Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
About Jim Bronskill
Money, ego led veteran RCMP officer to spy for Moscow
A CSIS investigation concluded that money, ego and career frustrations were the likely reasons a veteran RCMP officer passed highly sensitive secrets to Russian intelligence for years, newly disclosed records reveal.
Provincial watchdogs demand U.S. firm stop using facial recognition tool
Three provincial privacy watchdogs have ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop collecting, using and disclosing images of people without consent.
CSIS and RCMP don't play well together
Long-standing, systemic problems hampered co-operation between Canada's spy service and national police force on the investigation of an extremist threat, a new security watchdog report says.
Tory Senator attacks O'Toole's leadership, calls for review
Sen. Denise Batters, a vocal critic of O'Toole, says he cannot lead the party to victory in the next election campaign.
Security experts say there is no way Canada can go with Huawei
As the Liberal government prepares to unfurl its policy on next-generation mobile networks, global security experts say all signs point to the exclusion of Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies from the long-awaited blueprint.
Family of Mexican activist killed after opposing Canadian mine still pushing for investigation
Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are challenging a federal ombudsman's decision not to investigate the matter.
Many vendors that sell to Ottawa lack child labour prevention policies
A federally commissioned report looking at vendors who sold billions of dollars in goods to the government found the vast majority lacked adequate policies to prevent human and labour rights risks in their supply chains.
RCMP investigating hack of spy watchdog network and theft of files
The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says that between March 9 and March 19, a hacker gained access to an agency network that included a database with names, phone numbers, email addresses, and scrambled versions of current and previous passwords.
Ministers forced to explain evacuation efforts in Afghanistan amid dire security challenges
Canada airlifted another 121 people from strife-ridden Afghanistan on Saturday, August 21, 2021, including Canadian citizens and family members as well as Afghan nationals accepted for resettlement by Ottawa and its allies, officials said on Sunday, August 22, 2021.