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The audit said it found "persistent challenges" in the procurement system, even though it is “evolving rapidly” under Prime Minster Mark Carney's government.

Carney said the question around Canada's potential future involvement is a "fundamental hypothetical," adding the conflict can spread very broadly.

McGuinty did not offer specifics Tuesday when asked how many Canadian military personnel are in the region, saying only there are 'some.'

Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, a Hamilton, Ont., native, died Thursday near Riga, Latvia, the Department of National Defence said in a statement.

Only one in four (23 per cent) Canadians approve while, 16 per cent are unsure either way. Forty-two per cent were found to strongly disapprove.

On the anniversary of one of Canada’s greatest military successes, the statue honouring those lost during WWI was unveiled at its new home at Winnipeg's Brookside Cemetery.

The report released Thursday by the Senate committee on national defence and security comes after a years-long study dating back to the previous Parliament.

NATO’s top commander, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, confirmed earlier Friday that the alliance has pulled several hundred personnel out of Iraq and relocated them to Europe.

Canada has an operational support hub at the Ali Al-salem Air Base, which also hosts the U.S. Air Force and was reportedly hit by an Iranian missile on March 1.

Defence Minister David McGuinty said the Canadian Armed Forces 'are not involved in the prosecution of this war' while underscoring that position is not going to change.

Canada is amongst several nations who 'condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf.'

Carignan said a meeting is set for early Friday morning to discuss such a proposal among allied militaries and that a recommendation would be presented to the government.

Federal departments and the Canadian Armed Forces must answer by April how many members of anti-fascist groups work for the public service and the military.

There are currently more than 26,000 Canadians registered in Mexico — and no plans for military or consular flights to assist Canadians getting out.

David McGuinty added that Canada has not yet decided to join its NATO allies in offering assistance to Persian Gulf nations that have come under attack by Iran.

The Department of National Defence said the collected remains will be interred in the individual soldiers' graves, most of which are in a cemetery in Normandy, France.

Conservative defence critic James Bezan says Parliament should have the final say on whether Canada deploys troops in a conflict and accuses Carney of being 'all over the map.'

The program is an $11.2-billion investment, and part of the military's training modernization strategy to prepare students for the demanding environments they will meet.

The $6.6-billion plan promises to prioritize building military equipment at home, hike the share of defence contracts awarded to Canadian firms and add up to 125,000 new jobs.

Two Royal Canadian Navy sailors have been charged in relation to the death of a fellow sailor more than a year after the inflatable vessel he was on capsized in Halifax harbour.