Ali Al Aazawi, 38, is charged with parental child abduction. Al Aazawi appeared in Calgary court briefly on Thursday so defence lawyer Tonii Roulston and prosecutor Ryan Persad could schedule a bail hearing for next week. In June 2018, Al Aazawi brought his 11-year-old daughter, Zahraa Al Aazawi, to Egypt, according to police. Ten months after he left the country, Al Aazawi returned to Canada without his daughter, flying to Toronto alone on April 4. As of 2012, they were permanent residents of Canada with Al Aazawi working as a trucker.

Source: CBC News April 11, 2019 19:07 UTC