Canada's top counterterrorism official says Canada has significant limitations in its ability to share information about potential terrorist suspects with other countries. Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan made the comment Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press when asked if Canada has ever shared ...

The Canadian government on Thursday unveiled new legislation to allow police to intercept data sent over the Internet and access web subscriber information in order to fight cybercrimes. "High tech criminals will be met by high tech police," said Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan. The proposed Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement in the 21st Century Act would require Internet ...

The Canadian government unveiled a proposed law Tuesday that would allow victims of terrorism to sue perpetrators of the attacks and their supporters. "The government of Canada is committed to fighting terrorism and to holding the perpetrators and supporters of terrorism accountable for their actions," Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said in a statement. With the bill, still to ...

The United States and Canada agreed Wednesday to increase security along their shared border -- once trumpeted as the longest un-militarized boundary in the world -- and work to jointly counter threats, officials said. US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Canadian Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan outlined new border security initiatives aimed at thwarting terrorism and organized crime at ...