Leave hatreds behind when you come here, immigrants told 
Written by Joanne Hill
Wednesday, 27 April 2011

TORONTO – For the first time in its history, the new study guide to the Canadian citizenship test is advising newcomers that they are expected to embrace Canada’s democratic values and leave behind any ancient hatreds they may harbour.
The Discover Canada booklet states: “Some Canadians immigrate from places where they have experienced warfare or conflict. Such experiences do not justify bringing to Canada violent, extreme or hateful prejudices. In becoming Canadian, newcomers are expected to embrace democratic principles such as the rule of law.”

WikiLeaks: Montreal Mosque Was Al Qaeda Recruitment Center

Posted by Staff on Apr 27th, 2011

The latest cache of WikiLeaks classified documents released on Sunday revealed that US military leaders considered a mosque in Montreal to be one of the top nine al Qaeda recruitment centers around the world.

Hunt for shooting suspects goes national
By CAROL MULLIGAN, THE SUDBURY STAR
Posted 11 days ago

Greater Sudbury Police investigators have issued a Canada-wide warrant for the arrest of two men wanted for attempted murder in connection with the shooting of a bouncer early Thursday morning at Solid Gold VIP Lounge.

A warrant has been issued for Ali Nokour, also known as Ali-Nokour Chougui and Ali Djiddi Abakar, 18, of no fixed address. He is black, 6-foot-2, with medium length bushy hair.

Nokour is wanted for attempted murder, possession of weapons dangerous, discharging a firearm with intent to endanger life, unauthorized possession of a firearm, two counts of breach of probation and possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order.

The second man wanted is Djamal Hassan Aboum, 24, a black male, 5-foot-9, with a thin build and short hair.

He is wanted for attempted murder, accessory after the fact, having a firearm in a motor vehicle and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

Police say the men are from Quebec and have associates in Sudbury. A third man allegedly involved in the 1 a.m. shooting in the strip club’s parking lot was arrested and is in police custody. No details were released about him.

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Four people, three black males and one caucasian woman, went to Solid Gold early Thursday morning, he said. Two men entered the club, while one man and the woman remained outside.

The woman has been eliminated as having any involvement in the shooting. He would not give details about where she was from or why she was with the men.

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Zimmerman said another disturbance occurred in the parking lot of the Falconbridge Road club.

The two men who left the club got into the vehicle and it proceeded toward the front of the building where a bouncer was. One of the two men who had been in the club assaulted the bouncer with a belt, but the bouncer was able to “restrain” his attacker, said Zimmerman.

Another man shot him once, and when the 20-year-old guard, whose first name is Josh, was trying to leave, he was shot twice again, said the inspector.

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It is unknown how many shots were fired in all. The victim was treated at Sudbury Regional Hospital and released Thursday morning.

“They shot (the bouncer), he tried to leave the area and they shoot him,” said Zimmerman.

They fled in the vehicle, pursued by an employee of Solid Gold who was arriving for work at the time of the disturbance. The vehicle was followed along The Kingsway and ended up on Mont Adam Street in the Flour Mill area, where the men fled the vehicle.

A police spokesman said Thursday that it is thought the weapon used in the shooting was a handgun.

Zimmerman said because it is early in the investigation, police are working to establish a motive for the shooting “and everything else.”

Greater Sudbury Police Chief Frank Elsner told reporters the two wanted men are dangerous and should not be approached. The chief urged citizens to call 911 if they see the men or phone the police service at 705- 675-9171 with other information.

cmulligan@thesudburystar.com

Family, students attend funeral for classmate Qian Liu
CTV News Video CTV Toronto: Funeral for York University student
Family from China and busloads of classmates attended a funeral for 23-year-old former York University student Qian Liu on Wednesday. Austin Delaney reports.

An undated image of 23-year-old Qian Liu. (Courtesy of York University)

ctvtoronto.ca

Date: Wednesday Apr. 27, 2011 8:38 PM ET

A young woman who was killed after moving from China to Toronto to attend York University was remembered by family and classmates on Wednesday, almost two weeks after she was found dead inside her off-campus apartment.

The tearful father of 23-year-old Qian Liu left a funeral home clutching a portrait of his daughter, who died on April 15 after being attacked inside her home.

Liu Jianhiu, who travelled to Toronto from Beijing, spoke to a packed funeral home in Mandarin, expressing the pain he felt after losing his talented daughter, who he described as “sleeping”.

“He broke down quite often, and was really expressing his sadness of his daughter,” one attendee explained outside the Jerrett Funeral Home, at 6191 Yonge St., near Steeles Avenue.

Several busloads of York University students attended Liu’s memorial, still shaken after the student was found dead in her basement apartment after her boyfriend in China watched via webcam as she was attacked by a man.

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Liu’s remains will be cremated and the ashes will be flown back to China with her parents.

On Tuesday, a Toronto man accused in the Liu’s death appeared in court via videolink.

Brian Dickson wore an orange jumpsuit and had disheveled hair during his video appearance from the Maplehurst Correctional Facility, where he has been held since his arrest earlier this month.

Liu’s parents attended court, accompanied by officials from the Chinese consulate.

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He added that Dickson would be pleading not guilty, and asked the public not jump to conclusions.

“I ask the media and the public to respect the fact that he is innocent until proven guilty and he will be pleading not guilty once he enters a plea in court,” Krys said.

Dickson, 29, is charged with the first-degree murder of Liu. He lived on the first floor of the same townhouse where Liu lived in the basement apartment.

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With files from CTV Toronto’s Austin Delaney.

Ken Peters Wed, 27 Apr 2011
Robbery, shots fired and daring daytime jailbreak

Fawad Nouri

A violent gunpoint coffee shop robbery, a high-speed police chase, an exchange of gunfire, a wounded suspect and a daring daylight jailbreak.
The Hamilton accused involved in a pair of sensational local crimes pleaded guilty Tuesday to four of 52 charges in connection with the 2009 incidents.

Fawad Nouri, 25, pleaded to one count of committing a robbery with a firearm, a second count of robbery, one count of committing an offence while disguised and a fourth charge of failing to stop for police before Ontario Superior Court Justice Stephen Glithero. Nouri will be sentenced May 26.