Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Feb. 12 that the unidentified cylindrical object detected in northern Canadian airspace and shot down yesterday represented a threat to aircraft. Trudeau said the object “entered unlawfully Canadian airspace” and “represented a reasonable threat to civilian aircraft.” He said he gave the order, “to take it down,” and “recovery teams are on…

OTTAWA—Expectations are high as Defence Minister Anita Anand prepares to unveil the federal government’s plans to upgrade North America’s aging defences, whose importance has only grown in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The announcement at an Ontario air force base on Monday morning comes amid numerous warnings from U.S. and Canadian military officials…

OTTAWA—Defence Minister Anita Anand says the government believes in the importance of bolstering NATO’s eastern flank in response to Russia’s military buildup, and that discussions are underway around increasing Canada’s military presence in eastern Europe. Yet the minister, who was speaking on Wednesday from the Latvian capital of Riga—her last stop in a three-country tour…