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OTTAWA -- A federal unit that tracks suspected foreign interference has uncovered a "co-ordinated and malicious" effort -- possibly launched...
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OTTAWA -- A federal unit that tracks suspected foreign interference has uncovered a "co-ordinated and malicious" effort -- possibly launched...
OTTAWA -- Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is criticizing the federal government over the time it's taking to appoint...
OTTAWA -- RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme says he welcomes a federal plan to list organized crime cartels as terrorist entities...
OTTAWA -- A lawyer for the federal government says a judge mistakenly concluded it was unreasonable for the government to...
OTTAWA -- To justify his executive order imposing stiff tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, U.S. President Donald...
OTTAWA -- Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on hundreds of goods originating in the United States -- from...
OTTAWA -- A federal lawyer denies government responsibility for Abousfian Abdelrazik's detention in Sudan, saying the Montreal man's lawsuit against...
OTTAWA -- A lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik accused the federal government of "serial hypocrisies" as closing arguments began on his...
OTTAWA -- A federal inquiry has found no evidence there are "traitors" in Parliament conspiring with foreign states, dispelling suggestions...
OTTAWA -- Fresh recommendations are expected today from a commission of inquiry into foreign interference -- including advice on when...
OTTAWA -- In one of his first acts upon taking office Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned or moved to...
OTTAWA -- Canada's financial intelligence agency suspects online gambling platforms are being used to launder proceeds from fentanyl dealing and...
OTTAWA -- The final report of the federal inquiry into foreign interference is set for public release next Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- A court has agreed to expedite its hearing of a legal challenge of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's move...
OTTAWA -- The fight for an independent review body to keep an eye on Canada's border agency may be over...
A leading gun-control group is accusing the Liberal government of watering down a promise to ensure firearms are properly scrutinized...
OTTAWA -- A leading gun-control group is accusing the Liberal government of watering down a promise to ensure firearms are...
OTTAWA -- As a Communist Party member in Calgary in the early 1940s, Frank Hadesbeck performed clerical work at the...
OTTAWA -- A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet:
OTTAWA -- The RCMP plans to create a new aerial intelligence task force to provide round-the-clock surveillance of Canada's border...
OTTAWA -- The RCMP will create a new aerial intelligence task force to provide round-the-clock surveillance of Canada's border using...
OTTAWA -- The union representing rank-and-file Mounties is welcoming a federal plan to spend $1.3 billion to bolster border security...
OTTAWA -- The RCMP's police dog training centre has been plagued by staffing shortages, low morale and rundown facilities that...
As the U.S. presidential election loomed, Canadian officials envisioned new opportunities for co-operation with their southern neighbour on nuclear energy...
OTTAWA -- As the U.S. presidential election loomed, Canadian officials envisioned new opportunities for co-operation with their southern neighbour on...
OTTAWA -- A lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik has accused former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon of exiling the Montreal man by...
OTTAWA -- Former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon says he denied an emergency passport to Abousfian Abdelrazik in 2009 because he...
OTTAWA -- The Liberal government has outlawed another 324 firearm varieties — guns it says belong on the battlefield, not...
OTTAWA -- Security agencies from Canada and other members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance are calling for a "whole-of-society...
OTTAWA -- A lawyer for terrorism suspect Mohamed Harkat told a Federal Court judge Tuesday the Algerian-born refugee has been...
A lawyer for terrorism suspect Mohamed Harkat told a judge today the Algerian-born refugee is a "passive actor" who has...
OTTAWA -- A former senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official acknowledges the spy service wanted Abousfian Abdelrazik placed on Canada's...
OTTAWA -- Canada's top court has affirmed the constitutionality of a law allowing British Columbia to pursue a class-action lawsuit...
OTTAWA -- Canada's top court has affirmed the constitutionality of a law that would allow British Columbia to pursue a...
OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of legislation that limits members of a spy watchdog...
OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada says Quebec must provide more money for a First Nations police force after...
OTTAWA -- Canada's financial intelligence agency says it is modernizing with the aim of providing valuable information to police and...
OTTAWA -- A Canadian diplomat who visited Abousfian Abdelrazik while in Sudanese custody says the Montreal man told him he...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has directed a top adviser to deliver a renewed national security strategy setting out a framework...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has directed a top adviser to deliver a renewed national security strategy setting out...
OTTAWA -- The federal government is seeking to censor transcripts of a trial taking place in open court, citing a...
Canada's elections chief wants a ban on the misrepresentation of candidates and other key players in the electoral process through...
OTTAWA -- Canada's elections chief wants a ban on the misrepresentation of candidates and other key players in the electoral...
OTTAWA -- The federal government is giving an inquiry into foreign interference an extra month to complete its work.
OTTAWA -- A CSIS official denies they threatened a Montreal man who was later imprisoned and allegedly tortured by authorities...
OTTAWA -- The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency's handling of biological samples collected...
OTTAWA -- The registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada says from now on only judgments prepared in both English...
OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified the legal path for judges when reviewing the validity of government...
OTTAWA -- A social media influencer who declined to answer questions about an alleged Russian plot to sow division among...
OTTAWA -- Information commissioner Caroline Maynard is slated to answer questions from MPs today on her proposed reappointment.
OTTAWA -- The mother of a Canadian man detained in Syria says the Supreme Court of Canada has signed her...
OTTAWA -- Canada's top court will not reconsider pleas from four Canadian men detained in Syria for a hearing that...
Canada's spy service tracked the flow of its intelligence reports across government and studied how other agencies handled them as...
OTTAWA -- Canada's spy service tracked the flow of its intelligence reports across government and studied how other agencies handled...
OTTAWA -- A new federal threat forecast warns that foreign adversaries are becoming bolder and more aggressive with their tactics...
OTTAWA -- A former senior official at Canada's foreign ministry says there were fears two decades ago that Montreal man...
OTTAWA -- The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into cyberattacks on the Canada Revenue Agency that led to...
OTTAWA -- Former senator Mobina Jaffer says she was told by the Sudanese intelligence director that he felt Canadian officials...
OTTAWA -- Polish authorities say four people have been charged in an alleged plan to send explosives via courier service...
Advocates want Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to call an impartial investigation into the death of a Canadian woman the...
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