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Why did Canada take so long to expel China’s diplomat? It’s our trade relationship
Margaret McCuaig-Johnston
politics
Canada declares Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei ‘persona non grata’ over foreign interference
Consul Zhao Wei, Director of the New Political Section of the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto.
canada
Justin Trudeau says decision on Chinese diplomats being made ‘very, very carefully’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with the media in London on Sunday, May 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
world
Car bomb in Russia wounds pro-war writer, kills driver
A view shows a damaged white Audi Q7 car lying overturned on a track next to a wood, after Russian nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin was allegedly wounded in a bomb attack in a village in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia, May 6, 2023. REUTERS/Anastasia Makarycheva
politics
Trudeau says he ‘shared the best information’ he had at the time when he said CSIS report never left the agency
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters at the Liberal party convention in Ottawa, Friday May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
On economic reliance on China, Canada cannot make the same mistake as Europe did Russia
Casey Babb
world
China’s aircraft carriers play ‘theatrical’ role but pose little threat yet
FILE PHOTO: China's aircraft carrier Liaoning takes part in a military drill of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the western Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2018. Picture taken April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
canada
University of Waterloo cuts ties with Huawei over federal security rules
A worker walks in the a Huawei server room at the Hongliulin Coal Mine near the city of Shenmu in northwestern China's Shaanxi province on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Chinese tech giant Huawei reported Friday that its revenue edged up 0.8% from a year earlier in the first three months of 2023 and the company was profitable. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
politics
Trudeau blames CSIS for not informing MP Chong about being target of China
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
report on business
New reversal by Twitter after move sparked MTA withdrawal
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's photo is seen through a Twitter logo in this illustration taken October 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
world
Russia’s Vladimir Putin wages a different kind of war against pro-democracy leaders
politics
CSIS head tells MP Michael Chong that he and family were targeted by China
Conservative member of Parliament Michael Chong is applauded as he rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
The alarm on China’s interference is ringing louder
The Editorial Board
politics
Trudeau asks for probe into CSIS report China targeted MPs
Conservative foreign-affairs critic Michael Chong rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
politics
China views Canada as a ‘high priority’ for interference: CSIS report
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. newly released memo says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has set up a "multilateral forum of trusted partners" to share information on suspected extremists travelling abroad - a group that extends beyond the customary Five Eyes spy network. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Amid concerns about TikTok, U.S. commerce secretary details effort to secure America’s data
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo addresses a U.S.-Africa Business forum at the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
european business
ChatGPT available in Italy again after watchdog’s demands met, OpenAI says
FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed ChatGPT logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken February 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
world
China’s sweeping new anti-espionage law will make it easier to arrest foreigners
In this photo provided by the Dong family, Dong Yuyu stands at the gates of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass in May 2017. A veteran Chinese journalist who worked at a ruling Communist Party-affiliated newspaper and was a Harvard University fellow faces espionage charges after he was detained while meeting with a Japanese diplomat in a restaurant, his family said Monday. (Dong Family via AP)
world
U.S. prosecutors say leak suspect may still have access to classified materials
Photo evidence collected during the investigation into U.S. Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who is accused of leaking classified documents online, is released in a document by the U.S. Department of Justice. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
politics
University of Waterloo advises researchers they aren’t obligated to talk to CSIS agents
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. newly released memo says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has set up a "multilateral forum of trusted partners" to share information on suspected extremists travelling abroad - a group that extends beyond the customary Five Eyes spy network. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Russia court orders arrest in absentia of Bulgarian reporter
FILE PHOTO-Bellingcat report author Christo Grozev gives a press conference opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 9, 2018. Picture taken October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
british columbia
Tik Tok CEO denies Chinese government can access user data
FILE - TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on the platform's consumer privacy and data security practices and impact on children, Thursday, March 23, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
report on business
Twitter removes ‘government funded’ labels on CBC and other news organizations
canada
Alleged illegal agent Natalia Burlinova says she is victim of ‘Russo-phobia’
A frame grab from a Zoom interview Natalia Burlinova conducted with The Globe and Mail on April 20, 2023.
canada
Russian NGO that built ties with Canadian academics, professionals took direction from Moscow’s spies, FBI alleges
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia April 19, 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
canada
Court delays clear Agriculture Canada researcher charged with taking secret payments from Chinese university
2 large combines picking up a crop of lentils.
world
G7 ministers stress unity amid tensions with China and Russia
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks during the Presidency's press conference at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Karuizawa, a resort town north of Tokyo, on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EUGENE HOSHIKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Postleak review to produce findings in 45 days, Pentagon says
Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, April 17, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
world
Secret Chinese police station in New York leads to arrest of two men
A six story glass facade building, center, is believed to be the site of a foreign police outpost for China in New York's Chinatown, Monday, April 17, 2023. Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
world
Russian court sentences Putin critic to 25 years in prison in treason case
In this handout photo released by the Moscow City Court, Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Monday April 17, 2023. A top Kremlin foe was convicted Monday on charges of treason and denigrating the Russian military and sentenced him to 25 years in prison after a trial that marked the latest move in a relentless crackdown on the opposition amid the fighting in Ukraine. (The Moscow City Court via AP)
world
Meet the Chinese billionaire who donated to the Trudeau Foundation
The University of Toronto unveils a sculpture of surgeon Norman Bethune by artist David Pelletier on the university campus in Toronto, Ontario, Friday, May 30, 2014. Chinese Zhang Bin and Niu Gensheng of China donated $800,000 to create the life sized work. (Photo by Kevin Van Paassen/For The Globe and Mail)
world
China’s defence minister says country is willing to work with Russian military to have close communications
report on business
Putin meets with China’s defense minister in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an Orthodox Easter service in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
opinion
Increased scrutiny of Canada’s intelligence culture is overdue
Christian Leuprecht
world
Man suspected of leaking secret U.S. intelligence documents charged
FBI agents arrest Jack Teixeira, an employee of the U.S. Air Force National Guard, in connection with an investigation into the leaks online of classified U.S. documents, outside a residence in this still image taken from video in North Dighton, Massachusetts, U.S., April 13, 2023. WCVB-TV via ABC via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - NO SALES NO ARCHIVES THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY MANDATORY CREDIT
world
G7 diplomats to grapple with Ukraine, China, North Korea crises
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping toast during their dinner at The Palace of the Facets in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia, March 21, 2023. Russian threats to nuke Ukraine. China’s belligerent military moves around rival Taiwan, its growing ties with Moscow and its growing assertiveness throughout Asia. North Korea’s unprecedented run of weapons testing and development. The top diplomats from seven of the world’s most powerful countries will have plenty to discuss when they gather in the hot spring resort town of Karuizawa, starting Sunday, April 16, 2023, for the Group of Seven foreign ministers’ summit. (Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)