Episode Details

A gun-for-hire network is revealed after a Toronto Police Officer is killed in a raid investigating a shooting at the US consulate. The network is potentially linked to a slew of shootings across the GTA, including synagogues. 

Meanwhile, a US Dept of Justice indictment suggests some of these shootings may have been contracted by Iranian proxies. 

Plus, an update on Canadaland’s settlement with Theresa Kielburger.  

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Jan Wong

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Further reading: 

• 'Who's paying for this?': Toronto police believe youth hired for gun crimes such as U.S. consulate shooting | CBC News
• Raid that left Toronto police officer dead tied to wider shooters-for-hire probe - The Globe and Mail  
• 'The whole ring is unwinding': Gunmen-for-hire who targeted U.S. Consulate linked to earlier shootings, source says - National Post
• Police reveal sprawling scope of Toronto’s gun-for-hire network: ‘Who’s paying for this?’ - Toronto Star
• Dual Iranian-Iraqi National Indicted for Providing Material Support to Terrorist Organizations | United States Department of Justice
• Al-Saadi Indictment - Dept of Justice [PDF] 
• 'Boyfriend duties call,' Trudeau says after skipping Canada at World Cup to watch Katy Perry - BBC
• Canadaland publisher apologizes in court to mother of WE Charity co-founders | CBC News     

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