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Drivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by hostile states to spy on them. The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) called for “awareness of espionage risks around modern vehicles”, including microphones that can by switched on remotely to listen to conversations. It did not mention an individual country, but the warning will add to concerns around a recent boom in Chinese car imports into the UK. In a translated document released on Wednesday, the AIVD said cars were becoming “increasingly smart” with digital systems that collected data and connected to the internet. “On the one hand this offers practical benefits, but on the other hand these systems collect a great deal of data about occupants, the vehicle itself, and about objects and people in the vicinity. Various parties, including state actors, can gain access to this data,” it added.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “Canada Strong” strategy vows to “unite” and “secure” the nation in the face of an ongoing trade war with the U. S. Canadians are encouraged to support his efforts to “stand up to” President Donald Trump and help “build a stronger Canada.”But Carney’s united front is being tested once more, following separatist Parti Québécois’ (PQ) win in Quebec’s provincial election on Monday. The win came just two weeks before Alberta is set to vote on Oct. 19 over whether to remain in Canada or move ahead with a second binding vote on separation. The PQ has already pledged its intention to hold a referendum on Quebec independence. “The courageous battle of Francophones to protect their language and culture will succeed when they have their own country,” said Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Quebec’s incoming Premier, during his victory speech. However, Plamondon has vowed that no such referendum will be held “as long as Trump is President of the United States,” citing the political upheaval of the trade standoff. Even if he were to change his mind, holding a referendum without a majority in Quebec’s National Assembly would prove difficult, experts say.

IndigenousCourts countrywide are grappling with the complex question of whether federal and provincial governments can be sued for the stark overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the off-reserve child welfare system, delivering dizzyingly mixed results. Ontario court decision's statements on child welfare system called 'highly problematic'Brett Forester · CBC News · Posted: Oct 02, 2026 2:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 2Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. (Benoit Roussel/Radio-Canada)No one disputes it: the statistics are stark. About eight per cent of the kids in Canada are Indigenous, yet more than half of the children in Canada's child welfare system are Indigenous. But can federal and provincial governments be sued for the overrepresentation of Indigenous kids in the off-reserve child welfare system? That's the dispute now unfolding in courts countrywide — with mixed results.