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OTTAWA — There’s no reason to raise Canada’s threat level, even in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris last week, says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.

The minister appeared at a news conference — flanked by key security officials — to assure Canadians that authorities are being especially vigilant and doing everything possible to keep the public safe.

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The threat level has remained at “medium” since October 2014.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Michel Coulombe and RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said they had found no Canadian links to the assaults in France by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant that killed some 129 people and wounded hundreds of others.

Officials also stressed that the thousands of refugees Canada has agreed to accept from strife-torn Syria would undergo thorough security checks.

Goodale urged people to be alert following the Paris attacks, but said Canada is basically safe and peaceful.