Ford pitches Toronto as host of new global defence bank
sootoday - OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching Toronto as the best place to host a new global bank for defence spending. The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank is a new multilateral initiative by democratic countries.
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Australian authorities confirm that Bondi Beach attackers were affiliated with Islamic State terror group
Philissa Cramer, JTA / thecjn - Officials believe the father and son recently received military training in the Philippines.The post Australian authorities confirm that Bondi Beach attackers were affiliated with Islamic State terror group appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News.
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Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 5:22 pm / permalink 17041 / 16 stories in 2 months
McGuinty is 'confident' Canada will hit NATO spending targets
Kyle Duggan / nationalobserver - Canada is injecting tens of billions of dollars into defence as it looks to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the Cold War — both to meet its NATO commitments and to juice the domestic economy.
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 17016 / 7 stories in 2 months
Cabinet committee on internal savings to look at federal contracting in new year, Champagne says
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Back to Top / Monday, December 15, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 16951 / 2 stories in 2 months
Federal government buying six Bombardier jets for RCAF in $753-million deal
Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The company assembles the Global 6500 in Mississauga, Ont., and completes them in Dorval.
Back to Top / Friday, December 12, 2025, 2:25 pm / permalink 16886 / 5 stories in 2 months
Canadian Armed Forces member charged in foreign interference investigation
sootoday - OTTAWA — A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been arrested and charged in a joint police operation looking into foreign interference and security of information.
Back to Top / Thursday, December 11, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 16862 / 5 stories in 2 months
Canada adds 764, Maniac Murder Cult and Terrorgram Collective to list of terrorist entities
Steven Chase / theglobeandmail - Ottawa said groups use social media and online gaming platforms to target, recruit and radicalize young people
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 16804 / 7 stories in 2 months
Sexual assault investigation of army officer Dany Fortin compromised by ‘tunnel vision,’ military watchdog says
theglobeandmail - Evidence doesn’t support Fortin’s claim that his prosecution was driven by ‘undue external pressure,’ Military Police Complaints Commission says
Back to Top / Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 4:22 pm / permalink 16751 / 4 stories in 2 months
Israel nearing second phase of Gaza ceasefire plan, Netanyahu says
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - Prime minister says next step requires Hamas to disarm and Gaza be demilitarized
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Ottawa announces first procurements under new Defence Investment Agency
Kyle Duggan / theglobeandmail - Projects include a fleet of submarines, Arctic over-the-horizon radar, and a fleet of early warning-and-control surveillance aircraft
Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 7:22 pm / permalink 16634 / 8 stories in 3 months
Critics question Saab’s offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab’s pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little about how it came to that number, making it hard to evalu…
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Sale of Canadian armoured vehicles to ICE agency 'deeply troubling': Kwan
sootoday - OTTAWA — Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be supplying armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human rights records.
Back to Top / Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 3:22 pm / permalink 16532 / 7 stories in 3 months
Ministers McGuinty, Anand pledge more than $200 million in funding for Ukraine
Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - The government is pledging another $235 million in funding for Ukraine, with National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announcing Canada's latest commitments.
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Franklin the Turtle book publisher condemns ‘violent’ post by U.S. defense secretary
News Staff / citynews - The publisher of the Franklin series of children’s books says an online post by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depicting the titular character as a bazooka-wielding soldier is denigrating and violent. Hegseth shared on social media Sunday a mock cove…
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Calgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges for assisting ISIS in Syria
Bill Graveland / theglobeandmail - Jamal Borhot’s co-accused and cousin, Hussein Borhot, pleaded guilty in a separate trial in 2022
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Canada reaches deal to join EU military procurement fund
Steven Chase / theglobeandmail - Carney government won’t reveal entrance fee, but could see savings in future through large-scale buying
Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 16452 / 5 stories in 3 months
Ukraine’s top peace negotiator resigns after anti-corruption raid on home
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Andrii Yermak, the powerful chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, resigned hours after his residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.
Back to Top / Saturday, November 29, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 16408 / 2 stories in 3 months
Canada ranks low on military oversight: study
Brett Ballah / globalnews - Canada maintains a low level of civilian oversight of the military due to rigid party discipline, according to a new book that compares it with fourteen other democracies.
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Trump orders closure of Venezuelan airspace
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - President Donald Trump announced his intention to close the airspace surrounding Venezuela and encouraged caution to anyone operating in and around Venezuelan territory.
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What we know about shooting of 2 National Guard members in D.C.
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - After two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, officials say a suspect is in custody and the condition of the victims is considered critical.
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