17 h. ago European Union leaders say Canada will sign defence procurement pact this month

KANANASKIS — European Union officials say Canada is likely to sign a defence procurement agreement with the continent when Prime Minister Mark Carney goes to Brussels later this month. Carney is set to visit the administrative capital of the European Union on June 23 for the Canada-EU summit, where he will meet with European Commission […]

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67 h. ago U.K.’s Starmer to meet with Carney in Ottawa ahead of G7 summit in Alberta

Britain and Canada have deep ties in defence, climate and culture sectors, but Starmer's visit comes amid strained trade negotiations.

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5 d. ago Canadian military personnel to get 20 per cent pay hike, defence minister says

The move is part of a $9-billion spending increase that will see Canada’s defence and security budget climb to an all-time high of $62.7 billion annually by next year.

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5 d. ago All regions will get ‘fair share’ of defence windfall: Industry minister

MONTREAL — Industry Minister Melanie Joly says the massive funding announced this week for Canada’s defence industry will filter down to all regions of the country, as the federal government looks to jump-start domestic and overseas trade and reduce reliance on the United States. At a speech to Montreal’s chamber of commerce Wednesday, Joly said […]

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6 d. ago MacDonald: Canada must stop neglecting its spy agencies if it wants better defence

Working in the shadows is a civilian army of more than 6,400 intelligence practitioners in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Canadian Security Establishment. They labour around the clock to keep us safe.

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6 d. ago Hockey Canada trial verdict date set as defence questions woman's credibility

The lawyers representing five hockey players on trial for sexual assault called their accuser’s evidence “an exercise in fact-finding frustration.”

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6 d. ago Defence takes aim at complainant’s credibility in Hockey Canada sex assault trial

LONDON, Ont. — A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five hockey players in a London, Ont., hotel room was neither too drunk to consent nor an “automaton” incapable of making decisions, a defence lawyer argued Tuesday in closing submissions that took aim at the woman’s credibility. The woman described several different states […]

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6 d. ago Funding, procurement backlogs challenge Carney’s defence spending pledge

PM Carney vows Canada's defence spending will meet NATO's 2% benchmark this year, but it may be easier said than done

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6 d. ago Why turning Canada’s new defence spending into economic growth may be ‘easier said than done’

Defence procurement process has gained a reputation for being long and cumbersome and is often hit with delays

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6 d. ago Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberals finally making Canada’s defence a priority

Finally meeting the NATO benchmark of 2 per cent, Liberals should review the infamous F-35 program next

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7 d. ago Canada’s shooting at a moving target on defence spending, say military watchers

'Two per cent is not going to cut it in terms of where the rest of the (NATO) alliance is,' said David Perry, a defence analyst who heads the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

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7 d. ago Hockey Canada trial: Defence argues woman's story built on 'white lie'

It started, Michael McLeod’s defence lawyer said, with “a white lie.” It’s ended up in a London courtroom where five 2018 Team Canada junior hockey players are on trial over sexual assault allegations that David Humphrey called “preposterous.” Humphrey, the first of the five defence legal teams to give a closing argument, described the 27‑year‑old […]

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7 d. ago Canada to meet 2% defence spending target as NATO eyes spending boost

Carney said the government will invest in new submarines, aircraft, ships, armed vehicles and artillery

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8 d. ago PM Mark Carney to make defence spending announcement in Toronto

Canada has never met NATO's 2%-of-GDP defence spending benchmark, a number the alliance is expected to increase

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8 d. ago U.S. envoy closely eyes Canada defence spending; says NATO about collective defence

OTTAWA — The American ambassador to Canada is closely watching as Ottawa shapes its defence budget, but says the U.S. will not dictate what the Canadian government must spend. “We’re not expecting anything; that’s not our job to make those expectations,” Ambassador Pete Hoekstra said in an interview with The Canadian Press this past Friday, […]

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8 d. ago U.S. is watching, but won’t interfere with Ottawa’s defence spending plans, ambassador says

Pete Hoekstra says he's focused on win-win policies for both countries and not the prospect of Canada becoming an American state

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1 week ago How a multibillion dollar defence bank could help Canada increase its military spending

How Canada Wins: 'We have to use our capital markets of allied nations for overwhelming force against our foes,' says defence bank president

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1 week ago Defence spending being reviewed ’top to bottom’ ahead of NATO summit, McGuinty says

At the NATO leaders' summit later this month -- members are expected to agree to a massive hike in their defence spending targets

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1 week ago Canada reviewing defence spending ‘top to bottom’ as NATO eyes 5%: minister

David McGuinty said the federal government will have more to say "very soon" about its alliance spending commitments and will be "making announcements in this regard."

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1 week ago MPs to vote on government’s speech from throne in confidence motion

OTTAWA — The Liberals are confident the government’s throne speech will pass following the final vote scheduled for Wednesday evening, Liberal House Leader Steven Mackinnon said before the party’s caucus meeting. The vote is the first real test of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government, as it is a confidence matter. If the government loses it, […]

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