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February 6, 2016: Grenade attack in Burundi

On this day in 2016 four people were killed in Burundi in a grenade attack on a bar in the capital Bujumbura

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Quick Hits

Quick Hits 137 – When a government ‘delists’ a terrorist group, it shows how political the process really is

10 years ago, Canada dropped the Iranian group MEK from terror list.

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February 5, 1992: Bombing in north western China

On this day in 1992 bombs placed on buses in Urumqi, the capital of the Uyghur Autonomous Region exploded, killing three and wounding 23.

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Terrorist listings in Canada – take two

Even if the terrorist listing process in Canada is still largely political that does not mean that it does not have its good uses

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Quick Hits 136 – Yes, the Canadian terrorist listing process is political and it is not necessary

Canada labels the Proud Boys, other neo-Nazi groups as terrorists.

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Quick Hits 135 – Do we need Canadian MPs to tell us what is a terrorist group?

MPs agree to call on feds to declare Proud Boys a terrorist entity.

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February 4, 2015: Boko Haram massacre of citizens in Cameroon

On this day in 2015 Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 90 people in an attack on the Cameroonian town of Fotokol, on the border with Nigeria

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There are valid reasons for states to invoke secrecy: is this one of them?

There are valid reasons for states to invoke secrecy: is Canada’s Trudeau government using this excuse to hide something when it comes to naval purchases?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Christopher Parsons: How non-government agencies give us some insight into bad things online

Episode 79 – Borealis sits down with Chris Parsons of Canada’s Citizen Lab to have a chat about the role of private sector among FBIs, CSISs and GCHQs.

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February 3, 2008: Suicide bomber attacks railway station in Sri Lanka

On this day in 2008 a suspected LTTE suicide bomber blew herself up in a packed railway station in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, killing 11 people and wounding 92