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    "parsed_content": "Trump AdministrationDefense of A.I.How Trump Stifles SpeechVoting by MailApproval RatingAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTF.B.I. Temporarily Halted Cooperation With Canada Over References to 9\/11The abrupt move by Kash Patel, the bureau\u2019s director, came as President Trump was ramping up his attacks on the country.Listen \u00b7 5:55 min Share full articleThe abrupt move by Kash Patel risked jeopardizing the F.B.I.\u2019s relationship with Canada\u2019s national law enforcement agency, which works closely with the bureau on a wide range of issues, including terrorism and cybersecurity cases.Credit...Kenny Holston\/The New York TimesBy Maggie HabermanJane BradleyJonathan SwanAdam Goldman and Matina Stevis-GridneffSept. 18, 2026, 11:57 a.m. ETSee more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra m\u00e1s de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de b\u00fasqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, temporarily halted some cooperation with the agency\u2019s counterpart in Canada this month after the nation\u2019s public broadcaster reminded its journalists of a longstanding policy not to refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as \u201cterrorism\u201d without attribution to experts, according to multiple officials with knowledge of the event.The extraordinary move to punish the Royal Canadian Mounted Police appears to have been short-lived, and it was specific to the F.B.I. Other parts of the U.S. government involved in intelligence-sharing continued with their operations. And not every element of cooperation between the F.B.I. and the mounted police was halted, according to the officials with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the sensitive law enforcement dynamics.Still, the abrupt move by Mr. Patel risked disrupting F.B.I. operations with Canada and jeopardizing the organization\u2019s relationship with Canada\u2019s national law enforcement agency, which works closely with the bureau on a wide range of issues, including terrorism and cybersecurity cases.It came as President Trump was ramping up pressure on Canada, hitting the longtime U.S. ally with punishing tariffs and taunting Prime Minister Mark Carney.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, whose policy on the use of the term \u201cterrorism\u201d drew Mr. Patel\u2019s ire, is editorially independent from the Canadian government. The broadcaster swiftly reversed its stance on how to describe the Sept. 11 attacks once it drew attention late last month.Sign up to get Maggie Haberman's articles emailed to you. Maggie Haberman is a White House correspondent reporting on President Trump. Get it sent to your inbox.Nevertheless, F.B.I. officials canceled meetings with their Canadian counterparts during the halt in cooperation, saying they would be out of touch for some time, leading to a chilling between the two agencies, according to officials with knowledge of the fallout.A spokesman for the F.B.I. declined to comment. A White House spokeswoman did not respond to questions about whether the president or his advisers knew about the pause in cooperation as it happened.In a statement, the mounted police referred questions about the F.B.I.\u2019s intelligence-sharing practices to the bureau.\u201cWe value our relationship with our U.S. counterparts, as we work closely to respond to threats to national security and maintain situational awareness of emerging risks,\u201d the Canadian agency said.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMr. Patel threatened Canada publicly in several social media posts in late August, in which he highlighted articles about CBC News reissuing longstanding guidance ahead of the Sept. 11 anniversary about how to describe the events of that day.Sign up for the On Politics newsletter. It's a pivotal moment for American politics. Join us for 2026 and beyond. Get it sent to your inbox.The memo sent to CBC News staff members, which was obtained by a columnist at The Toronto Sun, was based on the news organization\u2019s policy of attributing the description of \u201cterrorism\u201d to an expert or authority.Mr. Patel wrote in his posts on X: \u201cAny agency in Canada that doesn\u2019t publicly reject this bastardization of history, and an insult to the souls lost during our largest terrorist attack in US history will no longer have friend in this FBI\u2026 Not to mention our heroes that responded in the aftermath.\u201dHe added an American flag, followed by, \u201cWE WILL NEVER FORGET 9-11.\u201dOn Aug. 28, facing widespread criticism, the head of standards for CBC News issued updated guidance, saying that the term \u201cterrorism\u201d could in fact be used to describe what took place 25 years ago without the need for attribution.Still, within days, some collaboration between the F.B.I. and the mounted police stopped, according to people with knowledge of the events. It was not clear exactly how long the halt lasted, but it ended around the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to the people with knowledge of the episode.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe Americans had sought some sort of apology, according to one of the people, although it is unclear if one was issued.Since his return to the White House last year, Mr. Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Canada, insisting that the neighboring country should become the 51st state and accusing it of \u201cripping off\u201d the United States.But until now, there was no indication that the war of words and trade had affected traditional national security cooperation. U.S. allies around the world have long been concerned that the Trump administration could cut off intelligence or law enforcement sharing as the president seeks to gain leverage for his international agenda.The CBC News policy on the use of the term \u201cterrorism\u201d states that the news organization and individual journalists should not label certain acts \u201cterrorism,\u201d but rather attribute such a designation to experts or officials. Many major news organizations have similar policies for breaking news events, but not for historical attacks that are well established as terrorism.Marc Miller, Canada\u2019s culture minister, said CBC News\u2019s updated guidance that its journalists could describe the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorism brought a \u201cwelcome change to what was a piece of pedantic and foolish guidance that caused legitimate anger.\u201dCanadian government officials have traditionally described 9\/11 as a terrorist attack in their communications, as did Mr. Carney in a statement last week. Twenty-four Canadians died in the attacks.Devlin Barrett and William K. Rashbaum contributed reporting.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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