The RCMP say information from the Somali community helped them arrest a former University of Toronto student for terror-related offences as he was about to board a flight at Pearson airport to Egypt and then Somalia. Police seized undisclosed items from Mohamed Hersi, 25, of Toronto, before charging him with planning to participate in terrorist activities and counselling...Continue reading »
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The Latest News about Somalis in Canada.
Wararkii ugu danbeeyay ee Soomaalida ku nool wadanka Canada.
Somali-Canadian Mohamed Ashareh hopped a plane with his video camera in 2009, posing as a middleman for an American businessman interested in turning a profit by funding a pirate operation. SUPPLIED PHOTO Mohamed Ashareh knew he would eventually wear out his welcome in Somalia. He was the Canadian guy walking around with a video camera and a team of pirates, a sight bound...Continue reading »
CBC news item examining the difficulties faced by the Canadian government as it attempts to deport dozens of individuals from Canada to Somalia. It is not certain that the Canadian government will be able to complete these deportations because it outsources the job to Kenyan agents who do not observe basic human rights standards and who have exposed these deportees to...Continue reading »
Masaafurinta Cumar Axmed oo beryahan dambe soo socotay ayaa maraysa lugteedii ugu dambaysay, (Cumar ayaa kusii socda magaalada Xamar) iyadoo laga hadlayay in Cumar dib loogu celiyo Xamar iyo in Boosaaso laga dejiyo maadaama dowladda Kanada ay go’aansatay in wadanka laga masaafuriyo Cumar iyadoo sababtu ay ahayd dambiyo uu galay Cumar. Canadian Somali Congress ayaa...Continue reading »
One of two men accused of first-degree murder in the shooting of a Somali man at a city park has been found guilty. Abdikadir (Abdi) Abdow, 24, was convicted in Court of Queens Bench Friday morning of first-degree murder. Co-accused Mohamed Abdilla Awaleh, 38, was cleared of the murder charge but convicted of kidnapping. Court heard victim Mohamed (Malik) Farah Khalif,...Continue reading »
Representatives from Canada’s security agencies met with members of Ottawa’s Somali community Thursday night in an event that’s part of a program the government describes as, “Working together to keep Canada Safe and Secure.” In this case they also wanted to keep it quiet, and refused to allow reporters into the meeting. “We don’t...Continue reading »
EDMONTON It was the happiest of endings, and the happiest of beginnings. While most of Hamilton slept in the early hours of Tuesday, a family’s wish was coming true at Edmonton International Airport. There, the first sight of a thin, pale and exhausted Somali refugee drew tears and hugs from the mother and siblings who have waited 18 years to be reunited with...Continue reading »
CBC interview on the Journey for Justice Event in Ottawa. An appeal was made to the Canadian Somali community in Ottawa to help the parents of the 32 young Canadian Somali men who have been killed in Alberta. CBC’s Hallie Cotnam spoke with Ahmed Hussen who helped organize the event and Muna Ibrahim whose brother Mohamed was killed in Alberta in 2008. ...
Bartamaha__A Canadian navy commander claimed three years ago to have found evidence of “collusion” between Somali pirates and the transitional Somali government that’s being backed by the West, according to a newly leaked U.S. State Department cable. The cable, released by WikiLeaks over the weekend, recounts what a Canadian frigate commander told diplomats in London...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Edmonton):- When 23-year-old Mohammed Jama was shot to death in front of horrified onlookers at a restaurant on New Year’s Eve, he became the 11th young man from Edmonton’s Somali community to die in a hail of gunfire in less than 30 months. Cops say that most of the victims had some kind of tie to the drug trade. Many moved to Edmonton from Toronto...Continue reading »
Top Canadian security officials say they have intercepted or intervened in a number of cases involving Canadian youths set to join the Somalia-based militant organization al-Shabaab, but in spite of their efforts many others may have joined the group. Canadian security officials believe at least 20 Canadian youths have been recruited by al-Shabaab — and that most of...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Ottawa):- The voice of Canadian Somali women Ottawa stop in the Journey for Justice You are cordially invited to support and strengthen the voice of the Canadian Somali parents who have lost 32 young men in Alberta since 2007. These families are looking for answers and seeking justice. They deserve nothing less than meaningful justice to enable them to...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Canada):- We invite you to join Canadian Somalis in a peaceful demonstration to show our support for the Makhtal Family and to demand that the Canadian Government bring Bashir Makhtal back to Canada When: January 20, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Where: Outside the Prime Minister’s office and right across the Canadian parliament at 80 Wellington...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Canada):- Interview of Ahmed Hussen, national president of the Canadian Somali Congress on Alberta radio. The interview covered the topic of the deaths of 32 young Canadian Somali men in Alberta, Canada. Other issues that were discussed included the level of cooperation between the Alberta Somali community and the police, and the absence of mainstream political...Continue reading »
An Edmonton man who pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon missed his sentencing Monday. And that’s because Mohamud Mohamed Jama died after being shot in Edmonton’s first homicide of the year. Jama, 23, had been celebrating the new year with friends at the Papyrus Restaurant and Lounge near 112 Street and 107 Avenue when he was gunned down about 3 a.m. on Jan. 1. Jama...Continue reading »
Bartamaha -Edmonton’s deputy police chief is adding his two cents surrounding a controversy involving the Somali community and one of Edmonton’s detectives. Members of the local Somali community have sent an official letter to Edmonton’s deputy police chief expressing their concern about some recent remarks made by police detective Bill Clark about the...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Edmondon):- The Edmonton detective who voiced his frustration about the lack of cooperation in a homicide investigation is standing by his comments. On Sunday, Detective Bill Clark said only one person in a restaurant full of people gave police a description of a suspect who fatally shot a 23-year-old Somali man and wounded another. He went on to say that without...Continue reading »
Bartamaha (Edmonton):- One day after a lead detective vented his frustration over what he deems lack of cooperation from witnesses in the city’s latest homicide, friction continues between members of Edmonton’s Somali community and officers trying to solve the case. Bill Clark met with media on Sunday, arguing people inside the Papyrus Restaurant and Lounge...Continue reading »
