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Canada’s top soldier and a deputy minister are warning members of the Canadian Forces against working and sharing information with militaries “whose interests diverge from our own.” In a statement posted Thursday, Chief of Defence…

The federal government can take “lessons” from Australia and other allies when it comes to creating Canada’s foreign agents registry, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. Many experts in recent weeks have cited Australia’s foreign…

New polling suggests the majority of Canadians want the federal government to call an independent inquiry into foreign interference in the last two federal elections, but still feel the country’s electoral system is safe. Market…

The Chinese government represents an “existential threat” to Canada, a Liberal MP says amid a new Global News report into Beijing’s suspected foreign interference efforts. Scarborough—Guildwood MP John McKay made the comments to…

A public inquiry into allegations of Chinese interference in Canadian elections and society is the only option Conservatives will accept, Leader Pierre Poilievre says. Poilievre made the comments to reporters on Monday as the House of…

The federal government will stop funding grant applications if the researchers working on them are affiliated with a foreign military, state security entities or certain foreign state actors, citing a need to protect Canadian national…

The federal government must be prepared to expel Chinese diplomats if they are found to be involved in interference or harassment, Canada’s former ambassador to China says. David Mulroney, who was the government’s envoy to the…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a report that federal civil servants awarded an RCMP contract for communications equipment to a company with Chinese government ties is “disconcerting.” The prime minister made the comments to…

Chinese military jets “intercepted” a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) surveillance plane during the latest rendition of a United Nations’ mission in the Indo-Pacific, the Department of National Defence says. The incident occurred…

Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy is a step in the right direction and it sends a strong message to Beijing, a former ambassador to China says. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly unveiled the new strategy on Sunday, when she told…