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Chinese Spy Balloon: During and After

Angus Crerar (G6)

DiMartino, Jessie. “4 flying objects have been shot down over North America: Timeline of key moments.” ABC News, 16 February 2023, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/4

flying-objectsshot-north-america-timeline-key/story?id=97068603. Accessed 23 February 2023.

McKenna, Alan. “History of military ballooning.” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_military_ballooning. Accessed 23 February 2023.

“What are the advantages and disadvantages of using balloons rather than satellites for spying purposes?” Quora, https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-advantages-and

disadvantages-of-using-balloons-rather-than-satellites-for-spying-purposes. Accessed 23 February 2023.

Unprovoked Attacks on Canada's Transit System

Aidan Chenug (G6)

“More Police 'Not Enough' to Solve Violence on TTC, Says Union Boss | CBC Radio.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, 27 Jan. 2023, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/ttc-transit-police-investment-1.6728701. 

“Vancouver Man Who Spoke Out About Verbal Homophobic Attack Says He's Been Further Targeted Online.” Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo!, https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/vancouver-man-spoke-verbal-harassment-025207847.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMW6I5oW-WORu7LLTZGt-5T31XalkZ8gKA07wqI6r1MEfZzadQ1d0LexZuFsMTIQlqveszm6saRQCagwkWsWKyENqjNmcYPvBTVkpKOiB33QndBWS4kogZfQtFIh9WFjZ7pD9l5TPXKB_7__iAIkCtuGzL-r8dMmlSgNN_se6Se_. 

“Stranger Attacks in GTA: Despite Recent Wave, They Are Relatively Rare ...” The National Post, The National Post, https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/random-stranger-attacks-in-gta. 

“Toronto Public Transport to Get More Police as Random Attacks Hit 'Crisis Level'.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 26 Jan. 2023, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/26/toronto-police-subways-public-transport-random-attacks. 

“The Canadian Crisis of 'Stranger Attacks' | National Post.” The National Post, The National Post, https://nationalpost.com/opinion/canada-stranger-attacks.