Espionage
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Russia’s FSB detains, expels Japanese consul for alleged espionageThe FSB said the consul was declared persona non grata after he was caught "red-handed" receiving secret information on the effect of Western sanctions in Russia's far east.WorldSep 26
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Canada eyeing ways to boost national economic security amid foreign threatsNew measures to ensure Canada doesn't export sensitive technology to foreign adversaries are among the changes being eyed by Ottawa to bolster the country's economic security.CanadaApr 24
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Canadian Michael Spavor sentenced to 11 years in Chinese prison for espionageA guilty verdict was announced by a Chinese court in Dandong in the case of Canadian citizen Michael Spavor, who was detained in China in 2018.CanadaAug 10, 2021
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U.K. judge to rule on U.S. extradition for WikiLeaks founder Julian AssangeDistrict Judge Vanessa Baraitser is due to deliver her decision at London’s Old Bailey courthouse at 10 a.m. Monday.WorldJan 2, 2021
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‘A very capable spy’: Book reveals how RCMP caught KGB agent posing as CanadianIn Dead Doubles, Trevor Barnes mines newly-declassified MI-5 files to tell the story of the hunt for the Portland Spy Ring.CanadaAug 23, 2020
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China’s Houston consulate carried out espionage, U.S. claimsChina has denied the allegations of spying and intellectual property theft as "malicious slander."PoliticsJul 24, 2020
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Canada, allies prepared to ‘impose costs’ on cyberattackers, advisers tell TrudeauThe note, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act, was included in materials to help prepare Trudeau for his second mandate following the Liberal victory in the October election.CanadaJan 23, 2020
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Former CIA officer sentenced to 19 years for conspiring to hand secrets to ChinaProsecutors say Chinese intelligence officers gave Lee more than US$840,000 over a three-year period beginning in 2010, and that Lee likely gave them all the information he had from a 13-year career as a CIA case officer. They sought a prison term of more than 20 years.WorldNov 22, 2019
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Nova Scotia premier defends trade mission to China as Canadians remain detainedStephen McNeil says he believes it is important to build relationships through trade that benefit both economies.CanadaNov 7, 2019
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7-month-long held Australian writer formally arrested in China over espionage chargeYang, who was born in China, was detained in the southern city of Guangzhou in January amid growing tension between Australia and its largest trading partner.WorldAug 26, 2019
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