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Canada needs an inquiry into Chinese election interference: ex-spymaster – National

Canada needs an inquiry into Chinese election interference: ex-spymaster – National

Canada needs a public inquiry into allegations of Chinese election interference, Canada former spymaster says. Speaking in an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, airing Sunday, Richard Fadden, the former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and former national security advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said he “can’t see any compelling reason

Pedestrian dies from her injuries after being hit by light pole following Toronto crash

Toronto police say a woman has died 10 days after she was hit by a toppled light pole that had been struck by a vehicle. The incident happened Jan. 6 at 3:17 p.m. at Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue West, south of Eglinton Avenue. Police said a 2018 white freightliner delivery truck was parked in the northbound …

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As provinces celebrate regional holidays, here’s what is closed on Monday

As provinces celebrate regional holidays, here’s what is closed on Monday

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 20, 2023 7:02 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Eight of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories are celebrating a regional holiday today. It’s Family Day in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, while Manitoba is celebrating Louis Riel Day.Nova Scotia residents have the

The Emergencies Act’s ‘very high threshold’ was met, commissioner rules in major report – National

The Emergencies Act’s ‘very high threshold’ was met, commissioner rules in major report – National

The federal government met the “very high threshold” for invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history during the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa last year, the public inquiry that probed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision has found. Justice Paul Rouleau, who led the independent public inquiry into the federal government’s use of

We now know the path the Chinese spy balloon took over Canada

We now know the path the Chinese spy balloon took over Canada

A Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by American forces earlier this month flew over a Canadian territory and province before re-entering U.S. airspace, defence officials say. The surveillance balloon unlawfully entered Canadian airspace between Jan. 30 and 31 – just a few days before its discovery was announced by the Pentagon on Feb.