Category Archives: Defence
Fortin’s lawyers cite Hajdu interview comment in court fight over his firing
OTTAWA — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s lawyers are citing Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s statements during a television interview in May in their fight to prove their client’s removal as head of Canada’s vaccine distribution campaign constituted improper poli...
Ottawa pins hopes on Kabul airport reopening as hundreds with links to Canada stuck
Ottawa is pinning its hopes on the Kabul airport soon reopening as thousands of people with links to Canada found themselves stranded in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan on Tuesday following the overnight withdrawal of all American soldiers from the coun...
Canadian groups look to Pakistan border as U.S. ends flights from Afghanistan
OTTAWA — America's torturous, tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan finally ended Monday, leaving Canadian veterans and refugee advocates weighing several bad choices as they seek to protect hundreds of stranded Afghans still waiting to hear good news abo...
‘We need your support,’ pleads female Afghan activist once helped by Canada
OTTAWA — The morning after Canada's military withdrew from Kabul, when dozens of Afghans and 13 American military personnel died in the terrorist attack on the city’s airport, a woman named Najiba pondered the darkening future. "My message to the Canad...
Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan worries she will die as military ends operations
A Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan says she's worried she will die before she is able to return to her Ontario home and is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The woman, who says her friends call her Zak, asked her full
Last Canadian military flight takes off from Kabul, ending mission
OTTAWA — Canada's military mission in Afghanistan ended Thursday, hours before suicide bombers attacked crowds at Kabul airport, killing several American marines, and leaving an unknown number of Canadians and their families trapped. The withdrawal o...
Canada’s last military flight to leave Kabul Thursday, as Monsef admonishes Taliban
The Canadian military will end its mission at Kabul airport on Thursday, as Liberal cabinet minister Maryam Monsef sparked controversy by using the term "brothers" to challenge the Taliban to protect those left behind. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan sa...
N.W.T. reports first death related to COVID-19, outbreak grows to 219 active cases
YELLOWKNIFE — The chief public health officer of the Northwest Territories has confirmed the territory's first death related to COVID-19 as the N.W.T. experiences its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic with 219 active cases in eight com...
Biden rejects U.S. extension in Kabul, as Trudeau, G7 leaders extend offers to stay
OTTAWA — While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered Tuesday to keep Canadian military personnel in Afghanistan after Aug. 31, his fellow G7 leaders were not able to persuade President Joe Biden to extend the American deadline for withdrawal. Trudeau, ...
Canadian special forces operating outside Kabul airport to help evacuees: officials
OTTAWA — On the eve of a special G7 leaders' meeting, Canadian officials disclosed Monday the military's special forces are operating outside the closed confines of Kabul's chaotic airport to get people on flights out of Afghanistan. The officials woul...
