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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T21:38:05.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nAlgerian-born Mohamed Harkat has won a round in his long-running legal battle to remain in Canada.\n\nIn a newly issued ruling, Federal Court Justice John Norris says a 2018 government decision that Harkat should not be allowed to stay is unreasonable.\n\nNorris says a key finding — that Harkat was complicit in acts of terrorism committed by Chechen extremists — is not adequately supported by the record or the decision-maker's reasoning.\n\nThe judge sent the matter back for redetermination by a new decision-maker.\n\nHarkat was arrested in Ottawa in December 2002 on suspicion of being an al-Qaida sleeper agent, and he denies any involvement in terrorism.\n\nThe federal government is trying to deport the former gas-station attendant using a security certificate — a legal tool for removing non-citizens suspected of ties to extremism or espionage.\n\nThis report by The Canadian Press was first published June 4, 2026.\n\n_By Jim Bronskill | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved._",
  "title": "Mohamed Harkat, facing deportation, wins round in bid to stay in Canada"
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