Iran Shot Down a Plane Carrying 85 Canadians, and Now Strikes Canadian Forces and Civilian Targets in the Gulf. What...
In January 2020 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down a Boeing 737 carrying 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents, killing 85 people. A secret recording later suggested the attack may have been intentional, a claim Canada’s investigations have struggled to pursue. In March 2026 Iranian missiles struck Camp Canada at Kuwait’s Ali Al‑Salem Air Base, injuring Canadian forces and underscoring Tehran’s expanding regional aggression. The episode highlights a pattern of state‑sponsored violence, with Russia supplying targeting data, and raises questions about Canada’s legal response to alleged terrorism.
Hegseth Acknowledges China and Russia Could Be Supporting Iran as U.S. Threatens Intensified Strikes Against "New Regime"
The United States launched a massive strike on Iran’s Isfahan ammunition depot, using 2,000‑pound bunker‑buster bombs that caused secondary explosions. Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that China and Russia are providing varying levels of support to Tehran’s war effort, though...
Florida Man Flees to China After Federal Charges in Bomb Plot Against Base Commanding U.S. War With Iran
Federal prosecutors unsealed indictments against 20‑year‑old Alen Zheng, who allegedly plotted an improvised explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base, and his 27‑year‑old sister Ann Mary Zheng for accessory and evidence tampering. The suspicious package was found outside the base...
Congressional Probe Alleges Beijing Weaponizing the United Nations Through Corruption, Espionage, and Influence Operations
A House Select Committee report accuses China of weaponizing the United Nations through a coordinated campaign of espionage, corruption and influence operations. The investigation cites dozens of Chinese nationals placed in UN agencies, the use of financial contributions to mute...
US Indictment Says China's Fentanyl Suppliers Engineered Addiction Through Cartels. Their Websites Are Still Online
A federal grand jury in Ohio indicted two Chinese chemical firms and six Chinese nationals for conspiring to supply fentanyl precursors and cutting agents to Mexican cartels, including a terrorism count for material support to the Gulf Cartel. Prosecutors allege...
Canadian Senator's Advocacy Group Classified as Chinese Communist Party United Front-Linked
A Jamestown Foundation study identified Senator Yuen Pau Woo’s newly formed advocacy group as the 576th Canadian organization linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department. Woo publicly attacked the study, labeling it disinformation and accusing Canadian officials of enabling...
A Russian-Linked Arms Trafficker and a Network of Corrupt African Officials Tried to Supply a Mexican Cartel With Anti-Aircraft Weapons
Federal prosecutors in Virginia have indicted Bulgarian arms dealer Peter Dimitrov Mirchev, linked to Viktor Bout, and three African conspirators for a $58 million scheme to supply the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) with rocket launchers, surface‑to‑air missiles, anti‑aircraft drones and a ZU‑23 gun system....
Commissioner Duheme’s Repression Denials Will Not Restore Public Trust
Commissioner Mike Duheme told Vassy Kapelos there is "no credible intelligence" of foreign interference in Canada, a statement meant to calm the public. The article argues that such blanket denials ignore documented harassment, intimidation, and surveillance reported by diaspora communities....
China Voted Against the World on Fentanyl. Days Later, It Announced a Perfunctory Crackdown.
China was the sole nation to vote against a U.N. resolution aimed at tightening control over fentanyl precursor chemicals, prompting sharp criticism from Washington. Days later, Hubei Province announced a limited crackdown that resulted in 22 cases, seven arrests and...
"De Facto" Communist Party Intelligence Arm Met With Chrétien and Senator Woo During Canada Visit, Beijing Readout Shows
A senior official from the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department (IDCPC) met former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Senator Yuen Pau Woo during a four‑day March visit to Canada. The delegation also sat with Canadian officials, business leaders and think‑tank...
Canadian Court Rules Story on Bo Fan Murder and Alleged CCP Spy Links Was a Matter of Public Interest
A British Columbia Supreme Court anti‑SLAPP ruling in February 2026 upheld a journalist's right to publish a 2021 investigative piece on Create Abundance, a Canada‑registered group alleged to have ties to China’s United Front Work Department and linked to the...
China Owns Canada's Only Antimony Mine — Holding Canada's Trump Card
China’s state‑linked firm now controls the Beaver Brook Antimony Mine, Canada’s sole source of the critical metal used in aerospace, defense and electronics. The mine in Newfoundland has been idle for years, but its ownership gives Beijing a strategic foothold...
Closing Debate on Ottawa’s Anti-Hate Bill Risks Undermining Canada’s Religious Freedom
On March 9, 2026, the Canadian government moved to close debate on Bill C-9, an anti‑hate legislation aimed at curbing extremist speech. Critics, including civil‑rights advocates, argue the bill’s broad language could criminalize expressions of religious belief and erode Canada’s...
U.S. Judge Fines Chinese Telecom Firm Hytera $50 Million for Trade-Secret Theft — Case Recalls Longstanding Canada-U.S. Security Tensions
A U.S. federal judge ordered Chinese telecom firm Hytera Communications to pay $50 million after the company admitted conspiring to steal proprietary radio technology from Motorola Solutions. The judgment follows a civil lawsuit alleging that Hytera used former Motorola employees to...
Breaking: Shots Fired at U.S. Consulate in Toronto as Iran War Fuels Fears of Proxy or Sleeper-Cell Retaliation
Early Tuesday morning police responded to reports of gunfire aimed at the U.S. Consulate on University Avenue and Queen Street West in downtown Toronto. The incident, which caused no injuries, prompted a rapid security lockdown and an ongoing investigation by...