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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveling to Whitehorse to speak on shot down object over Yukon

Feb 12, 2023 | 9:10am

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he ordered an unidentified cylindrical object shot down over central Yukon Saturday because it posed a threat to civilian planes and potentially to Canadians. Trudeau says Canada and the United States are taking the situation “extremely seriously.” Saturday’s incident marks the third time this month the U.S. military shot down […]

China says balloon is for research, accidently strayed

Feb 3, 2023 | 8:18am

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that a balloon the U.S. suspects of conducting surveillance was a civilian “airship” used for research, mainly meteorological purposes. The statement said the airship has limited steering capability and “deviated far from its planned course” because of winds. It said China regrets the unintended entry of the […]

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