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Blair says Canada can hit NATO spending target sooner but doesn’t commitDefence Minister Bill Blair said while Canada can hit the two per cent of GDP target before 2032, his concern is about managing the spending in a 'responsible way.'PoliticsJan 24, 2025
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Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says he won’t run in next electionMinister Harjit Sajjan says his name will not be on the ballot when the next election is held, though he says he will remain a dedicated member of the Liberal party.PoliticsJan 22, 2025
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BC Wildfire Service senior management team headed to L.A. fires ‘imminently’The BC Wildfire Service is deploying a senior management team to help fight the Los Angeles wildfires, at the request of California fire officials.FireJan 10, 2025
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Los Angeles wildfires: Canada to deploy Air Force assets to helpFirefighters in the Los Angeles-area have been battling raging fires for several days now, with the flames killing 10 people and whole neighbourhoods obliterated.CanadaJan 10, 2025
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Jasper wildfire: Alberta minister urges improved unified command structureAn Alberta minister told the hearing committee that he believes provincial authorities should have been better integrated into the unified command structurePoliticsOct 8, 2024
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Defense chief’s notes reveal debate over due process on Fortin allegationAn extraordinary set of handwritten notes by Canada's acting defense chief appear to reveal a behind-the-scenes struggle between due process and support for the complainant.CanadaAug 1, 2021
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Ottawa to apologize for racist treatment of all-Black First World War battalion in 2022"They were told ‘This is not your war’. They were told, ‘This is a white man’s war.'"CanadaJul 10, 2021
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Canada joins U.S. in blaming China for Microsoft hack earlier this yearThe Biden administration on Monday blamed China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers earlier this year.PoliticsJul 19, 2021
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Manitoba animal rescuers focused on helping pets left behind after wildfire evacuationsThe Manitoba Animal Alliance says people fleeing the communities would take their animals with them if they could, but it's often not possible.HealthJul 22, 2021
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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin files federal court challenge over his firingThrough his lawyers, Fortin has denied any wrongdoing.CanadaJun 14, 2021
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Military must transfer sexual misconduct cases to civilians: AnandThe Canadian Forces is in the midst of what experts call an existential "crisis" over sexual misconduct allegations against senior leaders.CanadaNov 4, 2021
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Canada to start negotiations with Taliban to bring citizens, Afghans back: GarneauAccording to Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, the 'priority demand' in the negotiations would be to allow the safe passage of Afghans out of the country.PoliticsAug 29, 2021
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Sajjan requests briefing after navy ‘red room’ review yields no disciplineSajjan ordered a review of the process in March after a navy investigation into alleged sexual comments made during a Zoom call ended without speaking to all those involved.CanadaSep 4, 2021
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Safe houses for Afghans that helped Canada to be ‘scaled back’ over funding, NGO saysAn organization running the safe houses, where around 1,700 people with approval to come to Canada are being housed and fed, say that "time has run out" for them.CanadaOct 22, 2021
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Lt.-Gen. Frances Allen takes over as Canada’s first female vice-chief of the defence staffDefence Minister Harjit Sajjan had said in March Allen would be taking on the role after completing her posting as Canada’s military representative to the NATO military council.CanadaJun 28, 2021
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Military forensic team could help identify residential school remains: officialsThe Casualty Identification Program specializes in using forensics along with historical and anthropological research to identify battlefield remains.CanadaJul 16, 2021
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Reality check: Canada commits 600 soldiers, $450M to UN peacekeeping missions, but do they work?The Liberal government is committing nearly half a billion dollars and up to 600 soldiers towards United Nations peace operations. But is peacekeeping an effective way to keep the peace?CanadaAug 26, 2016
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Majority of Canadians support using combat ground troops to fight ISIS: Ipsos pollA majority of Canadians believe the federal government should to everything in its power to fight the so-called Islamic State, according to a new poll.CanadaAug 2, 2016
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‘This is a war’: Military prepares for fight against coronavirus pandemicDefence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced last month that the military was mobilizing up to 24,000 troops so it would be able to respond to COVID-19 as well as floods and forest fires that have become commonplace in the spring in recent years.CanadaApr 11, 2020
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Canadian troops await word on quarantine location upon return from UkraineThe 200 troops, the majority of whom are from Edmonton, first deployed to Ukraine in October for a six-month mission training local forces to fight Russian-backed separatist forces in the east of the country.HealthApr 1, 2020