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“Corporal X effectively misled the court. This is of grave concern and has the potential to bring the administration of justice into disrepute," said a recently published conduct board decision. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
RCMP investigator should lose job for having an intimate relationship with informant: ruling | CBC News
A lead RCMP investigator who had a secret, intimate relationship with their confidential informant risked "the integrity of an active criminal investigation" and needed to be let go, according to a re...
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A Liberal government bill that proposes giving police/spies easier access to data during investigations has fallen into the crosshairs of U.S. tech giants and two American congressional committees, threatening to become the latest irritant in the Canada-U.S. relationship www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill | CBC News
A Liberal government bill that proposes giving police and spies easier access to information during investigations has fallen into the crosshairs of U.S. tech giants and two American congressional com...
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After hiring an alleged ISIS recruiter, Ontario's largest electricity provider tried to bring in a much more intensive security screening process to protect its grid. But a labour arbitrator found Hydro One's national security background checks were too "intrusive." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Security protocol adopted after Hydro One hired alleged ISIS recruiter 'unreasonable': labour decision | CBC News
After hiring an alleged ISIS recruiter, Ontario's largest electricity provider tried to bring in a much more intensive security screening process to protect its grid — but a labour arbitrator has foun...
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"This is a big step. We don't get a new federal police agency every day." - @jessmarindavis.bsky.social
Liberals are pitching a brand new police agency for financial crimes. How would that work? | CBC News
The Liberal government is looking to set up a new federal law enforcement agency dedicated to financial crimes, a dramatic undertaking to shake up how money laundering and fraud is investigated are Ca...
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The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) says it doesn't expect it will be able to approve many applications, citing "continued operational pressures and growth requirements." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Don't plan on taking the early retirement incentive, Canada's spy agency tells employees | CBC News
Employees at Canada's spy agency who were hoping to take advantage of the federal government's early retirement incentive appear to be out of luck.
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Higgs government tracked New Brunswickers' movements, "discontent" during pandemic, RCMP documents reveal: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Higgs government tracked residents’ pandemic movements, criticisms | CBC News
A former head of the RCMP in New Brunswick raised red flags in 2021 about a secret program to track the movements and political views of some New Brunswickers during COVID-19 restrictions, CBC News ha...
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Fear of reprisals, isolation, anxiety: Report documents mental health concerns at CSIS | CBC News
Canadian Security Intelligence Service employees who came forward as part of an external study investigating mental health at the spy agency described a sometimes isolating and bleak environment "lade...
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Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence official serving time after leaking secret information to police targets, will have his appeal heard in November — three years after his conviction in the landmark national security case. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Appeal for Cameron Ortis, ex-RCMP official found guilty of leaking secrets, set for later this year | CBC News
Cameron Ortis, the former RCMP intelligence official serving time after leaking secret information to police targets, will have his appeal heard in November — three years after a jury found him guilty...
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One of the watchdogs meant to keep Canada's intelligence and security activities in check says its ability to scrutinize those powerful organizations will be hindered due to government spending cuts. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Intelligence watchdog facing cuts as Liberals seek new powers for national security agencies | CBC News
One of the watchdogs meant to keep Canada's intelligence and security activities in check is warning it will have to reduce the number of reviews it can take on due to the Liberal government’s spendin...
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From policing cyber crime to tackling foreign interference and contract policing — are we asking too much of the RCMP? @spaikin.bsky.social puts the question to Jason Easton, @cattunney.bsky.social (CBC), and Kent Roach ( @uoftlaw.bsky.social) tonight at 8/11pm
What's behind the proposed changes to the RCMP's mandate and mission? At 8/11pm with national security reporter @cattunney.bsky.social (CBC), "Canadian Policing" author Kent Roach (@uoftlaw.bsky.social), former Trudeau senior advisor Jason Easton, and @spaikin.bsky.social.
Poilievre disagrees with conservative dean Preston Manning that a Carney win will fuel Western secession. @cattunney.bsky.social reports. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Poilievre disagrees with conservative dean Preston Manning that a Carney win will fuel Western secession | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promoted national unity and downplayed former Reform leader Preston Manning's argument that a vote for Mark Carney's Liberal is a vote for Western secession during...
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In an exclusive interview, Trudeau laid out why he believes the Mounties should get out of the boots-on-the ground policing they provide in provinces across the country and focus on national crimes instead. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
In one of his final moves as prime minister, Trudeau argues for bold RCMP reform | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is using some of his final hours in office to call for a drastic and controversial shakeup to one of the country’s most emblematic institutions: the RCMP.
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Canada's cyber intelligence agency is warning that countries including China, Russia and Iran will "very likely" lean on artificial intelligence to try and interfere in the upcoming federal election and mislead voters. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
China, Russia will 'very likely' use AI to target Canadian voters: Intelligence agency | CBC News
Canada's cyber intelligence agency is warning that countries including China, Russia and Iran will "very likely" lean on artificial intelligence to try and interfere in the upcoming federal election a...
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RCMP asks for help handling troubling number of kids radicalizing online, @cattunney.bsky.social reports. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at Nationalnewswatch.com
RCMP asks for help handling troubling number of kids radicalizing online | CBC News
When RCMP Supt. Jean-Guy Isaya first started as a police officer 20 years ago, school outreach involved drug safety programs. Now the Mountie says there’s a growing need to teach counter-radicalizatio...
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Ex-min says CSIS's national security fears were key to his decision to deny Canadian a passport. Abousfian Abdelrazik is suing Ottawa for $27M, accusing it of contributing to his mistreatment abroad @cattunney.bsky.social reports. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at Nationalnewswatch.com
Ex-minister says CSIS's national security fears were key to his decision to deny Canadian a passport | CBC News
Former foreign affairs minister Lawrence Cannon says that while he received conflicting advice about whether to issue an emergency passport to a Canadian citizen living in exile in Sudan, he was sway...
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Not enough of you treat Little Women (2019) as a Christmas rewatch and it shows
Senators amend error in cybersecurity bill that could have cancelled half of it, @cattunney.bsky.social reports. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at Nationalnewswatch.com
One detail that struck me in this story is how Daniel was the only person covering the trial of a mafia hitman in a city the size of Montreal. To add to your list of the effects of dying local journalism: The fact covering this trial solo helped make him a target.
Les Perreaux@perreaux.bsky.social · 2y agoUn « contrat » sur la tête d’un journaliste de La Presse www.lapresse.ca/actualites/2... via @lp_lapresse
The RCMP says it's considering deploying Mounties-in-training to help police the Canada-U.S. border as political anxiety over border control mounts in the face of tariff threats from the incoming Trump administration. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
RCMP commissioner open to deploying cadets to harden the border | CBC News
The RCMP says it's considering deploying Mounties-in-training to help police the Canada-U.S. border as political anxiety over border control mounts in the face of tariff threats from the incoming Trump administration.
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Fate of cybersecurity bill targeting Huawei uncertain after senator finds 'drafting error,' @cattunney.bsky.social reports www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at Nationalnewswatch.com
Parole board to hear serial killer Paul Bernardo's latest bid for release, Bernardo has been designated a dangerous offender and denied parole twice already, @cattunney.bsky.social reports. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at Nationalnewswatch.com
Public Safety Minister LeBlanc "has been assured by the chairperson of the Parole Board she is RECONSIDERING" decision to bar French and Mahaffy families from addressing Bernardo in person next week, says his office just now
Cat Tunney CBC@cattunney.bsky.social · 2y agoThe lawyer representing the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — tortured and killed in two of the most heinous crimes in modern Canadian history — argues his clients have a right to confront their daughters' killer in person. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Boissonnault out of cabinet after shifting claims about Indigenous heritage www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Boissonnault out of cabinet after shifting claims about Indigenous heritage | CBC News
Alberta MP Randy Boissonnault has resigned from cabinet amid allegations about his business dealings and criticism of his shifting claims about his Indigenous ancestry.
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The lawyer representing the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy — tortured and killed in two of the most heinous crimes in modern Canadian history — argues his clients have a right to confront their daughters' killer in person. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trial of alleged neo-Nazi terror propagandist 'Dark Foreigner' begins in Ottawa www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Trial of alleged neo-Nazi propagandist 'Dark Foreigner' begins in Ottawa | CBC News
Using the online alias "Dark Foreigner," an Ottawa man made hate propaganda videos and images for an international neo-Nazi organization to promote hatred against Jews and others, federal Crown prosecutors alleged at the beginning of Patrick Gordon Macdonald's trial on Monday.
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The Canadian Security Intelligence Service's objective was to keep Abousfian Abdelrazik detained in Sudan, a former diplomat who worked on the case testified Monday. Abdelrazik is suing Ottawa for $27M, accusing it of contributing to his mistreatment abroad www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
CSIS did not want Abdelrazik to return to Canada, former diplomat tells court | CBC News
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service's objective was to keep Abousfian Abdelrazik detained in Sudan, a former diplomat who worked on the case testified Monday in a hearing on the Montreal man's lawsuit against the federal government.
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