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U.S. wants Canada to hit military spending target ‘as rapidly as humanly possible’: Biden’s adviser

Canada and other countries that are laggards when it comes to military spending should hit the NATO-imposed target of spending…

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Business

U.S. military announces $20M US grant to build cobalt refinery in Ontario

The U.S. military has made its largest move so far in a novel national-security effort to fund mining initiatives in…

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Canada

Retiring military members face months-long delays for severance, benefit payouts

Canadian military members who are retiring in the foreseeable future will face delays in receiving severance, back pay and accumulated vacation…

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Politics

Ottawa looking at retiring some older military equipment — including the Snowbird jets

The Department of National Defence is actively considering whether to retire some older ships, planes and other items of equipment that have become…

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia mother told to stop breastfeeding baby at pool on military base

A nursing mother says she was left feeling embarrassed and overwhelmed after being told she wasn’t allowed to breastfeed her…

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Politics

Trudeau says Canada can meet NATO’s military spending benchmark by 2032

Following a blizzard of criticism from allies — most notably the United States — the Liberal government announced Thursday that…

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Canada

Canada commits an extra $500M in military assistance as NATO rallies around Ukraine

Canada plans to commit an additional $500 million in military assistance to Ukraine this year, the federal government said on…

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Politics

Poilievre says he wants to restore the military while cutting spending — how would that work?

Listen to Pierre Poilievre list his top priorities — cutting taxes, building homes, reducing the federal budget and fighting crime — and…

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Canada

‘Large proportion’ of military disliked relaxed rules on personal grooming, survey finds

The Canadian military has tightened up regulations on personal grooming after getting an earful from members who were not happy…

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Politics

Canadian military planning for evacuation of 20,000 from Lebanon, says top commander

The country’s top military commander says contingency evacuation plans have been drawn up to extract roughly 20,000 Canadians from Lebanon…

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