{
  "id": 15040049,
  "title": "Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/toronto-18-ringleader-no-longer-shows-signs-of-extremism-granted-full-15040049",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T20:39:28.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12105812/toronto-18-ringleader-no-longer-shows-signs-of-extremism-granted-full-parole-board/"
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  "summary": "One of the ringleaders of the thwarted Toronto 18 terror plot, Zakaria Amara, has been granted full parole by the Parole Board of Canada after the board found he no longer shows any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or radical ideologies. Amara, who helped recruit members for a group aiming to storm Parliament Hill and bomb several locations around Toronto, underwent a process to deradicalize while incarcerated and has used his day parole for its intended rehabilitative purpose, demonstrating positive change in attitude and behaviour. The board's decision comes after reviewing his case, and Amara now plans to live in his own home and continue to structure his time around his full-time job, attending a mosque, seeing his family, and engaging in appropriate leisure activities.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/toronto-18-ringleader-no-longer-shows-signs-of-extremism-granted-full",
        "published": "2026-10-16T19:35:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Toronto 18 ringleader no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole: board",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/toronto-18-ringleader-no-longer-shows-signs-of-extremism-granted-full-15037941",
        "published": "2026-10-16T20:39:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Toronto 18 jihadi terror boss granted full parole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/toronto-18-jihadi-terror-boss-granted-full-parole",
        "published": "2026-10-16T22:21:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}