Jim Bronskill
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Trudeau criticizes 'lack of transparency' as Michael Spavor tried in China on spy charges
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced China's "lack of transparency" Friday following a brief trial for Michael Spavor, one of two Canadians detained by Beijing for more than two years.
Ottawa seeks ideas on how prepare for next major disaster
The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity — be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack.
Acting defence chief says there is no place for abusive behaviour in military
The acting chief of the defence staff says the Canadian Armed Forces, grappling with allegations of misconduct at high levels, has no place for abusive and discriminatory behaviour.
Feds aim to combat security threats to Canadian economy with new governmentwide plan
The Trudeau government is pressing ahead with efforts to counter economic-based threats to national security, such as theft of valuable intellectual property and damage to critical energy and information networks.
Municipal handgun bans allowed, even where provinces object, PM says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signalled on Friday, February 19, 2021, the federal government won't let provincial opposition stand in the way of municipalities that want to work with Ottawa to ban handguns.
RCMP officers should be high priority for COVID vaccine, union tells officials
The union representing front-line RCMP officers is asking federal and provincial officials to consider Mounties for priority access to COVID-19 vaccination.
Court refuses CSIS request to collect foreign intelligence
A court has put the brakes on a Canadian Security Intelligence Service request to collect foreign information, ruling a proposed technique would stray beyond the spy service's legal mandate.
Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups added to Canada's terror list
The Trudeau government is adding the Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups to its list of terrorist organizations to address the sort of neo-fascism and white nationalism that boiled over in the U.S. last month.