Category Archives: Defence
Boris Johnson announces plans to convene G7 meeting over Afghanistan
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will convene a meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday for "urgent talks on the situation in Afghanistan." Johnson revealed the plan in a statement posted on Twitter. He says
Ministers defend evacuation efforts in Afghanistan amid dire security challenges
OTTAWA — Canada airlifted another 121 people from strife-ridden Afghanistan on Saturday, including Canadian citizens and family members as well as Afghan nationals accepted for resettlement by Ottawa and its allies, officials said Sunday. Canada will w...
Second Canadian fight leaves chaotic Kabul on Friday with 106 Afghans on board
OTTAWA — A C-17 Globemaster transport plane evacuated 106 more Afghans from the chaotic Kabul airport on Friday and brought them to a safe third country, Canadian officials said Saturday. The flight was Canada's second one out of Kabul since Afghanista...
Taliban checkpoints, bureaucratic hurdles limit hope as military lands in Afghanistan
OTTAWA — Ongoing complaints about roadblocks in Kabul and bureaucratic hurdles in Ottawa tempered any sense of relief on Thursday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed on the campaign trail that the Canadian military has arrived back in Afghanis...
Trudeau blames Taliban — not bureaucracy — for pace of evacuations from Afghanistan
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau blamed Taliban checkpoints rather than bureaucratic red tape and delays on Wednesday as his government continued to face questions about the pace of Canada’s effort to evacuate hundreds of Afghans from their country. Yet Trudeau...
Military officer who led vaccine campaign faces sexual assault charge
OTTAWA — The military officer who led Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign has been charged with one count of sexual assault. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin presented himself to police in Gatineau, Que., Wednesday after a warrant for his arrest was i...
General who once ran vaccine campaign expects to face sex assault charge
A lawyer for Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin, who previously oversaw Canada's vaccine rollout campaign, says the military officer expects to be charged with one count of sexual assault. The lawyer, who did not want to be named as they were not authorized
Trudeau says Canadian diplomats out of Afghanistan as fears mount for interpreters
OTTAWA — A 10th planeload of Afghan refugees arrived Tuesday evening in Canada as Justin Trudeau's Liberal government faced fresh criticism and calls for action to save hundreds of former interpreters and their families still stuck in Afghanistan. A go...
‘A very dark time’: Canada shuts down embassy in Afghanistan, citing safety concerns
Canadians working to evacuate allies from Afghanistan described chaos, fear and disappointment on Sunday as Canada shut down its embassy in Kabul and suspended diplomatic relations amid a Taliban advance in the capital. The federal government said the...
Military launches online tracker to gauge progress in improving internal culture
OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence says it's launched an online tracker to help keep staff informed on its efforts to improve culture within the ranks. The Canadian Armed Forces have been rocked in recent months by a series of
