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MPs ask CSIS to help them spot foreign interference

MPs ask CSIS to help them spot foreign interference

OTTAWA — Some members of Parliament say they have no idea how to spot foreign interference, as Canada's spy agency warns that all elected officials are targets for hostile states.
'Not an easy decision': RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to retire next month

'Not an easy decision': RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to retire next month

OTTAWA — RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said Wednesday she has made the difficult decision to retire from the national police force next month.
School division issues statement on assault allegations

School division issues statement on assault allegations

RCMP announced local man charged in December of last year after October complaint in Lac La Biche school
Percentage of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens in decline: StatCan data

Percentage of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens in decline: StatCan data

StatCan numbers reveal the percentage of permanent residents who become Canadians has plummeted over the past 20 years.
Quebec premier wants Trudeau to discourage asylum seekers from coming to Canada

Quebec premier wants Trudeau to discourage asylum seekers from coming to Canada

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is welcoming a federal government move to send most of the asylum seekers who enter Canada through an irregular crossing in southern Quebec outside the province.
Feds restrict funding of research with foreign agencies deemed to pose security risk

Feds restrict funding of research with foreign agencies deemed to pose security risk

OTTAWA — The federal government is moving to tighten its policy on bankrolling research with foreign entities that might pose a risk to national security.
GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci

GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are kicking off an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 by requesting documents and testimony for current and former Biden administration officials.
NATO chief eyes bigger defense budgets, hard spending target

NATO chief eyes bigger defense budgets, hard spending target

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday urged the 30 member countries to commit to spending at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense by a set date, as Russia’s war on Ukraine and other threats eat into military spending.
Lakeland’s link to the floating balloons

Lakeland’s link to the floating balloons

CF-18 fighter is capable of shooting unidentified objects out of the sky — even if authorities don’t yet know what those objects are.
Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum

Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum

The downing of four aerial devices by U.S. warplanes has touched off rampant misinformation about the objects, their origin and their purpose, showing how complicated world events and a lack of information can quickly create the perfect conditions for unchecked conjecture and misinformation.
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