Jul 23 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government responded to weeks of pressure from Canadian veterans on Friday by announcing that it will fast-track the resettlement of potentially thousands of Afghans who have worked with Canada at different times over the past 20 years. Yet the trio of cabinet ministers on hand to announce the new immigration measures […]
Jul 22 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The military officer who previously oversaw Canada’s vaccine rollout campaign says his reputation has been “irreparably tarnished” by the government’s decision to abruptly replace him in May and publicly reveal he was being investigated for sexual misconduct. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's assertion is contained in an affidavit sworn last week but only publicly revealed […]
Jul 22 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The military officer who previously oversaw Canada’s vaccine rollout campaign says his reputation has been “irreparably tarnished” by the government’s decision to abruptly replace him in May and publicly reveal he was being investigated for sexual misconduct. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's assertion is contained in an affidavit sworn last week but only publicly revealed […]
Jul 22 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan told the military to create a position eventually filled by a reserve officer from his old unit who had been ordered suspended from the Vancouver police for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, according to newly released briefing notes. Sajjan also wanted the military to upgrade the position less […]
Jul 21 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada has quietly made another multimillion-dollar payment toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter despite uncertainty over whether it will buy the aircraft and calls from some prominent Canadians not to purchase any new fighter jets. Canada made the annual payment to the U.S. military in the spring, spending US$71.7 million to remain […]
Jul 21 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada has quietly made another multimillion-dollar payment toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter despite uncertainty over whether it will buy the aircraft and calls from some prominent Canadians not to purchase any new fighter jets. Canada made the annual payment to the U.S. military in the spring, spending US$71.7 million to remain […]
Jul 21 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might have reason to smile only weeks before a possible election call as a new survey suggests more Canadians believe he would make a better prime minister than the Conservatives' Erin O’Toole. While the survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies had 25 per cent of respondents […]
Jul 20 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — An organization counting retired military officers and diplomats among its ranks is looking for volunteers to welcome and help integrate any former Afghan interpreters and their families who end up being evacuated to Canada. The call to arms from the Conference of Defence Associations Institute comes in anticipation the federal government will rescue […]
Jul 20 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — An organization counting retired military officers and diplomats among its ranks is looking for volunteers to welcome and help integrate any former Afghan interpreters and their families who end up being evacuated to Canada. The call to arms from the Conference of Defence Associations Institute comes in anticipation the federal government will rescue […]
Jul 19 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada joined the United States and other allies on Monday in blaming China for a massive cyberattack that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. The attack saw hackers exploit weaknesses in Microsoft Exchange email servers, with the federal government estimating 400,000 servers were compromised before the online […]
Jul 16 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino insisted Friday that Ottawa is working on a plan to help dozens of Afghans who are facing Taliban arrest or worse for having worked with Canada, but he stopped short of saying when that plan will become reality. The federal government is under mounting pressure to help dozens of […]
Jul 16 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal cybersecurity agency is warning that Canadians are likely to run into some effort by foreign actors to influence or otherwise interfere with their right to vote in the next election. The Communications Security Establishment also says in a new report released on Friday that holding an election during the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Jul 16 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal cybersecurity agency is warning that Canadians are likely to run into some effort by foreign actors to influence or otherwise interfere with their right to vote in the next election. The Communications Security Establishment also says in a new report released on Friday that holding an election during the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Jul 15 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Commodore Josée Kurtz may be bringing an outsider’s perspective as the first woman to command the Royal Military College of Canada, but she says she has no immediate plans for radical changes to the institution. Kurtz was formally sworn into her new role last week, becoming both the first woman to lead the […]
Jul 15 2021 — Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Commodore Josée Kurtz may be bringing an outsider’s perspective as the first woman to command the Royal Military College of Canada, but she says she has no immediate plans for radical changes to the institution. Kurtz was formally sworn into her new role last week, becoming both the first woman to lead the […]