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First interim report on foreign interference due Friday. Here’s a look at key findings from the inquiry
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue listens to a lawyer speak at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Election Processes and Democratic Institutions, Friday, February 2, 2024 in Ottawa. A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference plans to release a report Friday on alleged meddling in the last two general elections. Hogue is slated to make a statement to the media following the public release, but will not take questions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Canadian spy agency says it shared details of Chinese hacking with Parliamentary officials
A board showing the headquarters of the Communication Security Establishment of Canada (CSEC) building is seen on Monday, April 18, 2022 in Ottawa, Ont. Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail
politics
Spy watchdog warns of ‘significant legal risks’ if cyberops breach international law
A new watchdog report says Canada's electronic spy agency needs to clearly spell out how its cyberoperations comply with international law. A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in a Sunday, Oct. 9, 2023 photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
world
Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records, demanding ransoms
FILE - Exterior view of the offices of Vastaamo psychotherapy centre, in Pasila, Helsinki, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. A Finnish court on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to six years and three months in prison for hacking tens of thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP, File)
politics
CSIS director says China’s concerted effort to steal Canadian technology is ‘mind-boggling’
Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault prepares to appear before the Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, April 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
politics
FBI tells parliamentarians they were targets of Chinese hackers in 2021
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Friday, April 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Russian journalists placed in pretrial detention in alleged extremism cases
Russian journalist Sergey Karelin appears in court in the Murmansk region of Russia, Saturday April 27, 2024, after his arrest on “extremism” charges, which he denied. (AP Photo)
opinion
Those cheering the U.S. targeting of TikTok should be careful what they wish for
Gus Carlson
world
Blinken meets with Xi as U.S., China spar over bilateral and global issues
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, April 26, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS
world
Putin announces plans to visit China in May
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Putin said he plans to visit China in May, in what could become the first foreign trip for the Russian leader after he extended his rule by six more years in an election that offered voters little real choice. Putin’s inauguration is scheduled for May 7. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
world
Blinken urges fair treatment of American businesses during trip to China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second right, meets with business leaders, not shown, at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, China, Thursday, April 25, 2024. With him are Chamber President Eric Zheng, from left, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns and Chamber Chair Allan Gabor. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
world
Chinese student given U.S. prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist
FILE PHOTO: Xiaolei Wu, a citizen of China who at the time was a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, sits for an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation at its office in Chelsea, Massachusetts, December 14, 2022 in a still image from video. U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo
world
U.S.-China ties improving, but deep disagreements remain as Blinken begins visit
Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves on his arrival in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week with U.S.-China ties at a critical point over numerous global disputes. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
international business
EU investigates fair access to China’s medical device market
Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee
world
Russian court rejects appeal by detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the First Appeals Court of General Jurisdiction in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. A court will considers an appeal against the arrest of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich who was detained on espionage charges in Yekaterinburg last year. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
world
EU parliament staffer arrested in Germany for allegedly spying for China
FILE - A country's flag flies in front of the embassy of China in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 22, 2024. A man who works for a German lawmaker in the European Parliament was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, German prosecutors said Tuesday, April 23. (Hannes P. Albert/dpa via AP, File)
world
U.S. to reportedly take aim at Chinese banks aiding Russia’s war effort
FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. Hackers linked to China were likely behind the exploitation of a software security hole in cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks’ email security feature that affected public and private organizations globally, according to an investigation by security firm Mandiant. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
world
Grindr facing U.K. data lawsuit for allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
Grindr app is seen on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken in Shanghai, China March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/Illustration
world
Three Germans arrested on suspicion of spying for China
The town sign of Bad Homburg in the Taunus, Germany, Monday April 22, 2024. Three people suspected of spying for China and facilitating the transfer of information on technology with potential military uses were arrested in Germany on Monday. The homes and offices of the suspects, who were arrested in Duesseldorf and in Bad Homburg, near Frankfurt, were searched. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)
world
Two men charged in U.K. over alleged spying for China
(FILES) A Metropolitan Police officer stands watching ahead of a protest march against the Islamic revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in central London, on January 21, 2023. Around 1,000 police officers have been suspended or put on restricted duties as part of a drive to clean up London's scandal-hit Metropolitan police force, a police chief said on September 19, 2023. The country's biggest force has been hit by a string of scandals that have undermined confidence in British policing. They include the rape and murder of a young woman snatched off the street by a serving officer. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
rob magazine
Artificial intelligence is changing how companies snoop on each other
Spy vs sly: new technologies are blurring the lines between illegal corporate espionage and legitimate competitive intelligence
politics
Chinese institute compiled profiles of Canadian MPs of Chinese descent
<div>Global Affairs Canada says a social media campaign&nbsp;connected to the People's Republic of China is targeting dozens of Canadian members of Parliament, including the prime minister, with spam. A Chinese flag is illuminated by sunshine in the Hall of Honour, in Ottawa, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</div>
politics
Top official says reputation of Canada’s Level-4 lab is unharmed by clandestine activities of two fired scientists
The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg on February 28, 2024. Shannon VanRaes/The Globe and Mail�
world
Germany arrests two men for allegedly spying for Russia, plotting sabotage to undermine Ukraine aid
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
investigations
Remembering CAIRS, the federal FOI database that was quietly shut down in 2008
The Canada flag on the Peace Tower is lit up by morning light on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. A new poll suggests only one third of Canadians support the city of Mississauga, Ont., proposing to ask the Federal government to change the lyrics of the national anthem, O Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
China-based Canadian man accused of selling trade secrets of electric vehicle company
A Tesla car is being charged at a Tesla electric vehicle charging station on a car park of the A10 shopping center in Wildau near Berlin, Germany, March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
report on business
FinTRAC hack raises concerns transactions not being reported to watchdog
The Canadian Western Bank office in downtown Toronto is photographed on, Wednesday Oct. 25, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
technology
The arguments for and against banning TikTok
The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok home screen, March 18, 2023, in Boston. The federal industry minister says Canadians shouldn’t worry about using TikTok despite an ongoing national security review. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Dwyer
opinion
Canada needs to take TikTok’s security threats seriously
Conor Healy and Margaret McCuaig-Johnston
politics
Infectious-disease scientist fired from Winnipeg laboratory surfaces in China
Xiangguo Qiu and her husband Keding Cheng, infectious disease scientists from Canada’s top-secret laboratory in Winnipeg who collaborated with researchers in China. Governor General’s Innovation Awards
canada
Port Metro Vancouver and Ottawa assessing whether Chinese-built port cranes pose security risk: B.C. Premier
A Helijet helicopter flies past gantry cranes at the Port of Vancouver while landing on the harbour in Vancouver, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
international business
China’s military, state media slam U.S. after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites
FILE - The SpaceX logo is displayed on a building, May 26, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, a U.S. labor agency accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
investigations
Responses to FOIs for legal fees show divergent approaches to access obligations
The Canada flag on the Peace Tower is lit up by morning light on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. A new poll suggests only one third of Canadians support the city of Mississauga, Ont., proposing to ask the Federal government to change the lyrics of the national anthem, O Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
Canadians shouldn’t worry about using TikTok despite security review, Champagne says
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
Ottawa shouldn’t dither on the dangers of TikTok
The Editorial Board
explainer
A timeline of China’s alleged interference in recent Canadian elections
FILE PHOTO: Printed Chinese and Canada flags are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo