David Common

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NORAD pact would change if Canada pulls back from F-35 order, warns Trump envoy to Ottawa

NORAD pact would change if Canada pulls back from F-35 order, warns Trump envoy to Ottawa

Diplomat says U.S. fighter jets would enter Canadian airspace more often to address threats. U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ottawa is warning of consequences to the continental defence pact if Canada does not move forward with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets. "NORAD would have to be altered," U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told CBC News in...

As China explores the Arctic, Canada's military is preparing for confrontation

As China explores the Arctic, Canada's military is preparing for confrontation

More than 3,000 kilometres north of the nation's capital, soldiers, ships and aircraft of Canada's Armed Forces gathered this week in one of the most remote areas of the country to answer one question: How would they board a foreign vessel that neither wanted to be seen, nor stopped. What if the crew of that ship was near sensitive military...