The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is monitoring another 'high-altitude airborne object' over northern Canada, the organization confirmed Saturday.
The U.S. government on Friday placed sanctions on six Chinese entities it says are linked to Beijing's aerospace industry in retaliation to the appearance of the balloon. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken also cancelled a planned trip to China.what it described as an object roughly the size of a small car that was flying at an altitude of around 40,000 feet off the coast of Alaska.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, and Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, second right, joined U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III, not shown, and Gen. Glen VanHerck, second left, Commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, in a NORAD briefing in Colorado Springs, Colo., in June.Christian Paas-Lang covers federal politics for CBC News in Ottawa as an associate producer with The House and a digital writer with CBC Politics.
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