Canada has put its airlines and airports on high alert after receiving threat warnings from intelligence sources in the wake of a failed Christmas US jet bombing, a minister said Tuesday. Transport Minister John Baird told reporters the "medium level" threats did not point to an imminent attack. But airlines and airports were asked on Saturday to remain vigilant and ...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada plans to introduce full-body scanners at all its major international airports to tighten security after the failed attack last month on a U.S.-bound plane, the government said on Tuesday. The scanners, which see through clothing, will go into nine airports, including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, starting this month, and will be used for now only ...

Two Canadian lawmakers recently sneaked onto the tarmac of Canada's busiest airport to test its security, chatting with fuelers and baggage handlers, and snapping photos, local media said Thursday. Transportation Minister John Baird and Senator Colin Kenny, chair of the senate national security committee, simply drove in a van around the Toronto Airport perimeter Sunday, until they found an ...