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Canadian killed in Israel after threatening security forces with knifeThe Israeli military said the man drove to the entrance of an Israeli town close to the border, left his vehicle and approached the security forces with a knife.CanadaJul 22
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Why experts are calling Jennie Carignan’s promotion to defence chief a ‘glass cliff’Canada's military will make history on Thursday when Jennie Carignan is promoted to the rank of general and takes over command as chief of the defence staff.PoliticsJul 17
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Jennie Carignan takes command of Canadian Armed Forces in historic ceremonyLt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan is set to officially take over command of the Armed Forces this morning in a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.CanadaJul 18
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Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan will be Canada’s 1st female defence chiefLt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan will become Canada's new chief of defence staff, making her the first woman to be picked as the Canadian military's top commander.CanadaJul 3
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Organization supporting veterans enters Calgary Stampede Parade for first timeSpectators will notice a new entry in this year’s Calgary Stampede Parade on July 5.FeaturesJul 5
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Canada’s priorities at NATO summit take backseat to spending concernsAnalysts say Canada should be front-and-centre for talks on Arctic and Indo-Pacific security, but its failure to meet defence spending targets may get in the way.CanadaJul 9
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Canadian seniors are getting a top-up to old age benefits. How much?July amounts of the Old Age Security benefits, going out on Monday, have increased by 2.8 per cent compared to the previous year after adjusting for inflation.MoneyJul 29
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Canadian Blood Services wants to revive WWII-era dried plasma useCanadian Blood Services is looking to resuscitate the use of dried plasma — a life-saving battlefield measure that helped injured soldiers during the Second World War.CanadaJul 10
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Poilievre calls Trudeau a ‘joke’ on world stage, won’t commit to NATO timelinePoilievre said he was "embarrassed" to watch Prime Minister Justin Trudeau get treated like "a human piñata" at this week's NATO leaders' summit over Canada's defence spending.PoliticsJul 12
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Canada to unveil NATO spending plan, details ‘first step’ on new submarinesA senior government source told Global News that Canada will unveil its plan Thursday for reaching NATO's benchmark of spending at least two per cent of GDP on defence.CanadaJul 10
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Okanagan businessman appointed to Order of CanadaBarry Lapointe founded KF Aerospace in 1970, which was then known as Kelowna Flightcraft.CanadaJun 29
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Canada to help train Ukrainians on F-16 fighter jets due to be flying by summerPrime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday the federal government will commit up to $389 million over the coming year to the training, and an additional $500 million in aid.CanadaJul 11
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Russia’s economy is struggling from sanctions, western officials say. Here’s whyHigh inflation, rising interest rates and labour shortages are undermining Moscow's claims of a strong economy, western officials say.WorldJul 26
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Jasper wildfire: Rotting food and closed highways a concern as evacuation nears 2nd weekParks Canada says it realizes wildfire evacuees from Jasper worry about what rotting food will do to their homes.FireJul 29
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Canada can no longer be ‘naive’ about the ‘real’ threats it faces: defence chiefGen. Wayne Eyre said he's "cautiously optimistic" that the Canadian military is on the "upswing," but that growth is still "not fast enough" to face the global threat environment.CanadaJun 16
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Sending Canadian ship to Cuba near Russian fleet was ‘carefully’ planned: ministerA spokesman for National Defence Minister Bill Blair's office said the visit to Havana's port 'was carefully and fulsomely planned.'CanadaJun 17
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Military to train in Northumberland, Hastings, Prince Edward countiesThe Canadian Special Operations Forces Command will be conducting exercises around the communities of Campbellford, Quinte West, Stirling, Tweed, Picton and Belleville.CanadaJun 10
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Should Russia’s outreach in Indo-Pacific be a ‘wake-up call’ for Canada?Russia is not mentioned once in Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy despite its significance in the region, which analysts say is an oversight on Ottawa's part.WorldJun 25
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Canadian doctor will join Virgin Galactic research space crewDr. Shawna Pandya, an Edmonton physician, will be flying to space as a research astronaut with Virgin Galactic on its new Delta Class of spacecraft.CanadaJul 3
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Jasper wildfire: Here’s how quickly flames engulfed a townIt took less than two days for a fast-moving wildfire to reach the Alberta Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, where multiple structures were burned Wednesday night.CanadaJul 25