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Nova Scotia teen's bail conditions include ban on associating with terrorists
16-year-old boy placed on house arrest, prohibited from using internet, possessing weapons or explosives
Author of the article:Steve Bruce
Published Jul 16, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
A 16-year-old Bridgewater boy accused of plotting attacks at two schools was released from custody by a youth court judge on strict conditions, including house arrest and a ban on using the internet, possessing weapons or explosives and associating with terrorists.
A 16-year-old Bridgewater boy accused of plotting attacks at two schools was released from custody by a youth court judge on strict conditions, including house arrest and a ban on using the internet, possessing weapons or explosives and associating with terrorists. Photo by File photo
A Bridgewater teen’s release conditions on charges of plotting attacks at two high schools include house arrest and a ban on using the internet, possessing weapons or explosives and associating with terrorists.
The 16-year-old boy was granted bail Tuesday in Bridgewater youth court after spending nearly four months on remand at the Nova Scotia Youth Facility in Waterville.
The teen, whose identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was released by Judge Catherine Benton on a bail order secured by $500 pledges by two “responsible adults”: his mother and an older male relative.
The boy must reside with his parent and can only leave the residence when accompanied by her or the other surety or an adult approved by them, or for a number of exceptions, including education programs or activities, legal commitments and medical emergencies or appointments.
He is also permitted to attend counselling sessions, meetings of the South Shore Community Justice Society and leisure activities approved by one of his sureties.
The order requires the teen to remain in Nova Scotia, surrender any passport or travel documents to Bridgewater police, report to police by phone every Friday, and have no contact with a Manitoba boy with whom he is accused of conspiring to commit murder.
Police allege the pair were planning simultaneous attacks at schools in both provinces.
The Nova Scotia teen was arrested March 17, when Bridgewater police searched his home and allegedly seized detailed handwritten plans, imitation weapons, including a roughly made pipe bomb and assault rifle, electronic devices, including a cellphone and a laptop, and articles of clothing with hate symbols and concerning comments on them.
Besides murder conspiracy, he was charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm to students at Park View Education Centre in Bridgewater.
Last month, police laid an additional charge of counselling the Manitoba boy to commit murder.
Bridgewater police announced the arrest March 18, saying Interpol and the FBI had contacted them March 13 about online conversation between two Canadian youths that began in February. In their communication, the pair allegedly discussed “their desire to mount a violent attack on students at Park View Education Centre,” police said.
The police news release said that “while the attack was not believed to be imminent, it was clear that they had committed some thought and planning to the idea.”
On March 16, RCMP in Manitoba arrested a 14-year-old boy who had allegedly been talking to the Bridgewater teen about a plan to carry out an attack at Rivers Collegiate Institute in Rivers, northwest of Brandon.
The Bridgewater teen is banned from using the internet or possessing a computer, cellphone, pager or any other device capable of connecting to the internet, except for an electronic monitoring device.
He is specifically prohibited from being on any social media or communication platform — including, but not limited to, Discord, Roblox, X, Ko-fi, YouTube, Telegram, Instagram and Facebook — and from accessing or possessing any material related to school shooters, “other perpetrators of mass violence” and true crime and from viewing any material published by a terrorist group as defined in the Criminal Code.
He’s also not allowed to possess any objects, literature or documents bearing the logo of a terrorist group and cannot associate or communicate with anyone with a criminal record or anyone who participates in a terrorist group or “aids, abets, counsels or threatens terrorist activity.”
The boy is not to have or consume alcohol or drugs or possess a gun, imitation firearm, crossbow, axe, restricted weapon, prohibited device or ammunition, as well as any explosive substance “or precursor thereof.”
He can’t have a knife or cutting tool or instrument while outside his residence and is banned from accessing or possessing any information that explains how to make or use an explosive or a firearm.
The release order was worked out by provincial Crown attorney Shauna MacDonald and defence lawyers Shawnee Gregory and Claire Levasseur.
The judge did not read the bail conditions into the record in the interest of time. She was assured by the defence that the youth was willing to comply with the terms and that his adult supervisors were aware of their responsibilities.
The case will return to youth court Sept. 2.
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16-year-old boy placed on house arrest, prohibited from using internet, possessing weapons or explosives
Author of the article:Steve Bruce
Published Jul 16, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
A 16-year-old Bridgewater boy accused of plotting attacks at two schools was released from custody by a youth court judge on strict conditions, including house arrest and a ban on using the internet, possessing weapons or explosives and associating with terrorists.
A 16-year-old Bridgewater boy accused of plotting attacks at two schools was released from custody by a youth court judge on strict conditions, including house arrest and a ban on using the internet, possessing weapons or explosives and associating with terrorists. Photo by File photo
A Bridgewater teen’s release conditions on charges of plotting attacks at two high schools include house arrest and a ban on using the internet, possessing weapons or explosives and associating with terrorists.
The 16-year-old boy was granted bail Tuesday in Bridgewater youth court after spending nearly four months on remand at the Nova Scotia Youth Facility in Waterville.
The teen, whose identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was released by Judge Catherine Benton on a bail order secured by $500 pledges by two “responsible adults”: his mother and an older male relative.
The boy must reside with his parent and can only leave the residence when accompanied by her or the other surety or an adult approved by them, or for a number of exceptions, including education programs or activities, legal commitments and medical emergencies or appointments.
He is also permitted to attend counselling sessions, meetings of the South Shore Community Justice Society and leisure activities approved by one of his sureties.
The order requires the teen to remain in Nova Scotia, surrender any passport or travel documents to Bridgewater police, report to police by phone every Friday, and have no contact with a Manitoba boy with whom he is accused of conspiring to commit murder.
Police allege the pair were planning simultaneous attacks at schools in both provinces.
The Nova Scotia teen was arrested March 17, when Bridgewater police searched his home and allegedly seized detailed handwritten plans, imitation weapons, including a roughly made pipe bomb and assault rifle, electronic devices, including a cellphone and a laptop, and articles of clothing with hate symbols and concerning comments on them.
Besides murder conspiracy, he was charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm to students at Park View Education Centre in Bridgewater.
Last month, police laid an additional charge of counselling the Manitoba boy to commit murder.
Bridgewater police announced the arrest March 18, saying Interpol and the FBI had contacted them March 13 about online conversation between two Canadian youths that began in February. In their communication, the pair allegedly discussed “their desire to mount a violent attack on students at Park View Education Centre,” police said.
The police news release said that “while the attack was not believed to be imminent, it was clear that they had committed some thought and planning to the idea.”
On March 16, RCMP in Manitoba arrested a 14-year-old boy who had allegedly been talking to the Bridgewater teen about a plan to carry out an attack at Rivers Collegiate Institute in Rivers, northwest of Brandon.
The Bridgewater teen is banned from using the internet or possessing a computer, cellphone, pager or any other device capable of connecting to the internet, except for an electronic monitoring device.
He is specifically prohibited from being on any social media or communication platform — including, but not limited to, Discord, Roblox, X, Ko-fi, YouTube, Telegram, Instagram and Facebook — and from accessing or possessing any material related to school shooters, “other perpetrators of mass violence” and true crime and from viewing any material published by a terrorist group as defined in the Criminal Code.
He’s also not allowed to possess any objects, literature or documents bearing the logo of a terrorist group and cannot associate or communicate with anyone with a criminal record or anyone who participates in a terrorist group or “aids, abets, counsels or threatens terrorist activity.”
The boy is not to have or consume alcohol or drugs or possess a gun, imitation firearm, crossbow, axe, restricted weapon, prohibited device or ammunition, as well as any explosive substance “or precursor thereof.”
He can’t have a knife or cutting tool or instrument while outside his residence and is banned from accessing or possessing any information that explains how to make or use an explosive or a firearm.
The release order was worked out by provincial Crown attorney Shauna MacDonald and defence lawyers Shawnee Gregory and Claire Levasseur.
The judge did not read the bail conditions into the record in the interest of time. She was assured by the defence that the youth was willing to comply with the terms and that his adult supervisors were aware of their responsibilities.
The case will return to youth court Sept. 2.
Bridgewater teen's bail conditions include ban on associating with terrorists
A Bridgewater boy's release conditions on charges of plotting school attacks include house arrest and a ban on associating with terrorists.
U.K. village wants to join U.S., saying Trump only hope
Sleepy village of Piddington, population 350, would see 1,250 migrants arrive in government relocation plan
Author of the article:Brian Towie
Published Jul 28, 2026 • 2 minute read
The tiny village of Piddington, England.
The tiny village of Piddington, England. Photo by X
A tiny English village wants to leave the U.K. and join the United States because of migrants, and it believes U.S. President Donald Trump may be its only hope.
The sleepy village of Piddington in Oxfordshire, England, has a population of 350 people. But the U.K. government wants to considerably increase the area’s population, with plans to house 1,250 male migrants at a nearby military site.
The residents have now voted in favour of protesting the migrants’ arrival and joining the United States.
Tyranny in the U.K.
The villagers could only separate with the permission of the government, which they’re unlikely to get. But they say it’s their only hope as the government is press-ganging them into accepting the migrants, who would be allowed to leave the military site and wander into the village. Residents are concerned about their safety, particularly the women and girls who live there.
Local parish councillor Joe Marshall, 26, told the U.K. Sun: “Donald Trump loves old quaint English villages, but he’s not so keen on migrants. So we are sure he would not let this happen to us.”
Electrical engineer Mario Terzino told the Sun: ” We are particularly angry that there no consultation about this, no advance warning. Instead, we learned about it through the media. Our independence referendum is a cry to be heard, a warning to the government that we won’t just sit back and accept this.
“This is a tranquil little village of just 350 souls and two thirds of those are women or children. We’re not equipped to have more than 1,000 young men, most of whom won’t speak English, descending on us. But tiny though Piddington is, we still do have quite a bite. And our voice will be heard. Elon Musk has already taken up our cause, and hopefully Donald Trump will too.”
Public figures back villagers
Tesla trillionaire Elon Musk has come out in support of the move, posting on X: “What has happened to towns who did nothing to deserve it, like little Piddington village, will happen to all of Britain, unless there is fundamental political change. It’s not right. Not right at all.”
British comedian John Cleese echoed the sentiment, posting: “What have they done to have their lives and expectations changed like this?”
Britain’s shame: Rape and grooming gangs
Britain’s ongoing attempt to house and integrate newcomers has had a horrific impact on its native population, most notably a damning report from a privately funded probe that said thousands of white working class girls were systematically groomed and raped by gangs of predominantly Pakistani Muslim men over decades.
The report said politicians, police and social workers ignored the victims out of fear of appearing racist or damaging “social cohesion.” They knew about it and let it continue. Worse yet, the report claims some authorities even co-operated with the rape gangs.
The report, spearheaded by British MP Rupert Lowe, calls for mandatory life sentences for groomers and child rapists and the immediate deportation of foreign nationals who offend.
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Sleepy village of Piddington, population 350, would see 1,250 migrants arrive in government relocation plan
Author of the article:Brian Towie
Published Jul 28, 2026 • 2 minute read
The tiny village of Piddington, England.
The tiny village of Piddington, England. Photo by X
A tiny English village wants to leave the U.K. and join the United States because of migrants, and it believes U.S. President Donald Trump may be its only hope.
The sleepy village of Piddington in Oxfordshire, England, has a population of 350 people. But the U.K. government wants to considerably increase the area’s population, with plans to house 1,250 male migrants at a nearby military site.
The residents have now voted in favour of protesting the migrants’ arrival and joining the United States.
Tyranny in the U.K.
The villagers could only separate with the permission of the government, which they’re unlikely to get. But they say it’s their only hope as the government is press-ganging them into accepting the migrants, who would be allowed to leave the military site and wander into the village. Residents are concerned about their safety, particularly the women and girls who live there.
Local parish councillor Joe Marshall, 26, told the U.K. Sun: “Donald Trump loves old quaint English villages, but he’s not so keen on migrants. So we are sure he would not let this happen to us.”
Electrical engineer Mario Terzino told the Sun: ” We are particularly angry that there no consultation about this, no advance warning. Instead, we learned about it through the media. Our independence referendum is a cry to be heard, a warning to the government that we won’t just sit back and accept this.
“This is a tranquil little village of just 350 souls and two thirds of those are women or children. We’re not equipped to have more than 1,000 young men, most of whom won’t speak English, descending on us. But tiny though Piddington is, we still do have quite a bite. And our voice will be heard. Elon Musk has already taken up our cause, and hopefully Donald Trump will too.”
Public figures back villagers
Tesla trillionaire Elon Musk has come out in support of the move, posting on X: “What has happened to towns who did nothing to deserve it, like little Piddington village, will happen to all of Britain, unless there is fundamental political change. It’s not right. Not right at all.”
British comedian John Cleese echoed the sentiment, posting: “What have they done to have their lives and expectations changed like this?”
Britain’s shame: Rape and grooming gangs
Britain’s ongoing attempt to house and integrate newcomers has had a horrific impact on its native population, most notably a damning report from a privately funded probe that said thousands of white working class girls were systematically groomed and raped by gangs of predominantly Pakistani Muslim men over decades.
The report said politicians, police and social workers ignored the victims out of fear of appearing racist or damaging “social cohesion.” They knew about it and let it continue. Worse yet, the report claims some authorities even co-operated with the rape gangs.
The report, spearheaded by British MP Rupert Lowe, calls for mandatory life sentences for groomers and child rapists and the immediate deportation of foreign nationals who offend.
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U.K. village wants to join U.S., saying Trump only hope
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That's why I didn't answer the questions on the long form census that asked how many bedrooms I had. I directed them to seek that information from the county.
And for that initial question of how many people lived in my residence May the 12th I believe it was, that there was me and one other person who was homeless.
And for that initial question of how many people lived in my residence May the 12th I believe it was, that there was me and one other person who was homeless.
How sham marriages fueled India’s foreign student influx to Canada
'Given the high cost of studying and living in Canada, many Indian applicants relied on marriages of convenience to secure financial support in exchange for spousal open work permits,' a Canadian diplomatic official in Delhi wrote in an email
Author of the article:Bryan Passifiume
Published Jul 29, 2026 • Last updated 16 hours ago • 3 minute read
Canadian flag in front on Parliament
A Canadian flag flies in front of the peace tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on December 4, 2015, as part of the ceremonies to the start Canada's 42nd parliament. Photo by GEOFF ROBINS /AFP via Getty Images
OTTAWA — Closing a troublesome loophole allowing international students to bring spouses to Canada on open work permits gave government officials a glimpse into widespread “marriage of convenience” scams in India, internal government documents suggest.
Internal emails from Canada’s High Commission in New Delhi, obtained via an access-to-information request, show how the now-closed loophole allowed prospective foreign students to enter into transactional marriages that granted their “spouse” open work permits — a scheme openly advertised in Indian newspaper ads and online dating apps.
“Given the high cost of studying and living in Canada, many Indian applicants relied on marriages of convenience to secure financial support in exchange for spousal open work permits,” read an excerpt from an email from Han Duan, a Canadian diplomatic official in Delhi, to two IRCC officials.
“This practice was widely advertised in local newspapers and on dating apps.”
2024 policy change ended loophole
The emails were obtained by Vancouver-based immigration lawyer Richard Kurland, who told the Toronto Sun it was “no surprise” to see organized criminal activity infiltrate that portion of the study permit program, once big money and permanent residency promises entered the equation.
“Unscrupulous overseas agents were promising the moon,” said Kurland, who also edits the immigration policy periodical Lexbase. “They said ‘permanent residence is in your hands if you get your study permit, and we’ll take care of that pathway for you.'”
Participants were promised they’d be able to easily flip their study permits into work permits, Kurland said — allowing them to get a job and apply for permanent residence.
“It was a multi-year plan, and the sad part was most often financed by the young person’s family,” he added.
“In some cases, they literally sold the farm to put their kid in Canada.”
Under the scheme, entering into “marriages of convenience” would allow the non-student “spouse” to help fund the student’s education and living costs.
This served as a financial pipeline for thousands of Indian foreign student applicants hoping to study at Canadian colleges and universities, while giving their non-student spouses full access to the Canadian labour market.
This pipeline collapsed, however, when the federal government closed the loophole in 2024, when then-Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced broad reforms to the international student program, including an end to the Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP) program for undergraduate students.
In further reforms announced at the beginning of this year, only students enrolled in master’s programs over 16 months in duration are entitled to spousal work permits.
Closing loophole curtailed student permit applications
Eliminating this loophole, Duan wrote in their email, caused a drop in the number of student permit applications from Indian nationals.
“Since the introduction of the student cap and various policy measures over the past year, New Delhi has observed a decline not only in the total number of Indian Study Permit (SP) applicants but also in the overall quality of applicants,” Duan wrote, who also attributed the drop to policy changes that prevents students from securing study permits to public post-secondary institutions but later transferring to lower-cost and less-reputable private colleges.
Duan noted that other nations who implemented similar policy changes also saw similar trends.
“Following the introduction of restrictions on spousal OWPs (open work permits,) many Indian SP (student permit) applicants have shifted to countries that still permit spousal visas, with significant increases reported in Germany, Sweden, and Finland,” they wrote.
“Similar trends have been observed in Ireland, France, and Italy, while Australia, New Zealand, and the UK have reported declines in Indian SP applications after implementing similar spousal restrictions.”
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'Given the high cost of studying and living in Canada, many Indian applicants relied on marriages of convenience to secure financial support in exchange for spousal open work permits,' a Canadian diplomatic official in Delhi wrote in an email
Author of the article:Bryan Passifiume
Published Jul 29, 2026 • Last updated 16 hours ago • 3 minute read
Canadian flag in front on Parliament
A Canadian flag flies in front of the peace tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on December 4, 2015, as part of the ceremonies to the start Canada's 42nd parliament. Photo by GEOFF ROBINS /AFP via Getty Images
OTTAWA — Closing a troublesome loophole allowing international students to bring spouses to Canada on open work permits gave government officials a glimpse into widespread “marriage of convenience” scams in India, internal government documents suggest.
Internal emails from Canada’s High Commission in New Delhi, obtained via an access-to-information request, show how the now-closed loophole allowed prospective foreign students to enter into transactional marriages that granted their “spouse” open work permits — a scheme openly advertised in Indian newspaper ads and online dating apps.
“Given the high cost of studying and living in Canada, many Indian applicants relied on marriages of convenience to secure financial support in exchange for spousal open work permits,” read an excerpt from an email from Han Duan, a Canadian diplomatic official in Delhi, to two IRCC officials.
“This practice was widely advertised in local newspapers and on dating apps.”
2024 policy change ended loophole
The emails were obtained by Vancouver-based immigration lawyer Richard Kurland, who told the Toronto Sun it was “no surprise” to see organized criminal activity infiltrate that portion of the study permit program, once big money and permanent residency promises entered the equation.
“Unscrupulous overseas agents were promising the moon,” said Kurland, who also edits the immigration policy periodical Lexbase. “They said ‘permanent residence is in your hands if you get your study permit, and we’ll take care of that pathway for you.'”
Participants were promised they’d be able to easily flip their study permits into work permits, Kurland said — allowing them to get a job and apply for permanent residence.
“It was a multi-year plan, and the sad part was most often financed by the young person’s family,” he added.
“In some cases, they literally sold the farm to put their kid in Canada.”
Under the scheme, entering into “marriages of convenience” would allow the non-student “spouse” to help fund the student’s education and living costs.
This served as a financial pipeline for thousands of Indian foreign student applicants hoping to study at Canadian colleges and universities, while giving their non-student spouses full access to the Canadian labour market.
This pipeline collapsed, however, when the federal government closed the loophole in 2024, when then-Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced broad reforms to the international student program, including an end to the Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP) program for undergraduate students.
In further reforms announced at the beginning of this year, only students enrolled in master’s programs over 16 months in duration are entitled to spousal work permits.
Closing loophole curtailed student permit applications
Eliminating this loophole, Duan wrote in their email, caused a drop in the number of student permit applications from Indian nationals.
“Since the introduction of the student cap and various policy measures over the past year, New Delhi has observed a decline not only in the total number of Indian Study Permit (SP) applicants but also in the overall quality of applicants,” Duan wrote, who also attributed the drop to policy changes that prevents students from securing study permits to public post-secondary institutions but later transferring to lower-cost and less-reputable private colleges.
Duan noted that other nations who implemented similar policy changes also saw similar trends.
“Following the introduction of restrictions on spousal OWPs (open work permits,) many Indian SP (student permit) applicants have shifted to countries that still permit spousal visas, with significant increases reported in Germany, Sweden, and Finland,” they wrote.
“Similar trends have been observed in Ireland, France, and Italy, while Australia, New Zealand, and the UK have reported declines in Indian SP applications after implementing similar spousal restrictions.”
bpassifiume@postmedia.com
X: @bryanpassifiume
How sham marriages fueled India’s foreign student influx to Canada
Ottawa's crackdown on spousal open work permits shut down a widespread visa scheme that drove thousands of student applications from India.
Stockwell Day warns of mass migration, unmanaged immigration for Canada after Ceuta invasion
'People need to get a grip and send the signal out, send it to our elected people, (that) Canada is not wide open,' former Public Safety minister said
Author of the article:Spiro Papuckoski
Published Aug 05, 2026 • Last updated 23 hours ago • 3 minute read
Migrants gesture while being escorted to the Ceuta-Morocco border gate in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.
Migrants gesture while being escorted to the Ceuta-Morocco border gate in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP /Getty Images
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Stockwell Day has a warning for Canadians about mass migration and unmanaged immigration after tens of thousands of migrants stormed into a Spanish enclave in North Africa last week.
The former Public Safety minister shared a video statement on social media this week that the invasion of migrants in Ceuta could also happen to Canada.
“People need to get a grip and send the signal out, send it to our elected people, (that) Canada is not wide open,” Day said on social platform X.
“This invasion that is happening in Spain is something that that country brought upon themselves, their leadership, their prime minister signal to the world that they don’t care if they get invaded. If there’s mass over-immigration, open immigration, that they’re never going to send back people who are there illegally.”
Day, who served under former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, also said there is the potential for “disaster” in Canada if political leaders send out a signal that they don’t care who enters the country without going thorough an exhaustive criminal background check.
Importing values not aligning with beliefs
In addition, he warned that there is concern for Canada importing cultural values that do not align with this country’s laws and beliefs.
“When you send a signal that anybody can come in, even when their values clash with yours, even when they don’t support the values that made Canada strong, you send that signal that people are welcome to come swarming in on that basis, then Canada also will be doomed,” Day said.
Day said not all cultures are equal, pointing out the differences between Islam and Western societies.
“In Canada, we don’t believe women are second class. In Canada, we don’t believe that you can keep women from voting. In Canada, we don’t believe that if somebody commits a terrorist act, they’re going to go to heaven and meet 72 virgins there. In Canada, we believe everybody gets a vote,” he said.
“These things are very different than where Islam is practised around the world, and if we don’t make that differentiation, we are going to be in trouble.”
Former Conservative MP Stockwell Day answers a question during a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Aug. 3, 2010.
Former Conservative MP Stockwell Day is seen answering a question during a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Aug. 3, 2010. Photo by Chris Roussakis / Files /Postmedia Network
Chaotic influx of migrants at Ceuta
In late July and early August, a chaotic influx of approximately 72,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco by land and water. The enclave is home to about 84,000 residents.
According to the BBC, Spain estimates that nearly 70,000 migrants have already returned to Morocco due to hunger and very limited resources to cope with the human influx. There have been 72 deaths officially recorded on the Spanish side of the border while 11 people died on the Moroccan side.
Day said if Canadian leaders don’t send signals that the country will punish those who break the law with strong penalties, including for violent offences, no free illegal drugs, no free “safe shootup” sites, then “you invite catastrophe.”
Day ended his nearly three-and-a-half minute message with words of hope, which he says comes from speaking the truth, and how Canadians can avert this type of disaster by asking the right questions before casting a vote at the ballot box.
“Are they voting for people and for policies that weaken a country, that make a country disintegrate, or are they voting for people and policies that respect the law, that respect legal immigration, that recognizes there’s right and wrong?” he asked.
“These are the types of things that are going to either make a country be strong and prosper or cause a country to fail.”
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'People need to get a grip and send the signal out, send it to our elected people, (that) Canada is not wide open,' former Public Safety minister said
Author of the article:Spiro Papuckoski
Published Aug 05, 2026 • Last updated 23 hours ago • 3 minute read
Migrants gesture while being escorted to the Ceuta-Morocco border gate in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.
Migrants gesture while being escorted to the Ceuta-Morocco border gate in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP /Getty Images
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Stockwell Day has a warning for Canadians about mass migration and unmanaged immigration after tens of thousands of migrants stormed into a Spanish enclave in North Africa last week.
The former Public Safety minister shared a video statement on social media this week that the invasion of migrants in Ceuta could also happen to Canada.
“People need to get a grip and send the signal out, send it to our elected people, (that) Canada is not wide open,” Day said on social platform X.
“This invasion that is happening in Spain is something that that country brought upon themselves, their leadership, their prime minister signal to the world that they don’t care if they get invaded. If there’s mass over-immigration, open immigration, that they’re never going to send back people who are there illegally.”
Day, who served under former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, also said there is the potential for “disaster” in Canada if political leaders send out a signal that they don’t care who enters the country without going thorough an exhaustive criminal background check.
Importing values not aligning with beliefs
In addition, he warned that there is concern for Canada importing cultural values that do not align with this country’s laws and beliefs.
“When you send a signal that anybody can come in, even when their values clash with yours, even when they don’t support the values that made Canada strong, you send that signal that people are welcome to come swarming in on that basis, then Canada also will be doomed,” Day said.
Day said not all cultures are equal, pointing out the differences between Islam and Western societies.
“In Canada, we don’t believe women are second class. In Canada, we don’t believe that you can keep women from voting. In Canada, we don’t believe that if somebody commits a terrorist act, they’re going to go to heaven and meet 72 virgins there. In Canada, we believe everybody gets a vote,” he said.
“These things are very different than where Islam is practised around the world, and if we don’t make that differentiation, we are going to be in trouble.”
Former Conservative MP Stockwell Day answers a question during a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Aug. 3, 2010.
Former Conservative MP Stockwell Day is seen answering a question during a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Aug. 3, 2010. Photo by Chris Roussakis / Files /Postmedia Network
Chaotic influx of migrants at Ceuta
In late July and early August, a chaotic influx of approximately 72,000 migrants crossed into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco by land and water. The enclave is home to about 84,000 residents.
According to the BBC, Spain estimates that nearly 70,000 migrants have already returned to Morocco due to hunger and very limited resources to cope with the human influx. There have been 72 deaths officially recorded on the Spanish side of the border while 11 people died on the Moroccan side.
Day said if Canadian leaders don’t send signals that the country will punish those who break the law with strong penalties, including for violent offences, no free illegal drugs, no free “safe shootup” sites, then “you invite catastrophe.”
Day ended his nearly three-and-a-half minute message with words of hope, which he says comes from speaking the truth, and how Canadians can avert this type of disaster by asking the right questions before casting a vote at the ballot box.
“Are they voting for people and for policies that weaken a country, that make a country disintegrate, or are they voting for people and policies that respect the law, that respect legal immigration, that recognizes there’s right and wrong?” he asked.
“These are the types of things that are going to either make a country be strong and prosper or cause a country to fail.”
Ceuta: EU calls for stronger borders after migrant crossings into Spanish territory
Ursula von der Leyen has called for action ahead of an urgent EU interior ministers meeting to discuss the issue.
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Stockwell Day warns of mass migration, unmanaged immigration for Canada after Ceuta invasion
Stockwell Day has a warning for Canadians about mass migration and unmanaged immigration after a Spanish enclave was invaded. Read more.
Non-citizen violent offender Medhani Yohans breaches yet again: Guelph cops
'He showed that he was not going to comply with those conditions'
Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Published Aug 06, 2026 • Last updated 17 hours ago • 2 minute read
Medhani Yohans
HELLO, IT'S ME: Medhani Yohans has allegedly breached yet again Photo by Guelph Police
Well, that didn’t take very long.
Within hours of high-risk offender Medhani Yohans being sprung from the Maplehurst Correctional Complex, he was back behind bars.
The violent 37-year-old courthouse frequent flier allegedly breached the primo condition on his release: Stay out of downtown Guelph, CTV News reports.
“(Yohans) travelled from Maplehurst back to the City of Guelph and shortly thereafter was observed by our officers in the downtown core,” Scott Tracey of the Guelph Police Service told the network.
Images of Medhani Yohans (Guelph Police)
WINNING: Images of Medhani Yohans (Guelph Police)
Tracey added that the bus dumped the the Eritrean refugee in downtown Guelph last Friday. But instead of leaving the no-go zone, the scofflaw stuck around.
Tracey said: “Our allegation is that, once he got off the bus, he did not vacate the downtown. He spent some time shopping, going in various stores (and) walking around. He had ample opportunity to leave the downtown, to get outside the borders that he had been ordered to stay away from. He did not do so.”
And so, cops busted him yet again.
“We had to step in and take him back into custody because he showed that he was not going to comply with those conditions,” Tracey said.
Yohans has been charged with nine counts of breaching probation orders.
Deportation order against him
As The Toronto Sun first reported, Yohans is not a Canadian citizen, struggles with the language, has a lengthy criminal record, and “major mental illness.”
IM BACK! Courthouse frequent flier and non-citizen Medhani Yohans. CTV/SCREENGRAB
IM BACK, BABY! Courthouse frequent flier and non-citizen Medhani Yohans. CTV/SCREENGRAB
A Canada Border Services Agency source told the Sun he was smuggled into Canada via Europe.
And, there is a deportation order for Yohans.
“There is more than enough blame to go around on this guy,” the CBSA source told the Sun.
“First, he originally came here as a sponsored refugee from Eritrea. So even though there is a Deportation Order against him, he can’t be removed because he’s a ‘Protected Person.’ The only thing that overrides that is a ‘Danger Opinion.’
“We tried getting one and … surprise, surprise … were shot down by headquarters. Apparently, his sexual assault convictions aren’t enough to label him a Danger.”
Yohans has been in and out of the slammer since at least 2023. He had been initially ordered to stay away from certain addresses. He violated those orders multiple times.
And there are other matters: He has a history of violence that includes two sexual assaults involving strangers.
No time to warn public of release
For their part, cops have warned the public about his release. In the most recent incident, Tracey said they didn’t have time and Yohans was back in custody faster than you can say recidivist.
“Frankly, we were intending to, but he was arrested so quickly that we didn’t get that warning out to the public,” Tracey told CTV.
Yohans has become the poster boy for revolving door justice and doesn’t appear bothered about breaching bail or probation. The Eritrean refugee has done it countless times with little apparent impact and no sign of him being booted from the country.
In June, Yohans pleaded guilty to breaching bail and was sentenced to nine months in jail, minus time served, leaving about 70 days in the slammer. He was also barred from downtown Guelph for three years and given three years’ probation.
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'He showed that he was not going to comply with those conditions'
Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Published Aug 06, 2026 • Last updated 17 hours ago • 2 minute read
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HELLO, IT'S ME: Medhani Yohans has allegedly breached yet again Photo by Guelph Police
Well, that didn’t take very long.
Within hours of high-risk offender Medhani Yohans being sprung from the Maplehurst Correctional Complex, he was back behind bars.
The violent 37-year-old courthouse frequent flier allegedly breached the primo condition on his release: Stay out of downtown Guelph, CTV News reports.
“(Yohans) travelled from Maplehurst back to the City of Guelph and shortly thereafter was observed by our officers in the downtown core,” Scott Tracey of the Guelph Police Service told the network.
Images of Medhani Yohans (Guelph Police)
WINNING: Images of Medhani Yohans (Guelph Police)
Tracey added that the bus dumped the the Eritrean refugee in downtown Guelph last Friday. But instead of leaving the no-go zone, the scofflaw stuck around.
Tracey said: “Our allegation is that, once he got off the bus, he did not vacate the downtown. He spent some time shopping, going in various stores (and) walking around. He had ample opportunity to leave the downtown, to get outside the borders that he had been ordered to stay away from. He did not do so.”
And so, cops busted him yet again.
“We had to step in and take him back into custody because he showed that he was not going to comply with those conditions,” Tracey said.
Yohans has been charged with nine counts of breaching probation orders.
Deportation order against him
As The Toronto Sun first reported, Yohans is not a Canadian citizen, struggles with the language, has a lengthy criminal record, and “major mental illness.”
IM BACK! Courthouse frequent flier and non-citizen Medhani Yohans. CTV/SCREENGRAB
IM BACK, BABY! Courthouse frequent flier and non-citizen Medhani Yohans. CTV/SCREENGRAB
A Canada Border Services Agency source told the Sun he was smuggled into Canada via Europe.
And, there is a deportation order for Yohans.
“There is more than enough blame to go around on this guy,” the CBSA source told the Sun.
“First, he originally came here as a sponsored refugee from Eritrea. So even though there is a Deportation Order against him, he can’t be removed because he’s a ‘Protected Person.’ The only thing that overrides that is a ‘Danger Opinion.’
“We tried getting one and … surprise, surprise … were shot down by headquarters. Apparently, his sexual assault convictions aren’t enough to label him a Danger.”
Yohans has been in and out of the slammer since at least 2023. He had been initially ordered to stay away from certain addresses. He violated those orders multiple times.
And there are other matters: He has a history of violence that includes two sexual assaults involving strangers.
No time to warn public of release
For their part, cops have warned the public about his release. In the most recent incident, Tracey said they didn’t have time and Yohans was back in custody faster than you can say recidivist.
“Frankly, we were intending to, but he was arrested so quickly that we didn’t get that warning out to the public,” Tracey told CTV.
Yohans has become the poster boy for revolving door justice and doesn’t appear bothered about breaching bail or probation. The Eritrean refugee has done it countless times with little apparent impact and no sign of him being booted from the country.
In June, Yohans pleaded guilty to breaching bail and was sentenced to nine months in jail, minus time served, leaving about 70 days in the slammer. He was also barred from downtown Guelph for three years and given three years’ probation.
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High-risk offender rearrested hours after release from custody
Medhani Yohans, a man described as a high-risk offender, is once again back behind bars.
Non-citizen violent offender Medhani Yohans breaches yet again: Guelph cops
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Liberal refugee claimant policy burdens Canada's health care
Party under Justin Trudeau and now Mark Carney has stretched our compassion beyond its breaking point
Author of the article:Lorne Gunter
Published Aug 08, 2026 • Last updated 20 hours ago • 3 minute read
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists about U.S. President Donald Trump's new 50% tariff threat in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa July 21, 2026.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists about U.S. President Donald Trump's new 50% tariff threat in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa July 21, 2026. Photo by Blair Gable /Postmedia file
That didn’t take long.
Back in May, as part of a promise in the last federal budget to lower the cost of providing health care for unproven refugee claimants and asylum seekers, the federal government announced that newcomers awaiting hearings on their permanent residency would be required to pay 30% of their health care costs and four dollars on all prescriptions.
But quietly (almost secretively) on July 31, the Liberal government of Prime Minister Mark Carney walked back those changes and restored full funding to refugees and asylum seekers’ care, including feeding tubes, respiratory devices, implantable hearing aids, nursing homes and hospital-based rehabilitation, along with dental and vision care.
Those are products and services many Canadian citizens don’t receive for free.
The cost of the program, which had been $211 million in 2020-21 had grown to nearly $900 million last year before the budget cuts. This year it could well exceed $1 billion.
Canada is becoming a favoured destination for people in developing countries seeking high-quality, low-cost health care. Come to Canada, get those teeth fixed and top up your oxygen supplies all at the generosity of Canadian taxpayers.
May as well erect a giant, revolving neon sign that says, “Welcome to Canada. Free Health Care. Walk-Ins Accepted.”
Indeed, that’s pretty much what Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) did last fall.
In social media posts last October, IRCC said to the rest of the world, “Thinking about moving to Canada? Did you know Canada has public health care? Learn how it works, who can get it and what services are covered.”
One in five Canadians cannot find a family doctor. Waiting times at emergency rooms routinely stretch over eight to 12 hours. And 74,000 Canadians have died on waiting lists for specialized care since 2018.
We can’t even care for all Canadians. Why in heavens do we imagine it’s a great idea to open our health-care doors to a flood of international service shoppers?
Yet the Carney Liberals think it’s the least we can do to add tens of thousands of refugees and asylum claimants to our health-care demand each year while they await hearings on their eligibility to stay in Canada.
The refugee claimant process can take three or more years, during which time it should be possible for folks on the backlog list to get most of their ailments patched up. For free. At Canadian taxpayers’ expense.
Some of this should be alleviated by the federal government’s new immigration rules that limit temporary foreigner works and student visa holders, but the Interim Federal Health Program (IHFP) is not aimed primarily at these two categories of newcomers.
The IHFP is reserved almost exclusively for refugee claimants and asylum seekers who present themselves at ports of entry, such as airports and land crossings, and ask for Canadian protection and residency.
In fact, the number of IFHP recipients could increase noticeably, despite changes to other immigration programs, since the residents of many countries will soon lose their ability to apply for asylum in the United States and are expected to turn to Canada, instead.
Where to draw the line between compassion and patsy-ism?
Canada has always been a welcoming country for new arrivals seeking safety and opportunity. It would be wrong to say, “No benefits at all.”
But first under Justin Trudeau and now under Mark Carney, the Liberals have stretched our compassion beyond its breaking point.
Benefits under the program were scaled back under the government of Stephen Harper. But all benefits were restored by Trudeau, then greatly expanded as costs skyrocketed.
So where’s the fine line? We passed that long ago when we began accepting anyone’s story of mistreatment, discrimination or danger in their home country and let them into Canada before vetting their claims.
Genuine refugees, who can prove their home governments or death squads are out to get them, should be welcomed. But why shouldn’t even they contribute to their own health care, the way Canadians do through their taxes?
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Party under Justin Trudeau and now Mark Carney has stretched our compassion beyond its breaking point
Author of the article:Lorne Gunter
Published Aug 08, 2026 • Last updated 20 hours ago • 3 minute read
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists about U.S. President Donald Trump's new 50% tariff threat in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa July 21, 2026.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists about U.S. President Donald Trump's new 50% tariff threat in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa July 21, 2026. Photo by Blair Gable /Postmedia file
That didn’t take long.
Back in May, as part of a promise in the last federal budget to lower the cost of providing health care for unproven refugee claimants and asylum seekers, the federal government announced that newcomers awaiting hearings on their permanent residency would be required to pay 30% of their health care costs and four dollars on all prescriptions.
But quietly (almost secretively) on July 31, the Liberal government of Prime Minister Mark Carney walked back those changes and restored full funding to refugees and asylum seekers’ care, including feeding tubes, respiratory devices, implantable hearing aids, nursing homes and hospital-based rehabilitation, along with dental and vision care.
Those are products and services many Canadian citizens don’t receive for free.
The cost of the program, which had been $211 million in 2020-21 had grown to nearly $900 million last year before the budget cuts. This year it could well exceed $1 billion.
Canada is becoming a favoured destination for people in developing countries seeking high-quality, low-cost health care. Come to Canada, get those teeth fixed and top up your oxygen supplies all at the generosity of Canadian taxpayers.
May as well erect a giant, revolving neon sign that says, “Welcome to Canada. Free Health Care. Walk-Ins Accepted.”
Indeed, that’s pretty much what Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) did last fall.
In social media posts last October, IRCC said to the rest of the world, “Thinking about moving to Canada? Did you know Canada has public health care? Learn how it works, who can get it and what services are covered.”
One in five Canadians cannot find a family doctor. Waiting times at emergency rooms routinely stretch over eight to 12 hours. And 74,000 Canadians have died on waiting lists for specialized care since 2018.
We can’t even care for all Canadians. Why in heavens do we imagine it’s a great idea to open our health-care doors to a flood of international service shoppers?
Yet the Carney Liberals think it’s the least we can do to add tens of thousands of refugees and asylum claimants to our health-care demand each year while they await hearings on their eligibility to stay in Canada.
The refugee claimant process can take three or more years, during which time it should be possible for folks on the backlog list to get most of their ailments patched up. For free. At Canadian taxpayers’ expense.
Some of this should be alleviated by the federal government’s new immigration rules that limit temporary foreigner works and student visa holders, but the Interim Federal Health Program (IHFP) is not aimed primarily at these two categories of newcomers.
The IHFP is reserved almost exclusively for refugee claimants and asylum seekers who present themselves at ports of entry, such as airports and land crossings, and ask for Canadian protection and residency.
In fact, the number of IFHP recipients could increase noticeably, despite changes to other immigration programs, since the residents of many countries will soon lose their ability to apply for asylum in the United States and are expected to turn to Canada, instead.
Where to draw the line between compassion and patsy-ism?
Canada has always been a welcoming country for new arrivals seeking safety and opportunity. It would be wrong to say, “No benefits at all.”
But first under Justin Trudeau and now under Mark Carney, the Liberals have stretched our compassion beyond its breaking point.
Benefits under the program were scaled back under the government of Stephen Harper. But all benefits were restored by Trudeau, then greatly expanded as costs skyrocketed.
So where’s the fine line? We passed that long ago when we began accepting anyone’s story of mistreatment, discrimination or danger in their home country and let them into Canada before vetting their claims.
Genuine refugees, who can prove their home governments or death squads are out to get them, should be welcomed. But why shouldn’t even they contribute to their own health care, the way Canadians do through their taxes?
Lorne Gunter: Liberal refugee claimant policy a burden to Canada's health care
Why in heavens do we imagine it’s a great idea to open our health-care doors to a flood of international service shoppers?
Former Raptors boss Nick Nurse suing the Ontario government for $697,000
After extending an olive branch to the province for the last couple of years, Nurse and his wife are taking the province to court for the money.
Author of the article:Gordon Anderson
Published Aug 11, 2026 • 2 minute read
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Former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse. Nurse is taking the province of Ontario to court after the Ministry of Finance rejected Nurse's Non-Resident Speculation Tax rebate application. Photo by Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network
When former Raptors head coach Nick Nurse left the squad for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2023, the government of Ontario slapped him with a near $700,000 parting gift.
The Ministry of Finance rejected Nurse’s application for a rebate of the $697,500 Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST) that he and his wife had previously paid on their $4.65-million Mississauga home.
The NRST is a 25% tax applied to the purchase price of a residential property by a foreign national. A foreign national is defined as an individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident.
After extending an olive branch to the province for the last couple of years, Nurse and his wife are taking the province to court for the money.
“It’s been quite frustrating for them,” Mike Collinge told the National Post. “The ministry, at the administrative level, is yet to really articulate a reasonable basis for their position.”
Collinge is a Toronto-based partner at Deloitte Legal Canada LLP, and is acting on behalf of the Nurses.
Nurse and his wife bought their Mississauga home in October of 2021, paying the $697,000 NRST tax levy, on top of the $4.65 million purchase price.
When the couple bought the home, the NRST levy was 15% in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region. Since then, the rate has increased to its current 25%.
Requirement not met
Finance regulations at the time allowed foreign buyers to claim a rebate of their NRST, provided they were in good standing with the rules. Namely, the property was their principal residence for at least 60 days, and Nurse had worked in Ontario for at least a year.
Nurse was fired by the Raptors on April 21, 2023. The 76ers hired Nurse on May 29. He has been with Philadelphia ever since.
After selling the property in September 2023, the couple applied for their rebate in March 2024, only to have it rejected a month later.
Ontario’s Ministry of Finance said that the Nurses did not qualify because they did not live in the house up to the date when they applied for the rebate.
“I think it’s a case where they changed the law after Mr. Nurse made his rebate application and then they’re reading a requirement into the law retroactively when the legislation itself was not retroactive,” Collinge says.
ganderson@postmedia.com
– With files from Postmedia
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After extending an olive branch to the province for the last couple of years, Nurse and his wife are taking the province to court for the money.
Author of the article:Gordon Anderson
Published Aug 11, 2026 • 2 minute read
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Former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse. Nurse is taking the province of Ontario to court after the Ministry of Finance rejected Nurse's Non-Resident Speculation Tax rebate application. Photo by Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network
When former Raptors head coach Nick Nurse left the squad for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2023, the government of Ontario slapped him with a near $700,000 parting gift.
The Ministry of Finance rejected Nurse’s application for a rebate of the $697,500 Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST) that he and his wife had previously paid on their $4.65-million Mississauga home.
The NRST is a 25% tax applied to the purchase price of a residential property by a foreign national. A foreign national is defined as an individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident.
After extending an olive branch to the province for the last couple of years, Nurse and his wife are taking the province to court for the money.
“It’s been quite frustrating for them,” Mike Collinge told the National Post. “The ministry, at the administrative level, is yet to really articulate a reasonable basis for their position.”
Collinge is a Toronto-based partner at Deloitte Legal Canada LLP, and is acting on behalf of the Nurses.
Nurse and his wife bought their Mississauga home in October of 2021, paying the $697,000 NRST tax levy, on top of the $4.65 million purchase price.
When the couple bought the home, the NRST levy was 15% in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region. Since then, the rate has increased to its current 25%.
Requirement not met
Finance regulations at the time allowed foreign buyers to claim a rebate of their NRST, provided they were in good standing with the rules. Namely, the property was their principal residence for at least 60 days, and Nurse had worked in Ontario for at least a year.
Nurse was fired by the Raptors on April 21, 2023. The 76ers hired Nurse on May 29. He has been with Philadelphia ever since.
After selling the property in September 2023, the couple applied for their rebate in March 2024, only to have it rejected a month later.
Ontario’s Ministry of Finance said that the Nurses did not qualify because they did not live in the house up to the date when they applied for the rebate.
“I think it’s a case where they changed the law after Mr. Nurse made his rebate application and then they’re reading a requirement into the law retroactively when the legislation itself was not retroactive,” Collinge says.
ganderson@postmedia.com
– With files from Postmedia
Former Raptors boss Nick Nurse suing the Ontario government for $697,000
The Ministry of Finance rejected Nurse’s application for a rebate of the $697,500 Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST). Read more.
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, the longtime Conservative MP argued that a slew of recent headlines detailing how non-Canadians charged with various crimes but received reduced sentences so as to avoid deportation proceedings was “insane and disgusting.”
National Post has recently detailed many cases where a judge cited an accused’s immigration status as a mitigating factor when issuing a criminal sentence. In one case cited by Rempel Garner, a judge granted a Ghanaian man and loan shark who violently stole a woman’s phone a conditional discharge, citing his immigration status. The Conservative MP once again called on the Liberals to amend the Criminal Code to prevent immigration status from being a consideration during sentencing for a crime.
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National Post has recently detailed many cases where a judge cited an accused’s immigration status as a mitigating factor when issuing a criminal sentence. In one case cited by Rempel Garner, a judge granted a Ghanaian man and loan shark who violently stole a woman’s phone a conditional discharge, citing his immigration status. The Conservative MP once again called on the Liberals to amend the Criminal Code to prevent immigration status from being a consideration during sentencing for a crime.
Conservatives call for Liberals to block 'candy sentences' for immigrants convicted of crimes — National Post
The Conservative MP said the practice is 'insane and disgusting'
Mexican national charged with 1996 Vancouver murder
Rueda Salud lived in the same building as Muriel Lindsay, a 40-year-old Canada Post worker and cancer survivor, at the time of her death on Feb. 16, 1996.
Author of the article:Kim Bolan
Published Aug 13, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 4 minute read
Muriel Lindsay of Vancouver, who was killed two years later, with a friend in 1994.
Muriel Lindsay of Vancouver, who was killed two years later, with a friend in 1994. Photo by VPD
A Mexican national has been extradited to B.C. and charged with the 1996 murder of Canada Post worker Muriel Lindsay in her West End apartment.
Vancouver police announced Thursday that officers had escorted Juan Manuel Rueda Salud, now 68, from Mexico to Canada on Wednesday and that he is being held in jail on one charge of second-degree murder.
Rueda Salud lived in the same building as Lindsay, a 40-year-old cancer survivor, at the time of her death on Feb. 16, 1996.
Her late mother, Marjorie, found her daughter fatally beaten on Feb. 17, 1996 after she had missed work.
VPD Insp. Ryan Smith, who spent 12 years on the cold case, said Lindsay’s surviving family members were “overjoyed” to hear that someone had finally been charged.
“She was deeply loved by friends and family, and she is sorely missed to this day,” he said. “While it is a relief to see a charge finally laid in this matter, it marks the start of another sad chapter for Muriel’s loved ones. Our thoughts are with them now.”
Juan Manuel Rueda Salud
A 30-year international Vancouver police investigation has culminated in a charge of second-degree murder against Mexican citizen Juan Manuel Rueda Salud, now 68. He is accused in the murder of Muriel Lindsay on or about Feb. 16, 1996. Photo by VPD
Smith said Rueda Salud was identified as a person-of-interest in the case, but left for Mexico a month after the killing. Investigators found him in Oaxaca in 2015.
“The case is now before the courts, so I can’t discuss specific evidence, but I can say that our forensic investigators gathered a considerable amount of evidence at the crime scene. We worked diligently for decades with other agencies in Mexico and the U.S., as well as Canadian law enforcement agencies and our forensic science and technology partners at BCIT, and we were able to identify Rueda Salud as a suspect,” Smith said.
Rueda Salud was charged on Nov. 2, 2024, and arrested under a provisional warrant in Mexico on Jan. 22, 2025, Smith added. He tried to fight his extradition, but was finally handed over to VPD officers this week.
Smith wouldn’t comment in detail about the case, but Postmedia previously reported that Lindsay died from blows to her head.
Just three weeks before her brutal death, Lindsay’s mother Marjorie received a disturbing letter at her home which began with the words “Hi Scum.” The letter referred to Muriel and said: “You are now 40 … we hope and pray that you start acting like an adult and not like a teenager … We also hope you stop smoking. You stink.”
Marjorie Lindsay recounted the letter and other threats in a 2006 interview with The Vancouver Sun, where her ex-husband Eric once worked as a journalist.
Marjorie said she never told her daughter about the letter as she didn’t want to upset her.
Muriel Lindsay, a letter sorter who was on the afternoon shift, had complained to co-workers about a series of strange events that led her to believe she was being stalked in the months before her murder.
First, one of her beloved cats went missing.
Lindsay made up a poster with her phone number on it and stuck it up around her Mole Hill neighbourhood. But instead of a call, she got a note slipped under her door saying she would owe money for the cat’s vet bill. She was concerned enough about the strange hand-delivered message that she reported the incident to Vancouver police.
Muriel Lindsay in a family handout with her cats.
Muriel Lindsay in a family handout with her cats.
Someone took out a six-month subscription to The Vancouver Sun in her name. Then two magazines started arriving at her West End apartment and a donation was made on behalf of her to the United Way for $120.
Lindsay was last seen alive by a co-worker whom she walked home with from the main post office when they got off shift at midnight on Feb. 15, 1996. The two parted company outside St. Paul’s Hospital to head to their separate residences.
Lindsay’s second-floor suite in a heritage house in the 1100-block of Comox was less than two blocks from where she last saw her friend. No one heard from her again and she did not report for work on the Friday.
Muriel Lindsay
Muriel Lindsay was murdered in her Mole Hill apartment on Feb. 16, 1996. Photo by Handout /Vancouver Sun files
Postmedia reported in 2006 that Lindsay was likely killed shortly after she got home in the early hours of Feb. 16, as she was still wearing the same clothes she wore to work.
Her mother also said at the time that her daughter had been bothered by two people who lived in the same house, including a man from Mexico.
“She was threatened many times by two people in that crummy house that she lived in,” she said.
In fact, Lindsay had already found a new apartment on Burnaby Street with a view of English Bay and had already been packing.some of her belongings.
“She was the loveliest girl and a private person and she did her job at the post office and was just going to move out of her place,” the elder Lindsay said.
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Rueda Salud lived in the same building as Muriel Lindsay, a 40-year-old Canada Post worker and cancer survivor, at the time of her death on Feb. 16, 1996.
Author of the article:Kim Bolan
Published Aug 13, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 4 minute read
Muriel Lindsay of Vancouver, who was killed two years later, with a friend in 1994.
Muriel Lindsay of Vancouver, who was killed two years later, with a friend in 1994. Photo by VPD
A Mexican national has been extradited to B.C. and charged with the 1996 murder of Canada Post worker Muriel Lindsay in her West End apartment.
Vancouver police announced Thursday that officers had escorted Juan Manuel Rueda Salud, now 68, from Mexico to Canada on Wednesday and that he is being held in jail on one charge of second-degree murder.
Rueda Salud lived in the same building as Lindsay, a 40-year-old cancer survivor, at the time of her death on Feb. 16, 1996.
Her late mother, Marjorie, found her daughter fatally beaten on Feb. 17, 1996 after she had missed work.
VPD Insp. Ryan Smith, who spent 12 years on the cold case, said Lindsay’s surviving family members were “overjoyed” to hear that someone had finally been charged.
“She was deeply loved by friends and family, and she is sorely missed to this day,” he said. “While it is a relief to see a charge finally laid in this matter, it marks the start of another sad chapter for Muriel’s loved ones. Our thoughts are with them now.”
Juan Manuel Rueda Salud
A 30-year international Vancouver police investigation has culminated in a charge of second-degree murder against Mexican citizen Juan Manuel Rueda Salud, now 68. He is accused in the murder of Muriel Lindsay on or about Feb. 16, 1996. Photo by VPD
Smith said Rueda Salud was identified as a person-of-interest in the case, but left for Mexico a month after the killing. Investigators found him in Oaxaca in 2015.
“The case is now before the courts, so I can’t discuss specific evidence, but I can say that our forensic investigators gathered a considerable amount of evidence at the crime scene. We worked diligently for decades with other agencies in Mexico and the U.S., as well as Canadian law enforcement agencies and our forensic science and technology partners at BCIT, and we were able to identify Rueda Salud as a suspect,” Smith said.
Rueda Salud was charged on Nov. 2, 2024, and arrested under a provisional warrant in Mexico on Jan. 22, 2025, Smith added. He tried to fight his extradition, but was finally handed over to VPD officers this week.
Smith wouldn’t comment in detail about the case, but Postmedia previously reported that Lindsay died from blows to her head.
Just three weeks before her brutal death, Lindsay’s mother Marjorie received a disturbing letter at her home which began with the words “Hi Scum.” The letter referred to Muriel and said: “You are now 40 … we hope and pray that you start acting like an adult and not like a teenager … We also hope you stop smoking. You stink.”
Marjorie Lindsay recounted the letter and other threats in a 2006 interview with The Vancouver Sun, where her ex-husband Eric once worked as a journalist.
Marjorie said she never told her daughter about the letter as she didn’t want to upset her.
Muriel Lindsay, a letter sorter who was on the afternoon shift, had complained to co-workers about a series of strange events that led her to believe she was being stalked in the months before her murder.
First, one of her beloved cats went missing.
Lindsay made up a poster with her phone number on it and stuck it up around her Mole Hill neighbourhood. But instead of a call, she got a note slipped under her door saying she would owe money for the cat’s vet bill. She was concerned enough about the strange hand-delivered message that she reported the incident to Vancouver police.
Muriel Lindsay in a family handout with her cats.
Muriel Lindsay in a family handout with her cats.
Someone took out a six-month subscription to The Vancouver Sun in her name. Then two magazines started arriving at her West End apartment and a donation was made on behalf of her to the United Way for $120.
Lindsay was last seen alive by a co-worker whom she walked home with from the main post office when they got off shift at midnight on Feb. 15, 1996. The two parted company outside St. Paul’s Hospital to head to their separate residences.
Lindsay’s second-floor suite in a heritage house in the 1100-block of Comox was less than two blocks from where she last saw her friend. No one heard from her again and she did not report for work on the Friday.
Muriel Lindsay
Muriel Lindsay was murdered in her Mole Hill apartment on Feb. 16, 1996. Photo by Handout /Vancouver Sun files
Postmedia reported in 2006 that Lindsay was likely killed shortly after she got home in the early hours of Feb. 16, as she was still wearing the same clothes she wore to work.
Her mother also said at the time that her daughter had been bothered by two people who lived in the same house, including a man from Mexico.
“She was threatened many times by two people in that crummy house that she lived in,” she said.
In fact, Lindsay had already found a new apartment on Burnaby Street with a view of English Bay and had already been packing.some of her belongings.
“She was the loveliest girl and a private person and she did her job at the post office and was just going to move out of her place,” the elder Lindsay said.
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Mexican national charged with 1996 murder in Vancouver's West End
A Mexican national has been extradited to B.C. and charged with the 1996 murder of Canada Post worker Muriel Lindsay in her apartment.