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Canada’s defence minister says the federal government is still assessing all available options as it weighs whether to proceed with the planned purchase of F-35 fighter jets from the United States. Ottawa has already committed to buying 16 of the advanced stealth aircraft to replace the country’s aging fleet of CF-18 Hornets. But Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered a review...
The U.S. ambassador to Canada says there is plenty of blame to share on both sides of the border for the souring of the Canada-U.S. relationship and the deterioration of the free trade deal between the two countries. Pete Hoekstra says “irritants” and “tensions” need to be addressed before talks can resume on renewing the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), which...
The commander of a Canadian warship deployed to the Indo-Pacific region has been relieved of duty effective immediately due to “loss of confidence,” the Royal Canadian Navy announced Friday. A brief statement from Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says Cmdr. Adriano Lozer was removed from his command of HMCS Ottawa “to ensure effective leadership” of the frigate. “The incidents that gave rise...
A Canadian warship on its first-ever Arctic patrol encountered a Chinese polar research vessel in the Bering Strait off Alaska earlier this month, as the Department of National Defence says global competitors are increasingly probing Canadian infrastructure and gathering intelligence in a warming Arctic. A National Defence spokesperson on Wednesday confirmed the encounter with the Chinese vessel in response to...
