- Canada was founded as a French fur trading colony in 1608 when Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec. From the late 1600s to early 1900s, over 73,000 poor and orphaned British children were sent alone to Canada as part of child migration schemes.
- Important events in Canada's history include the establishment of the Alaska-Canada boundary in 1825, the founding of the University of Toronto in 1827, and a large fire in Quebec that destroyed 1,500 houses in 1845.
- In 1945, Igor Gouzenko defected from the Soviet embassy in Ottawa, exposing Soviet espionage activities in Canada during World War 2, leading to investigations of suspected US employees. His disc
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the US lead to an FBI investigation of suspect US Federal
employees.
1951 – Mr Manno (mafia), tried to emigrate from Italy to the US,
arriving in New York in 1951 but was expelled. He later went to
Montreal (National post Adriane Humphreys 13 Dec 2012).
1952 –55 – Files marked KEYSTONE. 1952 when a Russian entered
Canada with a false name intent on developing cover as an illegal
agent for the KGB. His destination was the US. The KGB sent their
illegals to Canada first to establish a secure legend or false identity
before going across the border. He was made KGB illegal resident
in Canada responsible for running other illegal agents through
Canada. In Summer 1955 he was recalled to Russia.
1954 – Mr Rizzuto left his village in Italy in 1954 when he was 8
years old and settled in Montreal with his family. (National post
Adriane Humphreys 22 Oct 2012).
July 1955 – M15 received a request for technical assistance in an
operation the royal Canadian mounted police RCMP were
planning to install microphones in the Russian embassy in Ottawa.
The old three storey embassy built overlooking the Rideau river
had recently burnt down. Terry Guernsey was the head of RCMP
counter espionage department B branch. His assistant was James
Bennett.
January 1957 – The Polish government opened a consulate in
Montreal. In January 1957 Montreal RCMP installed a microphone.
The RCMP knew the identity of the UB Polish intel officer and the
location of his room.
August 1961 – A Soviet scientist who defected to Canada Mikhail
A Klochko, a specialist in water chemistry and a Stalin prize
winner. A professor and head of a lab at the Kurnakov institute in
Moscow. He apparently escaped from his KGB minders while
attending a conference in Ottawa and got political asylum from
the Canadian government.
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three other al-Qaeda terrorists were seen in Hamilton in 2002 Anas
al-Liby and Jaber Elbareh and Amer El-Maati.
2004 – Oragnised crime money laundering and the real estate
market in Canada. Stephen Schneider article Journal of property
research Taylor Frances publisher ArticleFirst database.
2005 – The crime that pays drug trafficking and organised crime in
Canada. Frederick John Desroches book Canadian scholar press
(Worldcat database).
December 2005 – Canada targets biker gangs in crackdown on
organised crime Ann Rogers article Janes intel review (worldcat
database).
2006 – 400 police raided homes in Toronto and Misissauga
Ontario. They arrested 15 people, part of a terrorist cell. (Timelines
Canada internet).
2006 – The sixth family the collapse of the New York Mafia and the
rise of Vito Rizzuto. Lee Lamothe Adrian Hunphreys book
Mississauga Ont J Wiley sons (Worldcat database).
2006 – Northern connection inside Canadas deadliest Mafia family
Peter Edwards book Montreal QC Optimum pub (Worldcat
database).
13 July 2006 – ELF claims of vandalism spread. Earth Liberation
Front direct actions incendiary devices.
9 August 2006 – Quebec anti-terror squad and oil executives car
blast. A group called Initiative de resistance internaliste IRI
claiming it firebombed the car in emails sent to new media.
9 August 2006 – Ten more Saskatchewan farms quarantined due to
anthrax outbreak. Total farms 123, dead animals mostly cattle and
bison 615.
16 Aug 2006 – Alleged Hells angels hitman extradited to Canada
Quebec court charges.