China's Escalating Espionage Could Put the World at Risk, Analysts Warn
Britain's MI5 recently released an unprecedented alert stating that Beijing's spy agency has been exploiting academic research, threatening national security.
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Minister Says Review Ongoing as Tories Press for Answers on Alleged ‘Chinese Spy’ Case
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says several agencies are conducting internal investigations in response to a Canadian charged with espionage while working at a NATO base in Belgium, as Conservatives press the government for more answers. “I don’t want to preempt and influence the investigation that’s taking place in Belgium. We are providing as much information as we can. Concurrently, we are doing an internal review,” Anandasangaree told MPs on the House of Commons national security committee on Oct. 5. A Canadian woman of Chinese origin, who was serving at NATO’s military headquarters in Belgium, was arrested on July 24 on espionage charges. Belgium’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office had said the woman was “suspected of spying on behalf of a third country and of being a member of a criminal organisation.” She worked at a number of Canadian government departments and organizations before going to Belgium to work for NATO....
Trump Says US Bombers Pulled From UK Base Over Lingering Threat Concerns
The U.S. Air Force pulled its B-1B bombers from RAF Fairford several days after a security scare near the base on Sept. 27.
Health Canada Warns Recalled Pregnancy Tests May Give False Positives
Health Canada is issuing a safety notice and recall for a brand of home pregnancy test because they may show a false positive result. The health agency is recalling Innovacon Inc.’s hCG One Step Pregnancy Tests because they may detect very low hormone levels and give false positive results to women who are not pregnant.
Discipline Panel Finds BC Lawyer Misappropriated $117,000 From Vulnerable Client
A lawyer in the Southern Interior of B.C. who was previously found guilty of embezzling funds from elderly clients has since been found guilty of misappropriating $117,000 from a female client with progressive dementia. A Law Society of British Columbia tribunal found in a Sept. 24 ruling that former Vernon lawyer Leonard Hil Marriott misappropriated [...]
US Coast Guard Suspends Search for 6 Aboard Canadian Air Ambulance
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for six people aboard an Ontario air ambulance that disappeared about 32 kilometres off the coast of Nantucket, Mass., during the early morning hours of Oct. 3. The Coast Guard announced the suspension in a statement on Oct. 4, a day after it began searching for the [...]
One Oilsands Major Sells of NL Offshore Assets, Another Bulks up Alberta Holdings
One of Canada’s biggest energy companies is selling offshore assets in Atlantic Canada as it focuses on its oilsands holdings, while another is buying up a smaller peer to grow its own footprint in northern Alberta. The announcements from Suncor Energy Inc. and Cenovus Energy Inc. come days after a proposed million-barrel-a-day pipeline to the West Coast was deemed the first national-interest project under federal legislation passed last year. There have been questions over whether oilsands firms would be willing to invest in enough production growth to fill that massive pipeline by the time it starts up around 2032, as well as several other pipeline expansions set to come online sooner....
Kremlin Says Russians Should Ignore ‘Rumors’ on Possible Plague Outbreak in Siberia
A top Kremlin official attempted to downplay ‘various rumors and speculation’ following a lab worker's death.
Ukraine Will Intensify Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries, Says Zelenskyy
The Russian Defense Ministry warned foreigners to leave Kyiv and not to stay near military facilities.
3 Scientists Receive Nobel Prize for Brain Activity Research
Dr. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel won the Nobel Prize in medicine.
Security Screening Mostly ‘Unimpeachable’ but ‘There Are Gaps’: Anandasangaree
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree acknowledged gaps in Canada’s security screening process today after confirming a Canadian charged with espionage was given a security clearance. Anandasangaree today told MPs on the House of Commons national security committee the Canadian NATO intern charged with espionage in Belgium was given a security clearance by Global Affairs Canada. […]
Saudi Aramco CEO Warns It Could Take 2 Years to Rebuild Global Oil Stocks
Aramco is studying additional export routes and expanded overseas storage to reduce future disruptions.
US State Senator Visiting Canada Says Combatting Hate Act Impedes Religious Freedoms
A U.S. state senator is coming to Canada to speak at an event warning against the erosion of religious liberties in the country. Ahead of the trip, he wrote to MPs, saying Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, threatens fundamental rights to free speech. Shane Jett, a senior senator in the Oklahoma State Senate, wrote to Canadian members of Parliament on Oct. 2, saying that religious freedoms are under attack, especially those of Christians. The letter comes ahead of his Oct. 5 visit to Ottawa to speak at a special event at the Capital City Bikers’ Church dubbed “Are Canadian Christians Safe?” The event will also feature former Conservative federal cabinet minister Stockwell Day....
Speed Skating Canada Working to Regain Charitable Status After Missed Tax Filing
Speed Skating Canada says it is working to regain the charitable status it lost last month because of a missed annual tax filing. The Canada Revenue Agency published a notice in the Canada Gazette on Sept. 26 to note it had formally revoked the charitable registration status for Speed Skating Canada. An organization with charitable [...]
Germany Announces New Military Aid for Ukraine Worth $1.1 Billion
Germany's business sector also traveled to Ukraine, signing 14 agreements with the Ukrainian government and businesses worth about $7.4 billion.
US CDC Monitoring Possible Plague Case in Russia
A worker at a research laboratory that aims to protect against plague epidemics died recently.
Yemeni Government Says It Has Retaken Bab el-Mandeb Strait From Houthis
Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said on Oct. 4 the offensive would go on ‘until the country is liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia.’
US Forces Strike Suspected Drug Boat in the Caribbean, Killing 4
In the past year, U.S. forces have claimed responsibility for at least 70 such lethal strikes in the Caribbean and East Pacific, killing more than 200 people.
Wright Says Gas Prices ‘Absolutely’ Going to Drop as Hormuz Oil Flows Rebound
The U.S. energy secretary says fuel prices are falling as Gulf crude shipments recover, even with attacks continuing near the Strait of Hormuz.
2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology Is Announced
The winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology is announced by the Karolinska Institute on Oct. 5.
