Category Archives: armed conflict
Foreign affairs minister concerned by close calls between Chinese, Canadian aircraft
QUEBEC — Chinese jets have endangered a Canadian military plane operating in Asia, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday, adding that she would raise the issue with her Chinese counterpart. Joly was reacting to reports by the Canadian Arm...
Health minister pledges support for Ukraine as WHO confirms attacks on health care
OTTAWA — Canada's federal health minister has pledged to rouse support from his international colleagues for rebuilding the besieged health-care system in Ukraine, where facilities and ambulances have come under attack during the Russian invasion. "I k...
Liberals move to bar sanctioned Russians from Canada through immigration amendments
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is moving to ban Russians sanctioned over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine from entering Canada. The government tabled proposed amendments to federal immigration law in the Senate on Tuesday to ensure foreign nationals subj...
Canada prepared to send ships to European ports to help export Ukraine’s wheat: Joly
OTTAWA — Canada is poised to send cargo ships to ports in Romania and neighbouring countries to help Ukraine get its wheat to Africa and the Middle East, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday. Speaking after meetings with G7 and
Canadian helping reform Ukrainian military says she’s not surprised by its resilience
OTTAWA — Jill Sinclair has been wracked by a combination of anguish, sickness and anger as well as extraordinary pride as she has watched Ukrainians stand fast in the face of Russia’s invasion of their homeland. One thing she hasn’t
Trudeau pledges more troops to Latvia, but mum on permanent NATO presence in Baltics
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emerged from a private huddle with his Latvian counterpart on Thursday with a promise to bolster Canada’s military presence by deploying more Canadian Armed Forces officers to the Baltic state. Trudeau did not, ho...
Canadian government charters flights for Ukrainians fleeing war
OTTAWA — Three Canadian charter flights to bring Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion will depart Poland in the coming weeks. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the flights will be available to some of the more than 90,000 Ukrainians approved for em...
Ottawa weighing ballistic missile defence as part of North American defence upgrades
OTTAWA — Canada is weighing whether to reverse course and finally join the U.S. in defending against long-range ballistic missiles, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday, while declining to provide specific plans for upgrading North America’s aging...
Russian sanctions prove Canadian military mission in Ukraine had impact: Commander
OTTAWA — The most recent commander of Canada's military training mission in Ukraine says the fact Russia has sanctioned him and several of his predecessors alongside dozens of other prominent Canadians is proof the mission had an impact. Lt.-Col. Luc-F...
Trudeau welcomes talk of Russia’s action in Ukraine as genocide
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has weighed in on growing calls to declare Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide, saying it is "absolutely right" that the term is being used given rampant allegations of war crimes and other human