43 h. ago Canadian sailor who blew whistle on 'Officer X' to be booted from military

Navy Lt. Patrick White warned Parliament about a serial sexual offender in a leadership position.

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5 d. ago Liberals roll out Defence Investment Agency to speed up military purchasing

OTTAWA — Ottawa is launching a new federal procurement agency designed to overhaul and centralize how the military buys its equipment. Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, who will oversee the new Defence Investment Agency, says it will deliver equipment to the Canadian Armed Forces at a faster pace that will better meet […]

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7 d. ago Trump returns to ’51st state’ rhetoric in speech to U.S. military officials

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump returned to his “51st state” rhetoric about Canada while giving an unprecedented speech to top military leaders today. The president was speaking about his “Golden Dome” missile defence plans in front of military officials who had been abruptly summoned to Quantico, near Washington. Trump told the assembly that “Canada […]

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1 week ago Danish defence ministry reports renewed drone sightings at military facilities

BERLIN — The Danish defence ministry said Saturday that “drones have been observed at several of Danish defence facilities” overnight Friday into Saturday. The renewed drone sightings come after there were several drone sightings in the Nordic country earlier this week, with some of them temporarily shutting down Danish airports. Several local media reported that […]

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1 week ago Russia is tracking two satellites used by the German military, defence minister says

BERLIN (AP) — Russia is currently tracking two Intelsat satellites used by the German military, a senior minister said on Thursday German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius revealed the active operations as he announced a (euro)35 billion ($41 billion) investment in his country’s space programs over the next five years. Pistorius said Russia and China have […]

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2 w. ago Oil Extends Gain as Investors Track Russia Tensions, Supply Risk

Oil extended the biggest gain in a week, as US President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against Russia and traders watched for supply disruptions from the OPEC+ member.

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3 w. ago Bombardier CEO eager to grow defence segment amid military spending pledge

TORONTO — Bombardier Inc.’s CEO sees opportunities from government procurement for Canada’s military, as the Montreal-based industrial firm positions itself more toward the defence side of its portfolio. Speaking at the Canadian Club in Toronto today, Eric Martel says he thinks Bombardier will continue to be known for its business jets, but that Bombardier Defence, […]

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