Canada watchdog body to hold secret hearings over illegal spying claims

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A government watchdog in Canada is preparing to hold a series of closed-door hearings to weigh accusations that the country’s intelligence services illegally spied on law-abiding activists opposing the construction of oil pipelines.

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