Articles by Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press

Jun 28 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's cyberspy agency launched a defensive operation to protect last year's federal election — including the party leaders' debate — from disruption by foreign agencies. The operation was designed to disrupt hostile cyber activity aimed at the voting system, as well as to protect political parties from foreign interference, the Communications Security Establishment […]

Jun 28 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Most people in Canada do not think people should have to swear an Oath of Allegiance to the Queen, according to a poll ahead of Canada Day. A Leger poll for the Association of Canadian Studies found that 56 per cent of respondents did not agree with swearing allegiance to the Queen.  New […]

Jun 27 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada is sending seeds to Ukraine, including fast-growing buckwheat, to help out with a food crisis sparked by the Russian invasion, says Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Ukraine, like Canada, is one of the world's biggest exporters of wheat and supplies many countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as well as the […]

Jun 24 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The chairman of Canada's broadcast regulator says it might ask platforms such as YouTube to "manipulate" their algorithms to make Canadian music easier to find, under powers in the proposed online streaming bill.   Ian Scott told a Senate committee examining the bill that although the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission would not […]

Jun 21 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The interim leader of the Green party has warned the political far right in Canada is gaining strength from people who are completely frustrated and feel they no longer lead meaningful lives.  Amita Kuttner said the extreme right is appealing to an undercurrent of Canadians who feel left behind but may not yet […]

Jun 21 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Russian attempts to sell false narratives in the West about the invasion of Ukraine are failing, say a Canadian general and senior NATO and European officials.  At a security conference in Ottawa, they said misinformation campaigns by the Kremlin are being successfully thwarted and countered in both Europe and North America. But they […]

Jun 20 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The crown prince of Luxembourg, who is in Toronto on an official trade visit, has spoken out publicly about how his family took refuge in Canada during the Second World War. Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie, heir to the Luxembourg throne, said not many people know his great-grandparents, grandfather and other royal family […]

Jun 20 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The crown prince of Luxembourg, who is in Toronto on an official trade visit, has spoken out publicly about how his family took refuge in Canada during the Second World War. Prince Guillaume Jean Joseph Marie, heir to the Luxembourg throne, said not many people know his great-grandparents, grandfather and other royal family […]

Jun 20 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — MPs are being given panic buttons to increase their personal security following a series of threats, and rising concern about harassment of Parliamentarians.  In an interview, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino revealed he has been subject to death threats on social media in recent weeks, after presenting a bill curbing gun ownership.  Mendicino […]

Jun 20 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — MPs are being given panic buttons to increase their personal security following a series of threats, and rising concern about harassment of Parliamentarians.  In an interview, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino revealed he has been subject to death threats on social media in recent weeks, after presenting a bill curbing gun ownership.  Mendicino […]

Jun 19 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Disinformation, including “deepfake” videos and bots spreading deception, should come within the scope of a future online harms bill, say a panel of experts appointed by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez to help him shape a future law. Members of the expert panel, including Bernie Farber of the Canada Anti-Hate Network and Lianna McDonald […]

Jun 15 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — MPs have been forced to rush through over 150 amendments to the online streaming bill to meet a deadline imposed by the government, prompting accusations of secrecy and legislative bungling.  But senators have signalled they will not be pressured to speed up consideration of the bill, claiming they have thwarted government ploys to […]

Jun 14 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has struck a historic deal with Denmark, settling a dispute stretching back five decades over a 1.3-square-kilometre island in the Arctic. Joly and the Danish foreign affairs minister Jeppe Kofod signed an agreement Tuesday to divide Hans Island, an uninhabited rock situated between Ellesmere Island, in Nunavut, and […]

Jun 14 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has struck a historic deal with Denmark, settling a dispute stretching back five decades over a 1.3-square-kilometre island in the Arctic. Joly and the Danish foreign affairs minister Jeppe Kofod signed an agreement Tuesday to divide Hans Island, an uninhabited rock situated between Ellesmere Island, in Nunavut, and […]

Jun 10 2022 — Marie Woolf, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer said Friday there were 112 cases of monkeypox across Canada and all of those infected were male.  There were 98 cases in Quebec, nine in Ontario, four in Alberta and one in British Columbia, with other suspected cases being investigated, Dr. Theresa Tam told a briefing. Tam said […]