Cost of UN Security Council bid keeps mounting
The vote to send a new country to the Security Council table at the United Nations is creeping up, and so is Canada's spending to secure a seat around that table. [node:read-more:link]
Security
CAF confirms troop deployment in Ottawa
Planning is underway at the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces to deploy military personnel in the Ottawa area to help deal with flooding. [node:read-more:link]
Floods: Ottawa declares state of emergency
The City of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency as river levels continue to rise, threatening to surpass those reached when flooding devastated some neighbourhoods two years ago. [node:read-more:link]
Trump renews threat to send troops to border
President Donald Trump made a new threat Wednesday to send armed soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border: "We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!" he tweeted. [node:read-more:link]
RCMP's new strategy against terrorism, crime
The RCMP is embarking on a new recruitment strategy that will substantially alter the complexion of the national police force, replacing scores of traditional criminal investigators with civilians who have specialized skills to help pursue terrorists, cyber criminals, money launderers, drug traffickers and fraudsters, the National Post has learned. [node:read-more:link]
Sri Lanka: 290 killed in bomb attacks
Authorities lifted a curfew in Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after a string of bombings at churches and luxury hotels across the country killed 290 people and wounded about 500. But there were warnings more attacks could come. [node:read-more:link]
PAL Aerospace extends search capabilities
PAL Aerospace will be incorporating a leading-edge optical search system that can detect small objects such as fishing buoys and people in the water over significant areas. This technology will be a boost for search and rescue, fisheries surveillance, counter narcotics or border protection efficiency. [node:read-more:link]
Researchers fight to publicize Cold War archive
The prime minister’s bureaucrats are hoarding a trove of decades-old records that chronicle Canada’s Cold War intelligence history, say security researchers who are pushing to make the files publicly accessible. [node:read-more:link]
Did Corrections Canada misinterpret Goodale?
The recent revelation of a decision by Correctional Service Canada begs the question, how many other murderers are being released to spiritual healing lodges rather than serving their full sentences? [node:read-more:link]
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