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China, Russia Push Foreign Spying & Interference In Canada To Cold War Levels: Spy Agency
The Canadian spy agency CSIS on April 12 said that the foreign spying and interference in Canada last year hit levels not seen since the Cold War.
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The Canadian spy agency CSIS on April 12 said that the foreign spying and interference in Canada last year hit levels not seen since the Cold War. According to CSIS’ 2020 report, the agency singled out Russia and China as particular cases for concern and said that the key national security threats such as violent extremism, foreign interference, espionage and malicious cyber activity grew in 2020 and became “much more serious for Canadians”. The CSIS linked the jump in foreign spying to the increasing number of people working from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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