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State adversaries getting ‘bolder’ in cyberspace, Canadian threat forecast warns
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – A new federal threat forecast warns that foreign adversaries are becoming bolder and more aggressive with their tactics in cyberspace. The 2025-26 forecast from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security says state-sponsored cyberthreat actors are almost certainly combining disruptive computer network attacks with online information campaigns to shape public opinion. The report says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM says he’s trying to get Poilievre names of Tories linked to foreign interference
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s asked national security services to find a way to share information with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about foreign interference affecting his caucus. Earlier this month, Trudeau told a public inquiry that he has been given the names of past and present Conservative parliamentarians and candidates who are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Not going to play their games,’ Singh won’t help Tories, Bloc topple the Liberals
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus will not cave to demands from the Bloc Québécois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government. On Tuesday Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet said he will make good on his threat to work with opposition parties to topple the minority Liberals with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former foreign ministry official recalls fear Abdelrazik would end up in Guantanamo
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – A former senior official at Canada’s foreign ministry says there were fears two decades ago that Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik might end up at a prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Daniel Livermore, who was director general in the department’s security and intelligence bureau, testified in Federal Court today in Abdelrazik’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. NDP must ‘adapt,’ ‘build bridges,’ says Surrey MLA now nicknamed ‘Comeback Kid’
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
VICTORIA – The New Democrat whose 27-vote, come-from-behind victory is being credited with giving B.C. Premier David Eby a razor-thin majority government says he’s a bridge builder in his community and the New Democrats need to build similar relationships across the province. Garry Begg’s slim win over the B.C. Conservative candidate in Surrey-Guildford is still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals look to move past leadership drama with eye on next campaign
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberal caucus is looking ahead to the party’s plan for the next election after an unsuccessful attempt by some MPs to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Longtime Liberal operative Andrew Bevan was named the new national campaign director two weeks ago and made his first presentation to the full caucus this morning. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal City Hall removing welcome sign with hijab sends wrong message: Muslim group
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
MONTREAL – A national Muslim advocacy group says Montreal is sending the wrong message by removing a welcome sign at city hall that had on it a woman wearing a hijab. Stephen Brown, chief executive of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, says his organization was surprised and disappointed by the city’s decision. Montreal Mayor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
TORONTO – The Alzheimer Society says people with dementia should have the right to request medical assistance in dying in advance – but it must not be a replacement for high-quality palliative care. As of today, people with dementia in Quebec are allowed to make advance requests for MAID, before they lose the capacity to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa urged to halt imports of endangered monkeys for drug testing, amid U.S. probe
By Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
TORONTO – The federal government is facing mounting pressure to investigate the importation of endangered monkeys for medical research in Quebec, after a United States probe allegedly prompted a pharmaceutical giant to sharply increase its imports north of the border. The influx of long-tailed macaques from Cambodia, which the U.S. alleges are being illegally captured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forget the beaver, moose and goose. These are the most Canadian animals
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
The most Canadian animal? It’s not the beaver that marks the nickel, the moose that pervades souvenir shops across the country, the loon that gave the one-dollar coin its nickname, or even the much-maligned Canada goose. In fact, the spiny softshell turtle is Canada’s most distinct animal in evolutionary terms, researchers from Simon Fraser University ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government would have to double military spending to meet NATO target: PBO
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer says if the federal government wants to meet NATO’s military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 billion. The budget watchdog made that conclusion in a report published today on the fiscal implications of meeting the NATO target, which stipulates ... Read More »
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