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RCMP
MediaBias News has published 10 stories involving RCMP, from August 2026 to October 2026. Each one is scored for how well the original reporting stood up, and lists the reports it was written from.
PoliticsKimberly Polman pleads guilty to terrorism charge
Kimberly Polman has pleaded guilty to leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group. She was repatriated to Canada in 2022 after nearly four years in a Syrian detention camp. Her trial was scheduled to begin in November 2026.
3 min readTrust 50 · Craft 60 · Hype 20
PoliticsFBI disclosure on Jesse Van Rootselaar fuels Canadian SKS rifle ban calls
The FBI disclosed that Jesse Van Rootselaar, the Tumbler Ridge mass‑shooter, intended to use an SKS rifle. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said naming the weapons would be irresponsible. The attack killed eight people, six of them children, and a 41‑page complaint was filed in Seattle, sparking renewed calls to ban the SKS in Canada.
2 min readTrust 80 · Craft 95 · Hype 15
PoliticsRCMP won't release Tumbler Ridge shooting gun details due to probe
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme stated that details about firearms used in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting will not be released because the investigation is ongoing. This decision comes after gun control advocacy groups, including PolySeSouvient, requested the information.
3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 59 · Hype 20
Politics · United StatesQuebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney
Ousmane Bah, 45, of Quebec City, has been charged with uttering threats and promoting hatred after allegedly making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney on Facebook. He appeared in court on September 24 and will remain in custody until October 1.
United States3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 20
Conflict & SecurityQuebec man arrested, charged with planning chemical attack for ISIS
A 24-year-old Quebec City man, Louay Angoud, has been arrested and charged with multiple terrorism-related offences. Police allege he researched how to build a chemical weapon with the intent to poison Canadians on behalf of the Islamic State.
3 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 20
Conflict & SecuritySurrey mosque vandalised with death threats and raw bacon, RCMP investigate hate crime
The Fleetwood Islamic Academy Society in Surrey, British Columbia, reported vandalism including threatening graffiti and raw bacon between 11 p.m. on 30 August and 5 a.m. on 31 August 2026. RCMP are investigating the incident as a hate crime. British Columbia’s attorney general condemned the act.
4 min readTrust 85 · Craft 90 · Hype 15
Science & TechCaver freed from Alberta cave using new underground radio
A caver was extricated from a tight squeeze in Alberta's Rats Nest Cave on August 15, 2026, with the help of a newly deployed underground radio system. The operation involved multiple rescue teams and firefighters.
2 min readTrust 62 · Craft 62 · Hype 15
Conflict & SecurityAli Assakereh faces new charge over Halifax U.S. Consulate bomb threat
A 54-year-old Halifax man accused of parking a vehicle with a propane tank near the U.S. Consulate now faces an additional federal charge. Police allege the threat prompted evacuations on 10 August, and Assakereh remains in custody.
4 min readTrust 75 · Craft 65 · Hype 15
Conflict & SecurityHalifax man charged after bomb threat at U.S. Consulate
A 54-year-old man was charged with making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax, prompting a five-hour evacuation. Police found propane and flammable liquids in his vehicle, but an explosives expert determined they posed no threat. The incident follows two shootings at the U.S. consulate in Toronto this year.
4 min readTrust 62 · Craft 51 · Hype 20
Conflict & SecurityMarc-Aurèle Chabot, charged in Quebec extremist plot, no longer in Canadian Armed Forces
A Quebec man charged in 2025 with facilitating a terrorist plot is no longer a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. The military cited privacy law in refusing to explain when or why Marc-Aurèle Chabot was released, while a fourth suspect remains in the forces but off duty.
4 min readTrust 74 · Craft 58 · Hype 20