Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Latvian mission to include a frigate and 6 CF-18 aircraft: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian mission to Latvia represents the country’s largest military presence in Europe in more than a decade, and reaffirms Canada’s commitment to the NATO alliance. Canada will command a 1,000-strong multinational force in Latvia, and Trudeau said it was important that Russia get the message...
Liberals still planning peacekeeping mission despite Latvia commitment
WARSAW, Poland — The Trudeau government says Canada is still in the market for a United Nations peacekeeping mission despite plans to send a sizeable military contingent to Eastern Europe. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis at the NATO leaders’ summit in Warsaw on Saturday to discuss plans for Canada...
Key details still up in the air as Trudeau pledges military support to NATO
WARSAW, Poland — Key details about Canada’s plan to help a NATO force in Eastern Europe remain in limbo, officials say, as Canada waits to see what other countries will contribute to the cause. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at the NATO leaders’ summit in Poland on Friday that Canada will take command of a 1,000-strong...
Trudeau pledges troops, frigate and jets as NATO faces off against Russia
WARSAW, Poland — Canada is deploying what the Liberal government describes as its largest sustained military contingent to Europe in more than a decade, as NATO prepares for a protracted standoff with a resurgent Russia. In Poland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada will send troops and fighter jets to eastern Europe,...
Brexit on his mind, Obama arrives in Poland for NATO summit
WARSAW, Poland — President Barack Obama opened a five-day, two-country mission early Friday to buck up a beleaguered Europe and brush back an aggressive Moscow. On what is expected to be his last presidential visit to the continent, Obama is due to attend a summit of NATO allies in Warsaw, before moving on to Seville and Madrid for his first...
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, July 7 — FORT MAC WILDFIRES MOSTLY COSTLY DISASTER IN CANADIAN HISTORY, INSURANCE BUREAU: The wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta have surpassed the 1998 ice storm in Quebec as the biggest insurance disaster in Canadian history. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says damage totalled 3.58 billion...
Case of ex-Nazi death squad member back in federal cabinet’s hands
OTTAWA — A long-running legal case about whether former Nazi death squad member Helmut Oberlander will be stripped of his citizenship is back in the hands of the federal government cabinet. The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it will not hear the federal government’s challenge of a setback in its latest bid to revoke...
Trudeau heads to NATO summit with commitments, but will face questions
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flies to Poland on Thursday for his first NATO leaders’ summit armed with a promise to help the alliance in its standoff with Russia. The question is whether it will be enough to deflect questions and criticism in other areas, not least the fact Canada is near the back of the pack in terms of NATO...
Merkel says Eastern European countries unsettled by Russia
Chancellor Angela Merkel says that Russia’s conflict with Ukraine has deeply unsettled NATO’s Eastern European member states and that the Baltic states and Poland therefore “need a clear reassurance by the alliance.” The chancellor addressed German Parliament ahead of the NATO summit on Thursday. Merkel also said that despite loss of...
It’s time for more Canada – again
In 2003, the singer-songwriter and U2 star, Bono, excited Canadians, although also imposing a burden on them, by declaring: “The world needs more Canada.” Afterwards we did precious little to deserve such praise. The succeeding prime minister, Stephen Harper, limited his interest in foreign affairs to specifically chosen countries, such as...
