NDP to push for ‘national public inquiry’ into foreign interference
Conservatives propose limiting the foreign interference inquiry to allegations of meddling by Beijing in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
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Thousands have arrived in Canada from Turkey, Syria since deadly earthquakes
More than 3,000 people from Turkey and Syria have entered the country since the Feb. 6 earthquakes, according to the Canada Border Services Agency.
Most Canadians believe China did try to interfere in elections: poll
The new poll from the Angus Reid Institute found over half of Canadians believe the Liberal government has not been strong enough in responding to China’s alleged interference.
ChatGPT wouldn’t exist without Canadian AI pioneers. Why one fears for the future
Canadian companies ‘should be the ones building’ the future of AI or we’ll never catch up to the U.S., said one of the godfathers of AI, Montreal’s Yoshua Bengio.
Canada not the only country to ban TikTok. Here’s what others are doing
TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government and that its data is not held in China.
Canadian government urged to test sick patients for herbicide
Patients in New Brunswick with array of symptoms ‘show signs of exposure to glyphosate’, says neurologistA neurologist who believes his patients are suffering from a suspicious illness has pleaded with the Canadian government to carry out environmental…
Foreign Efforts to Subvert Canada’s Last 2 Elections Failed, Report Says
An independent review found that China, Russia and Iran tried to interfere in the 2019 and 2021 votes, but that the elections’ integrity was not compromised.
Was there foreign interference in the 2021 election? What a new report says
Overall, the system in place to alert Canadians of foreign interference threats to the 2021 election worked well but there are areas for improvements.
TikTok Banned on All Canadian Government Mobile Devices
Canada has announced it is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. From a report: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it might be a first step…
Foreign interference is not just a Canadian problem. What are our allies saying?
As attention on foreign interference grows in Canada, its allies are sounding the alarm over the scale of the issue in their own nations.