Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada has joined 10 other NATO allies to train Ukrainian Air Force pilots on the operation and maintenance of American-made F-16 fighter jets to aid Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. The ministers of defence for Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and the UK…

Canada’s military is facing “significant challenges” on a number of fronts which threaten its ability to fulfill its mission, an internal report by the Department of National Defence has concluded. While those findings are not new and have been previously voiced by various stakeholders and observers, they summarize a strategic view held by the Assistant…

Two senior ministers in the Liberal government cabinet say the promotional material for a planned activity protesting the killing of a Sikh leader in British Columbia is “unacceptable.” One poster circulating online calling for a “Khalistan Freedom Rally” on July 8 in Toronto says “Kill India.” It adds that two Indian diplomats in Canada are…

Minister of National Defence Anita Anand has confirmed that two crew members aboard a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) helicopter that crashed on June 20 near a town northwest of Ottawa have been found dead after hours of searching. Anand told reporters in Ottawa on the morning of June 21 that the Department of National…

Canada will be deploying 15 Leopard 2 tanks along with support personnel and equipment to Latvia, joining a NATO-enhanced battle group meant to respond to any potential security threats in the Baltic Sea region, says National Defence Minister Anita Anand. On June 16, Anand told reporters during an online news conference she held from Brussels, Belgium, that Canada’s…

Defence Minister Anita Anand says China should act more “responsibly” after a People’s Liberation Navy warship aggressively came within 150 yards of colliding with an American ship during a Canada–U.S. joint sailing mission through the Taiwan Strait. “The Taiwan Strait is an international strait and we want to make sure that we are doing our best…

The federal government says certain defence contracts will be subject to a mandatory cybersecurity certification process starting in 2024. Defence Minister Anita Anand says contractors are often targets of malicious cyberattacks that threaten unclassified information and put supply chains at risk. Anand was speaking at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries annual trade…

The military’s independent sexual misconduct support and resource centre is creating a new fund to help victims pay for legal services, defence officials said Thursday. The centre will review applications to reimburse military members and those who say they have faced misconduct by a military member for their legal fees for criminal proceedings, and for…

The defence minister says Canada is interested in sharing more advanced defence technology with its allies as the focus of a trilateral military deal between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States starts to expand. But Anita Anand would not directly say if Canada is making a formal bid to join the agreement known…

Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canadian evacuation flights in Sudan have been hampered by a mechanical issue in one military plane that has since been resolved. Anand won’t specify what the mechanical issue is, saying her officials would explain more in a technical briefing Friday afternoon. She said another problem that emerged is an oil…