Security Clearance
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith granted security clearance for CSIS briefingsPublic Safety Minister Mike Ellis said a safe room has been built in the legislature for Danielle Smith to receive briefings — a condition of her security clearance approval.PoliticsMay 7
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Before election, feds urged classified briefings for opposition leadersThe internal memo says the proposed briefings would ensure security-cleared leaders are offered an 'intelligence-informed understanding' of the threats facing Canadians.PoliticsApr 11, 2025
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Public service heads invited to seek top secret security clearanceCanada's senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance.CanadaSep 19, 2024
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Aspiring Montreal police officer believes career blocked because of uncle she never knewMontreal police declined to comment on the case, citing the confidential nature of employee files and the upcoming arbitration.CanadaMar 10, 2023
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Trump says he ‘never discussed’ revoking Obama’s access to intelligence briefingsU.S. President Donald Trump is denying a report that he considered revoking access to intelligence briefings for his predecessor, Barack Obama.PoliticsAug 21, 2018
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Trump administration reviews security clearances for 9 more peopleThis, after former CIA director John Brennan's clearance was revoked.PoliticsAug 15, 2018
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CSIS use of personal data troubles privacy watchdogCSIS set up the centre in 2006 to more rigorously exploit and analyze data.CanadaApr 21, 2017
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Democrats push FBI to suspend Jared Kushner’s security clearanceLawmakers cited Jared Kushner's failure to disclose contacts with the Russian government officials when applying for security clearance.PoliticsApr 14, 2017
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Judge finds Toronto airport screening officer’s security clearance ‘unreasonably revoked’A woman who lost her job at Toronto's Pearson International Airport because of her family's alleged links to organized crime could have her security clearance restored after a federal judge found it had been unreasonably revoked.CanadaAug 29, 2016
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