Evening Update: CSIS officers allege rape, harassment and toxic workplace culture


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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: A Canadian Press investigation highlights four officers with the British Columbia CSIS physical surveillance unit who say it was a toxic workplace where bullying, harassment and worse went unchecked, and where young female officers were victimized. Their accounts were provided in documents and interviews over several months, and offer a rare unauthorized glimpse inside Canada’s spy agency. Two from B.C. allege they were assaulted by the same senior officer. They also describe their treatment in separate anonymized lawsuits against the federal government, saying they felt unable to go to police. Related: CSIS...