Category Archives: Defence
Canada’s ‘caretaker convention’ offers blueprint for containing an unbridled POTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are strapping in for another two months of Trump-fuelled turbulence, wishing their country had some bedrock principles for how disgruntled leaders ought to behave after losing an election. Canada might have just the t...
Military’s aid in COVID-19 fight noted as pandemic restricts Remembrance Day events
OTTAWA — The sacrifices of Canadians past and present were honoured alongside messages of hope Wednesday as small crowds braved the pandemic to mark Remembrance Day across the country and thousands more paid homage from their own homes. Past ceremonies...
Legion, other veterans groups to get $20M to weather COVID-19
OTTAWA — On the eve of Remembrance Day, the Trudeau government tossed a bone to the Royal Canadian Legion and other veterans' groups battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, promising millions in emergency funding to help them keep their doors open. Yet
EU puts tariffs on US but hopes for change with Biden
BRUSSELS — The European Union said Monday it would impose tariffs on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal aid for plane maker Boeing - but expressed hope that trade ties would improve once President
Lionel Desmond inquiry to resume at new Nova Scotia venue in February: lawyer
HALIFAX — A lawyer involved in an inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 says hearings are expected to resume at a new venue in Nova Scotia on Feb. 16. The provincial fatality inquiry started
Federal guidance for border agency surveillance and sources drafted but never issued
OTTAWA — A newly released memo shows Canada's border agency signed off on rules to guide its most intrusive intelligence operations months ago, but the federal government has yet to issue the ministerial direction. The memo, obtained by The Canad...
Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War
OTTAWA — When one starts asking questions about the experience of Black Canadians during the Second World War, it doesn’t take long to land on the name Allan Bundy. That’s because at a time when the Canadian Armed Forces is promising
Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War
OTTAWA — When one starts asking questions about the experience of Black Canadians during the Second World War, it doesn’t take long to land on the name Allan Bundy. That’s because at a time when the Canadian Armed Forces is promising
Disabled veterans struggle with COVID-19 as Canada prepares to mark Remembrance Day
OTTAWA — Canadians from coast to coast to coast will mark Remembrance Day on Wednesday, once again taking a moment to honour and remember those who offered up their lives to defend Canada, its values and its principles.Yet there is
COVID-19 latest bump in Canada’s long road to Second World War remembrance
OTTAWA — Annie McNamara was in a hostel in Piccadilly Circus when the news came that Nazi Germany had been defeated. She vividly remembers that excitement that swept through the streets of London on May 8, 1945 as war-weary Brits
