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National security strategy to address array of threats coming soon: Carney adviser
New national security strategy imminent: adviser
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A senior federal adviser says the Liberals are poised to release a new national security strategy — the first such policy in more than two decades.
David Morrison, senior diplomatic and international affairs adviser to Prime Minister Mark Carney, says the strategy will look to bolster Canada's defences against an array of security threats.
Morrison told MPs on the House of Commons public safety and national security committee this week he hopes the strategy will be public within a few weeks.
Privy Council Office spokesperson Mélany Gauvin says the coming strategy will increase Canada's focus on economic security.
In 2004, the Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin released Securing an Open Society, the most recent complete national security policy.
Two years ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directed officials to deliver a renewed national security strategy in 2025.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2026.
By Jim Bronskill | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Military could begin Arctic sensor installations next summer
Military may deploy Arctic sensor stations in 2027
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
National Defence plans to install 47 sensor stations across the North starting as early as next summer to bolster Norad’s surveillance and early warning abilities, according to recently published regulatory filings.
The planned installations would start in Yukon near the Alaskan border and follow along the Arctic coast across the Northwest Territories, reaching as far out as Alert, Nunavut, the most northern inhabited point in the world.
Called Project Crossbow, the plan involves using Hercules aircraft and Chinook helicopters to airlift passive sensor installations, which resemble large shipping containers that stand on metal legs.
The initial deployments could begin as soon as next summer with initial operating capability coming online in 2029, said Royal Canadian Air Force spokesperson Lt.-Cmdr. Melanie Aqiqi.
She said in an emailed statement that Crossbow is “part of a broader network of capabilities supporting northern air domain awareness.”
The container stations will run on solar and wind power, according to a series of National Defence documents filed with a Nunavut regulatory board.
Aside from some temporary deployments required to set them up and an annual maintenance cycle, the installations will remain unstaffed throughout the year.
"This defence capability (surveillance sensors) will operate within self-powered, autonomous, ruggedized power-generating container systems designed for continuous operations in austere environments and extreme Arctic conditions," one of the documents said.
The federal government is investing billions of dollars in a broader effort to modernize Norad's equipment.
The project was announced in 2022 by then-defence minister Anita Anand under the Northern Approaches Surveillance system, which includes the over-the-horizon radar project.
Anand said at the time the capabilities of the joint Canada-U.S. project are classified but the new network would add “another layer of detection” to Norad.
An information package submitted to the Nunavut Planning Commission said the project is of “national significance” and the “proposed sites are required for overall system network operation.”
The sites mapped out in some of the filed plans include two in Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island and four within a migratory bird sanctuary on Banks Island. The documents state the project is expected to have little to no impact on wildlife.
Two sensor systems are already stationed in Alert, Nunavut and Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, one of the documents said.
The sites were chosen so that National Defence can easily airlift the containers in just a few days — although the exact rationale for site selection remains classified.
The sensor project is expected to be complete by 2032. Once fully deployed, the project is expected to run another 20 years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026.
— With files from Nick Murray
By Kyle Duggan | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Inquest into death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet set to continue
Korchinski-Paquet inquest set to continue
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
A coroner's inquest into the death of a Toronto woman who fell from a highrise balcony in the presence of police is set to resume this morning after adjourning early on Thursday.
The inquest into the death of 29-year-old Regis Korchinski-Paquet was paused roughly an hour into Thursday's proceedings after her mother made a new allegation against police.
Claudette Beals testified that she saw officers push her daughter toward the balcony.
The presiding coroner, Dr. David Cameron, told jurors Thursday counsel were strategizing on how to best have them hear evidence related to the circumstances of Korchinski-Paquet's death "in a clear and fair manner."
Beals is expected to continue her testimony today.
Earlier Thursday, she said that the family struggled at times to deal with Korchinski-Paquet's seizures and would have benefited from support and education regarding epilepsy.
The inquest has heard Korchinski-Paquet experienced seizures from epilepsy and had two on May 27, 2020, the day she died.
Her seizures were often followed by periods of erratic and aggressive behaviour, the inquest has heard.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 23, 2026.
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Les nouvelles fonctions que tu attendais arrivent sur Instagram
Avec 700 millions d'utilisateurs, Instagram est présentement le 3e média social le plus populaire au monde, après Facebook et YouTube. Étant à la base une plateforme de partage de photos, le Gram est devenu beaucoup plus que ça: c'est maintenant un lieu où vedettes, influenceurs et population partagent beaucoup de contenu, que ce soit en stories, en direct ou sur leur profil.
Il y a une chose qui était, jusqu'aujourd'hui, assez mal gérée pour un aussi gros média: les commentaires. Ceux-ci seront maintenant revus de deux manières.
1. Les conversations
Devoir ''tag'' la personne à chaque fois qu'on lui répond, ou même lui répondre en privé par moments sans trop comprendre pourquoi: trop de gestion pour rien.
Je crois qu'Instagram a compris notre misère, puisqu'une nouvelle fonction arrive pour régler le problème: les ''thread'' sous les commentaires. Ça va permettre aux personnes de répondre sous un commentaire, et avoir une conversation sans perdre le fil, tout comme sur Facebook. Quelque chose d'assez pratique pour les posts populaires avec des milliers de commentaires. Heureusement, une seule chaîne de réponse pourra être créée pour ne pas avoir quelque chose de chaotique comme sur Reddit.
En voici un aperçu:
Cette fonction sera disponible à compter des prochaines semaines.
2. Une nouvelle mission pour Instagram
La compagnie travaille fort pour améliorer la section commentaires. Cet été Kevin Systrom, le CEO d'Instagram, s'est donné la mission de faire le ménage de la plateforme sociale en éliminant les commentaires méchants. Il travaille très fort sur un système qui identifie les nuances entre un commentaire déplacé ou non. Par exemple, « belle paire » peut être un commentaire pervers envers une femme, mais aussi un commentaire normal sous une paire de nouvelles chaussures.
Son plus gros objectif est de nettoyer sa plateforme, mais il veut aussi montrer que la toxicité en ligne n'est pas inévitable. Montrer que ça doit être une priorité pour tous de créer un espace sécuritaire et sain.
Source: Instagram