FBI temporarily paused cooperation with Canadian counterpart over CBC 9/11 references – report

FBI Director Kash Patel temporarily paused some cooperation with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) after the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) initially advised journalists not to label the 9/11 attacks as "terrorism" without attribution. This short-lived disruption, revealed by the New York Times, risked affecting joint operations on issues like terrorism and cybersecurity. The CBC later reversed its guidance in August, allowing the term "terrorism" to be used without attribution, a move Canadian Culture Minister Marc Miller called a "welcome change to what was a piece of pedantic and foolish guidance." Patel had publicly threatened on social media that any Canadian agency not rejecting the CBC's initial stance would "no longer have friends in this FBI." The duration of the pause is unclear, but it reportedly ended around the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with the US having sought an apology.