to being a high-level hacker with a Russian cyber-crime group. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, from Quebec, Canada, has agreed to plead guilty in a Florida court. The 34-year-old was affiliated […]

Canada’s Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief

April 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canada’s top court has imposed a C$9.1m ($7.3m; £5.5m) fine on a man behind one of the country’s stickiest crimes – the theft of 3,000 tonnes of maple syrup. The so-called Great Canadian Maple Syrup […]

Canada: Unvaccinated father loses right to see his child

January 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Canadian father who has not been vaccinated against Covid has temporarily lost the right to see his 12-year-old child. A judge ruled his visits would not be in the child’s “best interest”. It followed […]

Mike Ward: Comedian who mocked young disabled singer wins free speech case

October 31, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Canadian comedian who mocked a disabled singer has won his free speech case in Canada’s top court. In a 5-4 split decision, the Supreme Court ruled that jokes told about the singer, who was […]

Quebec City mosque shooter: Canada court reduces sentence

November 27, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Canadian court has reduced the sentence of the man behind a 2017 shooting at a Quebec City mosque. Alexandre Bissonnette was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences last year for killing six people and […]

Two dead and five wounded in Quebec stabbing, police say

November 1, 2020 World Justice News 0

At least two people have been stabbed to death and five more wounded in the Canadian city of Quebec. Police told people to remain indoors after a man “dressed in medieval clothes” attacked “multiple victims” […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]