Canada, allies warn Iran working to ‘kill, kidnap and harass’ people abroad – National

Canada joined the United States and 12 European allies Thursday in condemning what they said is a “growing number of state threats” by Iran’s intelligence services against people abroad, including … Read More

Carney targeted by Chinese WeChat ‘operation’ in Canada election: officials – National

Canadian officials monitoring the federal election for foreign interference said Monday they have detected a Chinese-backed operation targeting Liberal Leader Mark Carney on the social media platform WeChat. The “information … Read More

What counts as foreign interference? Not Elon Musk, Canadian officials say – National

Officials monitoring Canada’s federal election for foreign interference say they are focused on covert and deliberate efforts to interfere in the campaign — and that doesn’t include the public opinions … Read More

China, Russia ‘very likely’ to use AI to try and disrupt next election: CSE – National

China, Russia and Iran will “very likely” use artificial intelligence to try and disrupt Canada’s next federal election, a new assessment from the Communications Security Establishment Canada says, but are … Read More

Freeland leadership campaign targeted by foreign interference: task force – National

The federal body tasked with monitoring elections for foreign interference says it has briefed Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s campaign about a Chinese-backed operation that has been spreading disparaging articles … Read More

ANALYSIS: Why Hogue thinks disinformation is democracy’s greatest threat – National

The rise of generative artificial intelligence, a decline of traditional professional media and the persistent threat of foreign meddling have combined to make disinformation the greatest threat to Canadian democracy, the … Read More

Liberal leadership race will be monitored by election threat task force – National

The federal body established to protect Canada’s electoral process will be monitoring the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership campaign for possible foreign interference as the race to replace Justin Trudeau gets … Read More