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Canadian soldiers leave Edmonton for Latvia as part of ongoing mission to support NATOOperation Reassurance first began in 2014.CanadaNov 28, 2024
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Canadian soldier dies while off-duty in Latvia, police investigatingLatvian State Police are investigating the death of a Canadian soldier in the capital city of Riga. The Canadian Armed Forces said that Capt. Aaron Wideman died while off-duty.CanadaOct 16, 2024
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Canada will send helicopters to Latvia for NATO deterrence mission: BlairThe number of Canadian troops in the Baltic country is set to double to around 2,200 by 2026 as NATO scales up its battle groups in the region to brigades.CanadaDec 15, 2023
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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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Canada’s cyber intelligence agency logged 137 ‘privacy incidents’ in 2022The Communications Security Establishment has resumed sharing ‘metadata’ with Five Eyes countries after the program was stopped due to privacy issues.CanadaJun 29, 2023
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Canada to add 15 Leopard tanks, 130 troops to NATO battlegroup in LatviaCanada already leads a 10-country NATO battlegroup in Latvia and negotiations are underway to grow that force to a battle-ready brigade.CanadaJun 16, 2023
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‘Home-grown disinformation’ a growing threat to Canadian Armed Forces: reportA report for Canada’s military research branch finds the Armed Forces are 'poorly placed and inadequately prepared' to defend against misinformation and disinformation campaigns.CanadaMay 19, 2023
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Canadian military to begin training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia this monthThat means Canada is adding a third country to its training efforts under Operation Unifier, which is already active in Poland and the United Kingdom.CanadaMay 10, 2023
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Canadian Armed Forces soldiers from Edmonton deployed to Latvia in defence missionMore than one-hundred Canadian soldiers based in Edmonton boarded a flight Saturday morning, bound for the country of Latvia as part of Operation Reassurance.CanadaDec 3, 2022
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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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