National Security
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2 Ontario men accused of belonging to neo-Nazi terrorism groupThe Atomwaffen Division is a neo-Nazi group connected with murders and harassment in the United States, and is listed as a terrorist group by the Canadian government.CanadaDec 8
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Jury finds Cameron Ortis guilty on all counts in unprecedented trialFormer RCMP intelligence official Cameron Ortis’ arrest in October 2019 sent a shockwave through the Canadian security and intelligence community.CanadaNov 22
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List of ‘high risk’ research organizations coming soon: ChampagneChampagne tells committee that 36 research grant applications have been denied under new national security guidelines since July 2021.CanadaNov 21
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Closing arguments to begin in trial of Cameron Ortis, accused RCMP leakerOrtis has pleaded not guilty to charges of leaking sensitive RCMP secrets to accused criminals, claims he was running a covert operation.CanadaNov 16
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Accused RCMP leaker Cameron Ortis sets out his defenceThe partially-censored transcripts of the unprecedented trial of a former high-level intelligence official have been released after a week, with more to come.CanadaNov 10
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RCMP ‘cannot function’ effectively on national security threats: committeeContract policing in the provinces has put pressure on the Mounties ability to effectively handle national security and federal policing roles, parliamentary committee finds.CanadaNov 7
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Accused RCMP leaker Cameron Ortis had a ‘duty to act,’ defence saysFormer RCMP intelligence director Cameron Ortis is facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly leaking secret RCMP intelligence to criminal elements.CanadaNov 2
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CSIS warned Canadian company unwittingly supplying drone tech to Russia: DirectorFive Eyes spymasters gather in California to discuss emerging technologies and national security, with China’s theft of intellectual property top of mind.CanadaOct 17
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Ex-U.S. soldier accused of trying to give national security info to ChinaProsecutors say Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 29, retained classified information after his "separation" from the military in early 2020 and offered it to Chinese security officials.CrimeOct 6
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RCMP found secret documents, email chains in raid of Ortis’ apartment: CrownCrown says encrypted USB drive included internal RCMP documents, email correspondence between alleged criminals and ex-RCMP intelligence official.CanadaOct 3
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