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Canadian MPs among social media users pivoting from X to Bluesky in the wake of U.S. vote
In the wake of the U.S. election, many social media users have started to migrate from X to Bluesky, including some Canadian MPs. The move also comes as some experts warn that X and its owner Elon Musk could influence the next Canadian election.
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'We got completely played for suckers,' MP says of recent takeovers in Canadian forestry
Opposition MPs are aghast that after buying up two major Canadian companies, the foreign owner of one of Canada’s biggest forestry businesses is now also formally taking over an Indonesian-Chinese pulp and paper conglomerate from his family — a company he has long denied operating in tandem with.
RCMP plans to go undercover online to trap violent extremists
Faced with the threat of ideologically motivated violent extremism, which has resulted in several attacks in recent years, RCMP officers will be carrying undercover surveillance online, engaging with suspected extremists.
Staffing at Canada's embassy in Moscow falls to 'bare bones' level
Staffing at Canada's embassy in Moscow has dropped so low that if Canada were to expel any Russian diplomats from Canada, it could result in the embassy's closure.
Trudeau tells inquiry some Conservative parliamentarians are involved in foreign interference
In astonishing testimony before the foreign interference inquiry Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he has the names of Conservative parliamentarians who are involved in foreign interference.
G7 countries looking at stronger measures to fight foreign interference: LeBlanc
Some of the world's most powerful nations are contemplating additional measures to combat foreign interference in their elections, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the inquiry into foreign interference Tuesday.
Blair says top-secret memos meant for him never reached his desk
Former Public Safety minister Bill Blair says he never received several top-secret documents destined for his desk — including a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) issues management note about China’s attempts to target two Canadian members of Parliament.
Joly says she wasn't briefed on foreign interference for over a year
Canada’s foreign affairs minister says she didn’t know that foreign interference was taking place in Canada until she learned about it through a media report, the commission of inquiry into foreign interference heard Thursday.
Bill Blair's former chief of staff rejects claims of political motive behind 54-day warrant delay
Former Public Safety Minister Bill Blair's chief of staff denied Wednesday that she delayed the signing of a Canadian Security and Intelligence Service warrant application because it could have resulted in communications by top members of the Liberal party being captured by the security service.
Foreign interference inquiry probes CSIS warrant application that lingered on minister's desk
A Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) warrant application that lingered in then-Public Safety minister Bill Blair's office for 54 days included a list of people whose communications were at risk of being intercepted if they communicated with the target of the warrant, the foreign interference inquiry was told Tuesday.