Mali Peacekeeping

• 17th annual Peacekeepers Day honours Canadians killed in action

  The 17th annual Peacekeepers Day looked to honour those killed in peace support operations. Veterans, families and officials were there to pay respect.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2019
  
• Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali extended into August

  The Canadian Forces' peacekeeping mission in Mali is going to last a little longer than previously planned - but not as long as the United Nations hoped.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2019
  
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• Romania hopes Canada will help ‘minimize the gap’ ahead of Mali mission handover

  Romania's top diplomat in Ottawa says his country is moving as fast as it can to minimize a gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations for injured UN peacekeepers after Canada ends its mission in Mali.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019
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• Liberal MP says Canada ‘not pulling its weight’ in peacekeeping as Mali mission draws to a close

  While the Trudeau government insists it stands with the UN, Liberal backbencher Rob Oliphant told an all-party press conference that Canada is not pulling its weight.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2019
• Canada won’t extend peacekeeping mission in Mali, Freeland says

  The eight Canadian helicopters and 250 military personnel in Mali are scheduled to cease operations on July 31.

  Politics

  Mar 29, 2019
• UN formally asks Canada to extend Mali mission past end of July to October

  The Canadian peacekeeping contingent in Mali, comprising eight military helicopters and 250 service members, is scheduled to end its 12-month mission at the end of July.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2019
• Canadian peacekeepers in Mali challenged by geography, shifting violence

  Distance and geography have been cited as the primary reasons Canadian medical helicopters remained on the ground in northern Mali during two bloody attacks on UN peacekeepers last fall.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2019
• Justin Trudeau greets troops in Mali, defends decision not to extend mission

  The trip was Trudeau's first visit to the West African nation, where about 250 Canadian peacekeepers have been providing lifesaving medical evacuations and transporting equipment and personnel.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2018
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• Canadian Forces in Mali unharmed by bomb, extremists claim responsibility

  A car-bomb explosion in northern Mali killed three civilians on Monday, and one group reportedly claimed that Canadian soldiers and other foreign forces were targeted.

  World

  Nov 13, 2018
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• Canadian troops ready as ‘complex’ Mali peacekeeping mission gets underway: commander

  The 250-strong Canadian air task force contingent officially took over from German forces in providing aeromedical evacuation services and other support over disputed territory in Mali.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2018