Lithuania
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Trudeau commits to increase Canada’s military presence in LatviaPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to more than double the size of Canada's contribution to a NATO mission in Latvia, committing $2.6 billion in funding over three years.CanadaJul 10, 2023
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Critical decisions ahead as Trudeau goes off to NATO summitCanada will likely have to play a big role in discussions at the NATO summit this week about expanding alliance membership and its efforts to refocus on collective defence.CanadaJul 9, 2023
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Wagner Group in Belarus spells trouble, Eastern Europe’s NATO allies warnNATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is trying to allay fears by some Eastern European members over exiled members of Russia's Wagner mercenary group residing in Belarus.CanadaJun 27, 2023
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Estonia signs $200M deal with U.S. to buy rocket artillery systemNATO member and Russia's neighbor Estonia is boosting its defense capabilities by acquiring an advanced U.S. rocket artillery system.WorldDec 3, 2022
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‘Living in pain’: Canadians travel across the world to avoid surgery backlogA surgery backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has steered Canadians thousands of miles away from home to get life changing procedures done without the wait.HealthApr 21, 2022
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Manitoba man travels overseas for knee surgery, bills province for costMax Johnson was tired of waiting for elective knee surgery, so he travelled to Lithuania to get the procedure done right away and has invoiced the province for the cost.HealthNov 19, 2021
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Belarusian order to land plane carrying journalist draws anger from Canada, U.S.Law enforcers detained activist Roman Protasevich, 26, who had been put on a wanted list after last year's mass street protests.WorldMay 23, 2021
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Belarus protests: Here’s a look at what’s happening and whyDemonstrations, some of them violent, have been ongoing in Belarus since Sunday, but why are people protesting? Here's a look at what's going on.WorldAug 15, 2020
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Coronavirus: Europe’s first ‘travel bubble’ is between Lithuania, Latvia, EstoniaA dozen Estonian border guards removed all signs directing vehicles to stop at the border and huddled together at the roadside for cake and coffee.EconomyMay 14, 2020
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Lithuania headed for runoff vote in presidential raceWith 1,631 of the country's 1,972 voting districts counted early Monday, results provided by Lithuania's Central Electoral Commission showed Gitanas Nauseda, a banker-turned-politician, leading the nine-candidate field with 31.2 per cent of the votes.PoliticsMay 12, 2019
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