Lee Berthiaume
Winnipeg Free Press
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Canada at crossroads on new submarines
OTTAWA – The federal government is at a crossroads on replacing Canada’s aging submarines, as cost considerations butt up against warnings about the need for such vessels and allies press... → Read More
Ottawa to fast-track weapon purchases: Anand
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa will fast-track the purchase of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and anti-drone weapons for the Canadian military with a mechanism last used during the... → Read More
Eyre wanted CF-18s to destroy object over Yukon
OTTAWA – Canada’s top military officer says it would have been “preferable” for a Canadian fighter jet to shoot down a suspected balloon over Yukon last month – but they were d... → Read More
Chinese balloon flew through ‘radar gaps’ during journey over Canada: Norad –
OTTAWA – Senior Canadian military officers at the North American Aerospace Defence Command say a suspected Chinese spy balloon passed near several military bases and through “radar gaps → Read More
Joly ends Ukraine visit pledging support for war-crime tribunal, cash to local groups
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is praising a recent crackdown on corruption by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government. → Read More
Canada faces fresh pressure on military spending as NATO chief eyes hard target
OTTAWA — The head of the NATO military alliance threatened to raise the heat on Canada and other laggards on Wednesday as he called on member countries to… → Read More
Canada faces fresh pressure on military spending
OTTAWA – The head of the NATO military alliance threatened to raise the heat on Canada and other laggards on Wednesday as he called on member countries to adopt hard targets when it comes to mil... → Read More
Russian bomber intercepted near Alaska: Norad
OTTAWA – After days of shooting down unidentified “objects,” fighter jets from Canada and the United States were scrambled Monday night to intercept four Russian military aircraft as they buzzed... → Read More
and don't know -- about the objects being shot down over North America
What is going on? → Read More
Ottawa tight-lipped on details as Canada, U.S. call out China over balloon
OTTAWA – Canada announced that it had called China’s ambassador onto the carpet — but otherwise remained tight-lipped — as Ottawa and Washington expressed their disapproval about a high-al... → Read More
Backlog targeted as Veterans Affairs reports nearly $1B for ex-soldiers was unspent
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government is facing fresh calls to eliminate a backlog of disability claims from ill and injured veterans amid revelations Veterans Affairs Canada failed to spend n... → Read More
Unprecedented: Federal government failed to spend $38B on promised programs last year
The unspent funds played a big part in the Liberal government posting a smaller-than-expected deficit in the last fiscal year → Read More
Canada donating four Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine
Canada is sending four of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks. → Read More
Ottawa commits 200 more armoured vehicles to Ukraine as allies debate sending tanks
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand used a visit to Ukraine on Wednesday to announce that Canada is sending another 200 armoured vehicles to help with the embattled country’s defence against R... → Read More
Military concerned by Canada's absence from American-British-Australian security pact
OTTAWA — There are concerns at the highest levels of the Canadian Armed Forces that this country won’t have access to the same cutting-edge military technology… → Read More
Canadian Army waiting for air-defence systems as Ottawa buys equipment for Ukraine
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government’s plan to buy anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine is prompting questions about why such equipment isn’t being bought for the Canadian Army. The... → Read More
Canada buying F-35s as defence minister says once-maligned jets have 'matured'
OTTAWA – Canada is officially buying the F-35 fighter jet, ending the years-long search to replace the aging CF-18 fleet where it first began. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Monday that... → Read More
Canadian Army feeling squeeze of more demands, fewer soldiers
But the Canadian Army cannot sustain a significantly larger deployment to Latvia over the long term, says its commander Lt.-Gen. Joe Paul → Read More
Canada to spend $1.24B on rescue helicopter upgrades through sole-sourced deal
OTTAWA – Canada is planning to spend $1.24 billion to upgrade its fleet of military search-and-rescue helicopters — about $200 million more than originally planned. Defence Minister Anita Anan... → Read More
$7B for 16 fighter jets: Why it looks like Canada is overpaying for its new F-35s
The price for the initial set of F-35s works out to about $450M per plane, which is about four times more than the publicly reported cost of the aircraft → Read More