At a recent cybersecurity conference in Scotland, Intelligence experts from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance that includes the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK, said that naming and shaming the nation states behind destructive cyberattacks is an important strategy for creating international norms and forging coalitions of opposition

A new report by the Canadian Security Establishment (CSE), the agency in charge of protecting the country’s telecoms networks, states that the number of elections targeted by cyberattacks has “more than tripled” between 2015 and 2018 among member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In 2018,

China aims to charge two Canadian citizens with theft of state secrets. The Canadians were detained on December 10 of last year, in what analysts considered to be a direct response to the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Chinese tech giant Huawei, in Vancouver earlier that month. The

With Australia’s ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade agreement, the agreement between 11 countries will go into effect at the end of December. Current signatories include Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Mexico, and Canada, while Brunei, Chile, Peru, Vietnam, and Malaysia were a part of the

The arctic is becoming increasingly militarized as countries, including China, jostle for positions and to protect trading lanes and claims of different sorts. And while Canada has downplayed threats from China, it has complained about Chinese disregard for international rules and voiced concerns that China will repeat escalatory tactics in

While the U.S. launches naval exercises with carriers above the arctic circle for the first time since the Cold War, Canada is reflecting growing threats in their decision to purchase submarine hunting frigates. According to a Lockheed Martin Canada VP, this purchase is part of a larger industry movement toward

The leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States are touting the successes of the two recently-secured trade deals that will replace NAFTA and be known as the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement). The U.S. and Canada only just reached a deal late on Sunday, which will reportedly increase U.S. dairy

China is blaming Canada for importing large amounts of marijuana illegally into the country. China, however, produces 50% of the world’s supply of cannabis, largely non-psychotropic varieties used for hemp production. China also boasts most of the world’s cannabis-related patents. It also produces a significant, although generally unknown, amount of cannabis

Claiming Canada was “blatantly interfering” with its internal affairs, Saudi Arabia has suspended diplomatic and economic ties with Canada. Canada has been vocally critical of Saudi treatment of jailed women’s rights activists in the country, and the Saudi response reflects the new Saudi diplomatic direction under the Crown Prince Mohammed

“Public Safety Minister Vic Toews unveiled Canada’s first comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy Thursday, which includes response plans to major attacks and strategies for de-radicalizing homegrown terrorists and “lone wolf” attackers.” (Source: Ottawa unveils terrorism strategy.)