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China’s state-sponsored cyberattack on the National Research Council’s computer infrastructure cost Ottawa hundreds of millions of dollars, according to federal documents that shed light on fallout from the 2014 breach.

After the death of a suspect last July, Ottawa constable Daniel Montsion was charged with manslaughter. Bracelets with the mottos "united we stand" and "divided we fall' and his badge number have been sold to some officers and supporters while other members consider them inappropriate.

On Monday Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier said he would offer the assistance of Canadian Forces members to deal with illegal immigrants crossing from the United States. Greg Janzen, the reeve of Emerson, Manitoba said the measure would be "overkill".

Ottawa’s police chief has initiated a complaint against an officer who punched a handcuffed teen during a 2015 arrest.

With summer approaching and record numbers of illegal immigrants walking across the Canadian border with the United States, law enforcement resources are being stretched. Maxime Bernier, a leading contender to be the new Conservative leader says he would consider supplementing the border personnel with Canadian Forces members.

Hamas closed its only civilian border crossing with Israel on Sunday, and Israeli troops were on high alert as tensions between the two enemies continued to rise, two days after a senior Hamas operative was mysteriously shot dead at point-blank range in the parking garage of his home.

Every hour of every day, cyber warriors silently fight an unrelenting war with millions of daily attacks to battle invading adversaries thousands of miles from America's shores. At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, hundreds of cyber warriors learn offensive and defensive cyber capabilities.

Gunfire erupted early Sunday inside a crowded Cincinnati nightclub after a dispute broke out among several men, killing one man and injuring 15 other people, authorities said. No suspect was in custody by the afternoon and police did not think the shooting at the Cameo club was terrorism-related.

In the next few days Montreal's police chief will present a plan to stop what has been called 'infighting' in the force. There have been allegations of false evidence planting to derail internal corruption investigations.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Wednesday's apparent terrorist incident outside the British Parliament is a "cowardly attack" on democracy around the world. And he says Canada stands ready to help Britain in any way it can after the attack, which left at least four dead in London

In Montreal federal prosecutors have dropped drugs, weapons and kidnapping charges against 35 alleged Mafia members, apparently abandoning an investigation that spanned half a decade. According to one crown lawyer, the move maybe linked to questions about RCMP investigative techniques.

One attacker is dead, along with a police officer he stabbed and two civilians he killed with a vehicle. The attack ended with Parliamentary protective police shooting the attacker to death in the grounds of the House of Commons. In related raids at six locations across the United Kingdom, seven people have been taken into custody.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada is evaluating intelligence passed on by the United States to determine if it should join the U.S. and the UK in requiring passengers travelling from some Middle East countries to pack all large electronic devices other than mobile cellphones in their checked baggage.

A decommissioned Coast Guard ship that underwent $9-million in repairs in 2009 only to be permanently docked four years later has been sold for $373,000 after being offered for sale on the government’s surplus website.

Britain and Germany are poised to sign a new defence pact as Theresa May signals her intention to play a significant role in European security after Brexit. The Prime Minister is seeking to reassure European Union leaders that Britain will continue to cooperate on training, cyber security and maritime patrols.

Shared Services’ real mission is to modernize the government’s technology networks by 2020

The US Coast Guard seems to have survived attempts by the Trump administration to reduce its budget thanks, in large part, to an “avalanche” of support from Congress, the service’s top officer said last Thursday.

Donald Trump’s second attempt at instituting a travel ban targeting travelers from several Muslim nations suffered back-to-back blows in two federal courts, with judges in Hawaii and Maryland using the president’s own words against him when striking it down.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the American Federal Trade Commission covering cooperation on fraud investigations that involve both countries. The agreement will increase the ability to conduct joint investigations and share information.

The minister of transport, Marc Garneau has announced new regulations for civilian drone operations: height, time of operation and proximity to other objects are covered. Unmanned Systems Canada reacted immediately, both applauding the minister's concern but calling for further refinement to the regulations after consultations.

Ottawa police have charged a 27-year-old Ottawa woman they say stole a taxi to drive to Parliament Hill and then stole another vehicle once she was turned away from its entrance by security on Monday afternoon.

In 2006, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service pledged to inform the Federal Court about its collection of telecommunications data. A decade later, federal judges inadvertently became aware of the Operational Data Analysis Centre gathering information about Canadians' electronic communications.

When first responders came off the frontline in the fight against the 2016 fire that devastated Fort McMurray, scientists gathered samples of their breath, blood and urine. A $500,000 federal grant will fund a two-year study of how fighting the blaze affected their physical and mental health.

British Columbia’s highest court has ruled drug dealers pushing fentanyl should receive sentences of up to 36 months – three times longer than other street-level dealers – to recognize the “scourge” of the deadly synthetic opioid.

The president of the Toronto Police Association, Mike McCormack says divisions are understaffed and morale is low after the release of a report in January disrupted staffing. The Transformational Task Force report noted the greater use of technology and a change in recruiting.

Bill S-27, referred to as "Wynn's Law" is a bail reform effort that gives clear direction regarding repeat offenders at bail hearings. Introduced by Tory Senator Runciman, it passed second reading with the support of 27 Liberal MPs, and is now on its way to Committee. The Bill seeks to change the wording of the Criminal Code to require the Crown to disclose an assailant’s criminal history and outstanding charges during bail hearings. RCMP Constable Wynn was gunned down by an assailant who had been released on bail despite dozens of outstanding charges.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is taking on Conservative Party criticism that the government needs to do more at the border to prevent asylum seekers from crossing into Canada.

U.S. Homeland Secretary John Kelly says there have been countless attempts by terrorists to blow up passenger jets operated by Air Canada and U.S. airlines – plots that have been stopped because of U.S. and Canadian intelligence agencies.

Awso Peshdary, 27, is on trial in Ottawa, accused of being a terrorist recruiter and financier. The Ontario Supreme Court has ordered the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to hand over details of its engagement with a paid informer.

Thieves wearing South African police uniforms staged a brazen heist at the main international airport in Johannesburg, making off with an unknown amount of cash.

The antiquities museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul is in ruins. Piles of rubble fill exhibition halls and a massive fire in the building’s basement has reduced hundreds of rare books and manuscripts to ankle-deep drifts of ash.

The federal government is stripping seven outdated sections from Canada's Criminal Code, including a provision banning abortion that was struck down nearly 30 years ago.

A M=4.3 earthquake shook central Switzerland yesterday, and was felt in the country’s largest city, Zurich, approximately 60 km north of the epicenter according to the Swiss Seismological Service.