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…
Canada forced to cope with increase in refugee crossings from US
An increase in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Canada from the US has those north of the border looking closely at Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Canadian politicians are…
Trudeau’s meeting with Trump to be a test of charm and mettle
Trade is likely to top the agenda when Justin Trudeau meets Donald Trump for the first time on Monday, with the Canadian premier also under pressure to stand up to…
Rail oil transport risks remain, 12 months after Quebec disaster
A long train brimming with crude from one of North America's burgeoning shale oil fields derailed and exploded on July 6, 2013, in a sleepy Quebec village, killing 47 people.…
Runaway train rips heart out of Quebec town
Maude Verreault owes her life to a cigarette. The 36-year-old waitress at Musi-Cafe restaurant in central Lac-Megantic was taking a short smoking break last Saturday night when a runaway tanker-train…
Police foil “al-Qaeda” inspired Canada Day bomb plot
Canadian authorities charged two people Tuesday in an "al-Qaeda-inspired" plot to bomb Canada Day celebrations at the provincial legislature in Victoria, British Columbia.
Canada’s ice road to diamonds
A late March blizzard has finished blowing over much of Canada’s Northwest Territories and Ron Near’s job just got more interesting. A retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, Near is…
Dreams made of diamonds
Matevos Harutyunyan has to fly across Canada from Yellowknife, the capital of Northwest Territories, to Montreal to do what he loves the most. Harutyunyan is an expert diamond cutter and…