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A guide to foreign interference and China’s suspected influence in Canada

Behind the Breaking News   |   May 26, 2023

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What is foreign interference and why is it important? What have we learned from CSIS documents, national-security sources and politicians about Chinese meddling in Canadian affairs? Here’s what you need to know. Top-secret reports from... read more

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Diplomatic expulsions give Canada new cause to steer away from China on trade policy, experts say

In the News   |   May 10, 2023

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Christian missionaries from Canada laid some of the first building blocks of this country’s relations with China, creating schools and hospitals there more than a century ago. Canada’s first ambassador to communist China was born in... read more

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On Press Freedom Day, imagine a world without journalism

Articles of Interest   |   May 3, 2023

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In a world without journalism, you might know tomorrow’s weather forecast, but not why the climate is heating up. In a world without journalism, you might know who’s running for mayor, but not what they... read more

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Canada, some allies halt rescue airlifts from Khartoum as fighting intensifies in Sudan

In the News   |   May 1, 2023

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Canada and some of its allies halted rescue flights from Sudan’s capital on the weekend, as escalating fighting between rival military factions made it too dangerous to continue. But with an estimated 230 Canadians who want to... read more

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Chinese President Xi Jinping secures third term as tensions with the West heat up

Articles of Interest   |   March 10, 2023

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has officially secured a third term as President, after a unanimous vote by the 2,977-strong National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp parliament. There was no doubt about the result of Friday’s election... read more

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TikTok banned on all mobile devices owned by Canadian government

In the News   |   February 28, 2023

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The federal government will remove the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices on Feb. 28 in response to privacy and security concerns, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced Monday. The government... read more

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War’s anniversary rings hollow for Ukrainians who have felt under siege since 2014

In the News   |   February 27, 2023

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Nine years ago, Putin’s forces seized Crimea and aided in separatist uprisings in Donbas. Today, those who remember those days wonder how they could have ended differently, or even averted the current war. Ask a... read more

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Palestinians sense a new intifada coming as young people focus their anger on Israel’s resurgent right

Articles of Interest   |   February 16, 2023

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With deadly attacks on Israelis growing bolder, and authorities demolishing Palestinian homes they deem illegal, a cycle of violence threatens to accelerate. On the streets of East Jerusalem, Mahmoud Aleiwat, the 13-year-old Palestinian accused of... read more

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Ottawa ends all research funding with Chinese military and state security institutions

In the News   |   February 15, 2023

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The federal government will no longer fund research with Chinese military and state security institutions and is urging the provinces and universities to adopt similar national-security measures. Innovation Minister François-Phillipe Champagne announced late Tuesday that... read more

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U.S. shoots down flying object over Lake Huron as Canada works to recover wreckage in Yukon

In the News   |   February 13, 2023

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The U.S. military shot down a mysterious flying object near the Canadian border over Lake Huron Sunday, the fourth time in nine days that fighter jets have scrambled to fire on objects appearing unexpectedly in... read more

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Afghan family’s long nightmare ends with freedom flight to Canada

In the News   |   February 10, 2023

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Wahid Ibrahimi, who worked as a security guard at the Canadian embassy in Kabul, fled with his family to Pakistan when the Taliban took over. Advocacy group Operation Abraham helped get them to safety. Wahid... read more

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Canadian Turkish diaspora stepping up to help after massive earthquake

In the News   |   February 7, 2023

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada “stands ready to provide assistance” in the aftermath of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria, but no formal relief efforts were announced by the government Monday. The death toll... read more

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Russia plans major offensive to mark war anniversary, Ukraine warns

In the News   |   February 2, 2023

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Russia is mobilizing a huge contingent of troops and is planning an offensive to coincide with the first anniversary of the war on Feb. 24, Ukraine’s defence minister says. Speaking Wednesday evening on the French... read more

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Behind the high-tech hunt for the Russian bombers targeting Ukrainian civilians

In the News   |   January 23, 2023

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As soon as Artem Starosiek heard that a Russian Kh-22 missile had slammed into an apartment block in his hometown of Dnipro, he immediately felt he knew who was behind it: Colonel Oleg Timoshyn and Russia’s... read more

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Canada to send 200 more armoured vehicles to Ukraine as Kyiv stresses need for tanks

In the News   |   January 19, 2023

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Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov thanked Canada on Wednesday for its donation of 200 additional armoured personnel carriers – but made it clear that his country’s biggest need remains main battle tanks. Speaking alongside Defence... read more

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