Chinese balloon flew through ‘radar gaps’ during journey over Canada: Norad

Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Senior Canadian military officers at the North American Aerospace Defence Command say a suspected Chinese spy balloon passed near several military bases and through "radar gaps" during its flight over Canada. Canadian and American officials won’t know exactly what the balloon was capable of – and what information it captured – until it is analyzed. But Maj.-Gen. Paul Prevost of the Canadian Armed Forces strategic joint staff said it did not pass over particularly sensitive sites in Canada. "It came down pretty much from Alaska down into Yukon and into central B.C.," Prevost…