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Parole Board Grants Full Parole to Ringleader of Toronto 18 Terror Plot

Epoch Times World reaches for "plot" where Toronto Sun stays flat.

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As of October 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The board granted parole to Zakaria Amara because it found he no longer showed 'any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or radical ideologies.'.
The headline split Epoch Times World frames it as "Parole Board Grants Full Parole to Ringleader of Toronto 18 Terror Plot". Toronto Sun frames it as "Toronto 18 jihadi terror boss granted full parole".
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Right / center-rightParole Board Grants Full Parole to Ringleader of Toronto 18 Terror Plot

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Epoch Times WorldNews report · Oct 17, 12:41 AM

Parole Board Grants Full Parole to Ringleader of Toronto 18 Terror Plot

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The board granted parole to Zakaria Amara because it found he no longer showed 'any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or radical ideologies.'

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Toronto SunNews report · Oct 16, 10:21 PM

Toronto 18 jihadi terror boss granted full parole

The Parole Board of Canada says the would-be terrorist who planned to bomb CSIS no longer shows signs of extremism

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Oct 16, 10:21 PM: Toronto Sun joined the source map.

Oct 17, 12:41 AM: Epoch Times World joined the source map.

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