Military tightens its cyber defences

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

The Canadian military is looking to boost its abilities to defend against the growing threat of cyberattack. The new programs aim to fight different activities than the kind of disinformation campaign Canadian troops currently face in Latvia, for example, where Russian-based groups, acting on instructions from Moscow, have been spreading false information, largely via fake news websites, automated Twitter accounts and such.

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on re-equipping the military?

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January 11, 1914

Canadian Arctic Expedition ship Karluk sinks north of Siberia, leaving its crew, including Captain Robert Bartlett, stranded. Bartlett embarks on a 1,000-kilometre journey to find help, resulting in their rescue in September.

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