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A February 2020 Privy Council Office national security memo documented China’s alleged “subtle but effective foreign interference networks” that targeted the 2019 federal contest, said MP Michael Cooper. In the Procedure and House Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday, the Conservative member from Edmonton quoted from a redacted document, saying: “Investigations into activities linked to the Canadian federal election in 2019, reveal an active

Kayli Metzler’s plans of driving safely this winter looked like they had hit a roadblock, until a kind stranger and a local tire shop decided to offer some help. The mother of four arrived at Star Tires, a tire shop in Sackville, N.S., last week with two second-hand winter tires that she purchased off Facebook’s

Canadian health care is facing a “national crisis” that requires federal action to solve, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says. “The Red Cross being called into children’s hospitals in Ottawa, trailers being set up because of the overflow in children’s hospitals in Alberta, children dying because of the flu in B.C. It is clear that this

RCMP national security officers investigating China’s foreign interference activities in Canada were at the headquarters of a Richmond, B.C. non-profit group on Saturday. The RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team conducted interviews at the Wenzhou Friendship Society and in the surrounding neighbourhood.At least a half-dozen officers canvassed the area.They declined to comment, but residents said

As the United Nations’ COP15 conference on biodiversity continues in Montreal, protesters gathered in Square Saint-Louis for what has been dubbed the “Large protest” by organizers. It is one of several demonstrations being spearheaded by a grassroots’ group made up of self-described ecologists and anti-capitalists.A few hundred participants gathered in the city square, where speeches were

Nishit Parikh says he “can finally afford a house in Toronto” after he won a $55 million Lotto Max Jackpot. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced Friday that the 30-year-old Toronto resident won the jackpot on the Aug. 5 draw.Parikh said in the OLG statement that he bought the ticket around an hour

From serious news stories to fun diversions, Canadians have done a lot of Google searches this year. The internet search engine released its list of the most viral web searches in Canada for 2022.Here are the Top Search Trends this year: WordleUkraineWorld CupQueen ElizabethBetty WhiteBob SagetAnne HecheCanuckleJohnny DeppWill Smith“Over the last couple of years, Canadians were

Madolline Gourley had done it many times before without a hitch. But coming to Canada was not in the cards. The 32-year-old from Brisbane, Australia found a website and lifestyle that allowed her to explore other countries less expensively than someone else who would need to find paid accommodation along the way.“It sounded like a

“We’re not asking for amendments to these acts. We are actually asking that the Saskatchewan first and the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, be withdrawn.” That was the message from Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, along with the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and the G4 in Treaty 7

A Spanish civil rights group says Vancouver has at least one secret police station operated by Chinese authorities. The group Safeguard Defenders said in a report in September that there were Chinese police operations around the world, including three in Toronto, and an updated report names another 48 locations.Safeguard Defenders, a not-for-profit human rights group