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Politics Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom say they’re “deeply concerned” about foreign information manipulation and have jointly endorsed a framework to counter the threat. Misinformation concerns growing as democracies prepare for pending elections U.S. President Joe Biden, center, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and British Prime MinisterContinue Reading

Canadian lawmakers are denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government following news that prominent opposition figure Alexei Navalny died while serving his sentence in a prison in the Arctic Circle. “The death of Alexei Navalny has us all reeling,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview Friday withContinue Reading

Politics A federal watchdog is urging the RCMP to do a better job of assessing the privacy implications of commercial surveillance and monitoring services before using them. Mounties use collected data to probe possible crimes, locate missing persons, identify suspectsJim Bronskill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 15, 2024Continue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau skirted the question Thursday when he was asked whether one of his key MPs should stay in his parliamentary secretary role after railing against the government’s approach to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the foreign affairs minister, ripped government’s policyContinue Reading

Politics A number of government assets — including government employee security and entry passes and an office key — were stolen and were not recovered when the justice minister’s government-issued vehicle was stolen in November 2023. The department says security passes were deactivated when the theft was reported Kate McKennaContinue Reading

Politics A Conservative MP whose Toronto office was vandalized this week is one of several federal politicians under visible police protection on Parliament Hill. Conservative deputy leader’s constituency office was vandalized this weekThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 15, 2024 1:10 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago ConservativeContinue Reading

Politics Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Thursday he’s troubled by news that an Alberta Mountie has been charged with sharing protected policing information with the Rwandan government — the latest such accusation to be levelled at a member of the RCMP. RCMP this week charged an Alberta Mountie with leaking policeContinue Reading

Politics Canadian troops in Latvia will soon be protected by a $227 million Swedish-designed short-range anti-aircraft system, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Thursday in Brussels as NATO allies met to assess both the war in Ukraine and perceived threatening moves by Russia. New portable anti-aircraft system and counter-drone equipment toContinue Reading

A leaked recording of a phone call between a Liberal MP and a constituent suggests the depth of the divisions in the government caucus over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the war in Gaza, the genocide case against Israel and the decision to defund a UN relief agency in the middleContinue Reading