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  Master list — Medieval, Renaissance & related festivals (Canada + major nearby U.S. events) — updated 2025 Notes on scope: “Nearby U.S. events” below are major renaissance/medieval fairs located in U.S. states that border Canada or otherwise sit roughly within the border region corridor (examples: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania). Distances vary by festival and the Canadian province — if you want exact driving distances from a single Ontario/Quebec/BC town, I can map them. A — Active / confirmed festivals (Canada, 2025) (major or repeatedly held fairs with 2025 pages / listings) Oxford Renaissance Festival — Thorndale (Oxford County), ON — Sept 26–28, 2025 . Oxford Renaissance Festival - Royal Medieval Faire — Waterloo, ON — Sept 20, 2025 (seasonal / annual event listing confirms operation). Destination Ontario Wentworth Medieval Faire — Ancaster (Ancaster Fairgrounds), ON — May 23–25, 2025 (listed/advertised for 2025). Destination Ontario ...

   Of Secrets and Shadows: A Hypothesis on Chinese Espionage in Canada By G Bond and E.Scholz There are real, documented cases of Chinese influence and intelligence activity in Canada—by CSIS reports, court decisions, and media investigations. What if some of these are part of a modern honey‑trap strategy? This is not a claim of proven romantic espionage, but a hypothesis grounded in patterns of relational manipulation, community influence, and covert recruitment. One significant figure is  Yong Zhang , formerly employed by China’s Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (OCAO) in her role as director of liaison. On  August 28, 2023 , an Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) decision ordered her deportation. The board found she had “engaged in covert action,” targeting  students, business leaders, government persons, and diaspora individuals . The IRB noted she used personal relationships—through incentives, disincentives, and monitoring—consistent with what it called qia...