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After a tense set of politically charged negotiations, the Canadian government has announced it will be purchasing 88 F-35 Lightning II from Lockheed Martin. Officials have said deliveries will begin in 2026 with four aircraft, with further shipments scheduled over a six to eight year period. The fleet is set to be fully operational by 2032-2034. The initial cost of...

"CSIS is actively investigating several threats to life emanating from the Islamic Republic of Iran based on credible intelligence," -CSIS Spokesman Eric Balsam A few days ago it was publicly announced by CSIS, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, that Iran is issuing death threats to Iranian dissidents currently residing in Canada. These threats, CSIS says, are credible. "But obviously Iran...

Today, Canadian police stated that they had charged a man with terrorism. According to the charges, the man planned to overthrow the government of the now-assassinated Jovenel Moïse. For those who don’t remember, former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s term ended with his assassination a little over a year ago. The man arrested was a 51-year-old resident of Levis, a city in...

On Sunday Canadian Police announced they were still hunting for two suspects connected to a chain of stabbings in the Saskatchewan province that left 10 dead and 15 injured afterwards. Thirteen crime scenes were reportedly being investigated by Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The attacks happened at multiple locations, including James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon in Saskatchewan. The stabbings were...

In recent weeks, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has come under fire, as well as the Liberal Party, with accusations that they were trying to use the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting for political gain.  Substantial evidence has come forward that Commissioner Lucki had attempted to pressure members of the Nova Scotia RCMP, who were involved in the investigation into the...