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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
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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
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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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NATO battle group could win if Russia attacked Latvia, Canadian commander saysThe Canadian officer commanding a NATO battle group in Latvia says Russian forces would be routed if they dared launch an attack against Canadian troops and their allies.WorldNov 17, 2022
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Manitoba soldier heads to Europe as part of NATO missions supporting UkraineMore than 1,400 Canadian military members are deployed in Europe right now, including Pamela Collen's husband.FeaturesJun 11, 2022
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Former Latvian president and Montreal professor on Putin: ‘He’s a narcissist and a psychopath’Former Latvian president and Canadian scholar Vaira Vike-Freiberga has sounded the alarm on Russia and its President Vladimir Putin for much of the last two decades.WorldMar 11, 2022
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World No. 21 Fernandez to lead Canada’s Billie Jean King Cup team against LatviaFernandez, 19, is Canada's top-ranked women's tennis player at No. 21 in the world. She is coming off a successful defence of her WTA Monterrey Open title on the weekend.SportsMar 7, 2022
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Canadian troops in Latvia ready for ‘whatever we have to face,’ commander saysNATO's Canadian battle group commander says troops stationed in Latvia are ready to fight — but doesn't want to exaggerate the threat Russia poses to wider Europe just yet.WorldMar 5, 2022
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Ethnic Russians in Latvia divided on war in Ukraine: ‘There is a big division’Ethnic Russians in a small Latvian town are struggling to reconcile their identity with the country that is waging war in Ukraine, less than 800 kilometres away.WorldMar 4, 2022
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