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Author: Bill Graveland
Publication Date: January 16, 2026 - 19:44
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Crown asks for 16 years in prison for Calgary man who joined ISIS
January 16, 2026
A Crown prosecutor says a Calgary man who willingly joined and worked for an Islamic State terrorist group in the Middle East over a decade ago should spend 16 years in prison, while a defence lawyer has recommended 12 years.
Jamal Borhot, 35, was convicted in December of three counts of participation in a terrorist group for assisting in the terrorist activities of ISIS in Syria in 2013.
Court heard Mr. Borhot and his cousin Hussein Borhot illegally entered Syria through Turkey. Hussein Borhot pleaded guilty in a separate trial and was sentenced in 2022 to 12 years.
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NASA’s Artemis II mission is about to take its first step toward the moon.This week, officials with the U.S. space agency announced the rocket that was built to send Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and three U.S. crewmates on an historic flight around the lunar far side and back will be rolled out to its launch site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida starting Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. ET.
January 16, 2026 - 20:52 | Ivan Semeniuk | The Globe and Mail
BEIJING AND OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will accept a role on U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly formed Gaza “Board of Peace,” according to a senior Canadian government official.
Trump will serve as chairman of the board, which includes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair, and which is designed to oversee the U.S. peace plan to end the war between Israel and Hamas.
According to the Canadian government official, who briefed reporters travelling with Carney in Beijing, the invitation officially sent on Friday but had been discussed by...
January 16, 2026 - 20:34 | Christopher Nardi , Stuart Thomson | National Post
The Jan. 27 event at the Kelowna Community Theatre requires business operators to pre-register and pay.
January 16, 2026 - 20:29 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
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