Joly tells China’s top diplomat Canada won’t ‘tolerate any form of interference in our democracy’
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she didn’t soft-pedal Beijing’s…
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Trudeau holds meeting with Mark Carney to join government, sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held talks on Sunday with Mark Carney and urged the…
Trudeau says he’s trying to recruit Carney, but did not say if it’s to replace Freeland as finance minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has been trying for years to recruit former…
PMO eyes Carney as next finance minister as tension rises with Freeland, sources say
Senior officials in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office are concerned that Finance…
Ottawa buys Arctic hangar next to NORAD base after Chinese, Russian interest
The federal government has paid $8.6‑million to acquire a privately owned…
Afghan Sikh sponsors donated to Sajjan’s riding association during Kabul airlift campaign
Directors of a charitable foundation that struck a deal with Ottawa to…
O’Toole, Bloc call for hearings on push to rescue Afghan Sikhs
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole and the Bloc Québécois said Thursday that…
Sajjan instructed special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs during fall of Kabul
Then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan instructed Canadian special forces to rescue…
Ottawa set to stop open-net salmon farms in B.C., giving the industry 5 years to transition
The Liberal government intends to move ahead with its 2019 campaign commitment to…
Hong Kong police make threatening phone call to prodemocracy supporter living in Canada
Hong Kong national-security police recently threatened a man from the city, who…
Trudeau cabinet withholding documents on foreign interference from inquiry
The Liberal government is facing pushback from Justice Marie-Josée Hogue for…
Trudeau government cuts budget of Information Commissioner
Federal Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard says the Trudeau government…
Trudeau forced to accept meeting about Sikh activists in order to land in Punjab during 2018 trip
India refused to let Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plane land in Punjab during…
CSIS director says China’s concerted effort to steal Canadian technology is ‘mind-boggling’
Canada’s top spy says China’s concerted efforts to steal cutting-edge Canadian…
Parliamentarians say Ottawa never informed them of targeting by Beijing-linked hackers
A group of Canadian MPs and senators who belong to an international…
Joly dispatching foreign affairs deputy to China as part of attempt to thaw relations with Beijing
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is dispatching her deputy minister, David…
Canada’s top soldier touts renewed Arctic strategy amid China and Russia’s push to deepen ties
A sharper focus on the Arctic in Ottawa’s defence policy is a strategic move…
Liberal Party member warned MP Dong of CSIS surveillance, national security source says
A Liberal Party member warned Han Dong i that the Canadian Security…
CSIS briefing for PMO in 2023 says China interfered in both 2019 and 2021 elections, inquiry told
A top secret CSIS briefing prepared for the Prime Minister’s Office in February 2023…
MP Han Dong says he can’t recall telling China’s envoy to delay two Michaels’ release
Former Liberal Han Dong, now an Independent MP, acknowledged at the…
India tells U.S. that rogue operatives were involved in alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist: report
India has reportedly told the United States that a special panel it set up to…
Fired Winnipeg scientists use pseudonyms in China as RCMP probe continues
Two infectious-disease scientists fired from Canada’s high-security National…
Infectious-disease scientist fired from Winnipeg laboratory surfaces in China
One of two fired scientists at the centre of an RCMP investigation into…
New Zealand says it’s not questioning Canadian allegations on Nijjar after remarks by country’s Deputy PM
The New Zealand government says it’s not challenging Ottawa’s allegations that…
Foreign-interference inquiry to grant opposition parties power to cross-examine witnesses
The head of the public inquiry into foreign interference is proposing to grant…
Michael Spavor reaches multimillion-dollar settlement with Ottawa for Chinese imprisonment
The federal government has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with…
A blocked exit and barrage of bullets: Video shows B.C. Sikh leader’s final moments
The ambush began in a parking lot of a Surrey, B.C., temple with…
A blocked exit and barrage of bullets: Video shows B.C. Sikh leader’s final moments
The ambush began in a parking lot of a Surrey, B.C., temple with…
Canadian parts found in weapons used by Russian military in attacks on Ukraine
Electronic components from four Canadian companies are turning up in weapons and…
Canadian academics involved in joint research with Iranian counterparts on drone technology
Canadian academics have been collaborating with Iranian universities on…
B.C. Senator Yuen Pau Woo challenges reports suggesting China targeted MPs
A B.C. senator is casting doubt on the findings of two federal…
Trudeau Foundation probe can’t rule out possibility Chinese donations part of ‘influence scheme’ targeting Ottawa
A law firm hired by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation to investigate donations…
New national security council has only met four times as critics accuse Ottawa of not taking threats seriously
A special national-security cabinet committee set up by Prime Minister Justin…
Uyghur Canadians pull out of public inquiry into foreign interference
An organization representing Uyghur Canadians is withdrawing from the public…
Human-rights groups threaten to withdraw from the foreign interference inquiry
A coalition of human-rights groups representing ethnic communities targeted by…
Conservative Party voices criticism of foreign-interference inquiry
As the much-sought-after foreign-interference inquiry gets under way Monday, the…
Election watchdog probing foreign interference complaint, former Conservative MP Kenny Chiu says
Canada’s federal election watchdog has been investigating a complaint of…
Mayors ask Ottawa for help combatting extortions targeting South Asians across Canada
Mayors are asking the federal government for help in combatting a string of…
Police forces across Canada probing string of extortion cases targeting South Asians
Police forces in at least six cities across Canada are probing extortion cases…
RCMP expected to make arrests soon in Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s slaying
Two men who investigators believe fatally shot a prominent Sikh separatist…
Ottawa ready to pay financial settlements to the two Michaels over their ordeal in Chinese prisons
Ottawa is willing to sign off on multimillion-dollar settlement packages for…
National security watchdog rebukes diplomatic intelligence collection program for lack of safeguards and oversight
The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency released a damning report…
Rights activists question safety of testifying at foreign interference inquiry
Some Canadian activists who frequently criticize the Chinese government say they…
Conservatives say credibility of foreign interference probe undermined by denying them full standing in first phase
The Official Opposition is criticizing the judge running the public inquiry into…
Canadian diplomats sent to hot spots overstepped their authority, former CSIS head says
Former national-security adviser and CSIS director Richard Fadden said that…
Senior federal public servant faces possible disciplinary action for anti-Israel remarks
The Privy Council Office has launched an internal investigation into a senior…