An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet practises for an air show appearance in Ottawa, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

By Canadian Press

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High-altitude object spotted flying over Northern Canada: NORAD

Feb 11, 2023 | 3:44 PM

The North American Aerospace Defence Command says it has positively identified an object that is currently flying at high altitude over Northern Canada.

NORAD isn’t saying much more about the object, including when it was first spotted or what it is.

But NORAD spokesman Maj. Olivier Gallant says Canadian and American military aircraft have been deployed in response to its presence.

The object is the third known to have violated North American airspace in the past two weeks.

A suspected Chinese spy balloon spent nearly a week flying through Canada and the U.S. before it was shot down last Sunday.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 11, 2023.