Remembering my fallen colleagues
On November 11, 2001, I survived an ambush that killed three of my colleagues. Johanne Sutton, Pierre Billaud and Volker Handloik were killed when the group of Northern Alliance soldiers…
U.S. Coast Guard to send icebreaker through Northwest Passage with Canada’s consent
The U.S. Coast Guard is working with the Canadian government to send its medium icebreaker Healy through the Northwest Passage in late summer as part of Washington’s strategy to expand…
Bombardier Recreational Products suspends delivery of aircraft engines used on military drones
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) says it has suspended the delivery of aircraft engines to "countries with unclear usage" in the wake of reports that some of those engines are being…
Armenia claims it found Canadian tech on downed Turkish drone
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan urged the international community today to follow Canada's example by suspending exports of military technology to Turkey — after his defence officials claimed they had…
Trudeau warns of ‘climate reckoning’ in UN address, urges shake-up of global establishment
Global system that emerged after WWII has faltered over last few decades, PM tells UN assembly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned world leaders on Friday of an impending “climate reckoning”…
Appointment of U.S. Arctic co-ordinator may signal more muscular American policy
The appointment of James DeHart as the U.S. co-ordinator for the Arctic signals the region's growing importance to Washington as an arena of geopolitical competition with Russia and China, say…
Russia accuses Canada and the U.S. of violating Open Skies treaty
Russia is claiming Canada and the United States have violated a key international accord designed to build trust and prevent wars between former Cold War adversaries — and accuses Washington's…
NATO’s Arctic dilemma
Two visions of the Arctic collide as NATO and Russia flex muscles Rising tensions with Russia are forcing NATO to once again train its military forces to confront a large…
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian defence deal with Azerbaijan raises new questions about arms export controls
A deal by a Canadian company to export armoured personnel carriers to Azerbaijan and set up a joint production of these military-style vehicles in the oil-rich former Soviet republic is…
Budding Macron-Trudeau ‘bromance’ driven by necessity
Similar in age and both telegenic, the leaders of Canada and France have formed a fast friendship. Some observers say Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron…