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• Is it time to invoke the War Measures Act? Not so fast, say experts
• 'You are so loved': Ottawa lawyer describes trying to save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo
• The digital journal of a Montreal-born jihadist

Is it time to invoke the War Measures Act? Not so fast, say experts Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:56 AM PDT 'Let's bring back the War Measures Act.' The War Measures Act, which was first introduced during World War 1, gave Canadian governments sweeping powers during times of war or insurrection.  It was last invoked by prime minister Pierre Trudeau in 1970, in reaction to two kidnappings by the terrorist group, Front de Liberation du Quebec.

'You are so loved': Ottawa lawyer describes trying to save Cpl. Nathan Cirillo Posted: 23 Oct 2014 08:24 PM PDT OTTAWA - Lawyer Barbara Winters was headed to a meeting Wednesday near her office at the Canada Revenue Agency when she passed the National War Memorial, stopping to snap a few pictures of the two honour guards standing soberly at attention.

The digital journal of a Montreal-born jihadist Posted: 23 Oct 2014 07:38 PM PDT In the season premiere of Enquête, Radio-Canada's investigative journalism program follows the digital journal of Sami, a young man in his 20s who left his Montreal home to wage jihad in Syria. Sami's Facebook account, now closed, offered a window into his experience and clues to his path toward jihad, the arabic word for resistance. On April 2, 2013, a photo of Istanbul was posted on the young Montrealer's Facebook page.

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