‘This partnership will allow us to strengthen our preparedness’ said a leader in the European Council on the Canada-EU defence deal
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Carney seeks to reshape Canada’s role in NATO
Canada is among the NATO countries saying it will meet a new 5% NATO defence spending target — a commitment that would cost Canada about $150 billion a year
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Iran threatens U.S. bases in response to U.S. strikes on nuclear sites
Iran on Sunday threatened U.S. bases in the Middle East after massive air strikes that Washington said had destroyed Tehran’s nuclear program
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No ‘silver bullet’: Ottawa’s pledge to boost soldiers’ compensation draws mixed reviews
The military’s recruitment and retention challenges are about more than money, experts and veterans say
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G7 minus Trump rallies behind Ukraine as U.S. blocks statement
The G7 summit was unable to issue a joint statement on Ukraine as ‘the Americans wanted to water it down,’ said a Canadian official
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Canada announces new Ukraine military aid, Russia sanctions
Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed ‘total solidarity with Ukraine’ as he also unveiled further sanctions on Russia
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Trump makes hasty G7 summit exit over Iran crisis
Before leaving the G7 summit, Trump backed Israel and called for residents to evacuate Tehran, Iran, a city of nearly 10 million people
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Iran fires back at Israel after onslaught targets nuclear facilities
‘Enough escalation. Time to stop. Peace and diplomacy must prevail,’ posted UN chief Antonio Guterres on X about the Israel-Iran conflict
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Dads and ‘dandelions’: How military families make it work
Many military families struggle to balance their personal and professional lives. Those that do point to sacrifice and dedication
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Looser gun laws tied to thousands more U.S. child shooting deaths
Gun mortality in the U.S. ‘rose and replaced car accidents as the leading cause of death in children over the age of one’: study