Stewart Bell
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- Sep 24, 2026
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Former soldier who shot at synagogue was suing military for $1M over vaccination policy | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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The former infantry soldier who died following a gun battle with police outside an Ontario synagogue was suing the military for $1 million for discharging him over his refusal to vaccinate, according to court records. Documents obtained by Global News show that Sean Ward was a corporal based at CFB Edmonton when he declined the COVID-19 vaccine on “religious grounds” and was deemed “unsuitable for further military service.” “He has served honorably for almost 5 years,” according to the law suit
The Canadian tycoon accused of helping Russia’s ‘war machine’ | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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The headquarters of “Canada’s most controversial arms supplier” is a sprawling warehouse complex in the United Arab Emirates that produces armoured vehicles for the world’s war zones. Gherman Goutorov started Streit Group in the 1990s in a strip mall north of Toronto, before moving his manufacturing hub far from the reach of Canadian arms control laws. Since then, the Canadian citizen has acquired a $12 million superyacht, a $6 million French chateau-style mansion and a pro-Russia celebrity bran
Investigation needed into how Iranian VP’s son got government contracts, groups say | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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The Prime Minister is facing calls to investigate how the son of Iran’s former vice president won millions in government contracts while security agencies were probing his suspected role in the Islamic Republic’s missile program. In a letter to Mark Carney, four Iranian-Canadian organizations said the case of Mohammad Reza Ghafouri Fard, who has been living in Alberta, suggested government agencies were not sharing information. Ghafouri is the son of a conservative Iranian politician and alleged
Canada gave contracts to Iran VP’s son while investigating role in regime missile program | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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The Canadian government awarded millions worth of contracts to the son of Iran’s former vice-president, despite an ongoing investigation into allegations he helped the Islamic Republic evade sanctions and develop missile systems, documents obtained by Global News reveal. Since founding two companies in Alberta, an Edmonton resident named “Sal Ghafouri” has received more than $2 million in federal and provincial contracts, including from the RCMP and Department of National Defence, public records
Former Iranian official living in Toronto was ‘critical’ to terror finance, CBSA alleges | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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A former Iranian official now living in Toronto had a “critical” role in helping the Islamic Republic generate revenue needed to fund Middle East terror groups, according to government documents obtained by Global News. A Canada Border Services Agency report released on Tuesday alleges that as a deputy director in Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, Abbas Omidi, assisted with the regime’s state sponsorship of terrorism. The 2024 report, which details why Omidi should be expelled from C
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