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Man who mowed down Ontario Muslim family with his car a terrorist

Judge confirms act constituted terrorism in landmark case under Canada’s new terrorism law

The murder of four members of a Muslim family in southwestern Ontario by a self-described white nationalist was an act of terrorism, a judge ruled Thursday as she sentenced the man to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Nathaniel Veltman was also sentenced to a concurrent life sentence for the attempted murder of a boy who survived the 2021 attack in London, Ont.,

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