Sep 29 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The country's top soldier and outside experts say that finding almost $1 billion in savings in the Department of National Defence budget will affect the Armed Forces' capabilities, although the defence minister insisted Friday the budget is no...
Sep 6 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada is underestimating the mental health impact domestic emergencies like wildfires and COVID-19 have had on the military reservists who respond to them, a new report says. Gregory Lick, the Canadian Armed Forces ombudsman, said there are a...
Sep 6 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada is underestimating the mental health impact domestic emergencies like wildfires and COVID-19 have had on the military reservists who respond to them, a new report says. Gregory Lick, the Canadian Armed Forces ombudsman, said there are a...
Sep 1 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A new poll suggests nearly half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque as the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze household budgets, and young people are more likely to say their finances are in poor shape. It also suggests the...
Sep 1 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A new poll suggests nearly half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque as the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze household budgets, and young people are more likely to say their finances are in poor shape. It also suggests the...
Aug 23 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Despite what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said recently, a new poll suggests 40 per cent of Canadians think his government is to blame for the country's housing crisis. Leger surveyed 1,537 people between Aug. 18 and 20, asking a series ...
Aug 23 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Despite what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said recently, a new poll suggests 40 per cent of Canadians think his government is to blame for the country's housing crisis. Leger surveyed 1,537 people between Aug. 18 and 20, asking a series ...
Aug 19 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — It's been just over three years since Veterans Affairs Canada released a strategy to tackle its 23,000 backlogged benefits applications, and that file has landed on the desk of a new minister for the first time. Ginette Petitpas Taylor has tak...
Aug 19 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — It's been just over three years since Veterans Affairs Canada released a strategy to tackle its 23,000 backlogged benefits applications, and that file has landed on the desk of a new minister for the first time. Ginette Petitpas Taylor has tak...
Aug 8 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canadians want to see the military come to their aid during natural disasters, and the Armed Forces will remain a key part of the government's response. "There is just something, I think, incredibly reassuring...
Aug 8 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canadians want to see the military come to their aid during natural disasters, and the Armed Forces will remain a key part of the government's response. "There is just something, I think, incredibly reassuring...
Aug 5 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — As he settles in to the corner office in Ottawa's National Defence headquarters, Bill Blair is feeling pretty comfortable in his new role. This is his fourth ministerial job since 2018, when he was put in charge of border security and organiz...
Aug 5 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — As he settles in to the corner office in Ottawa's National Defence headquarters, Bill Blair is feeling pretty comfortable in his new role. This is his fourth ministerial job since 2018, when he was put in charge of border security and organiz...
Jul 11 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VILNIUS, Lithuania — A stark exhibition of war photographs lines the walls of a tunnel on the way into the NATO leaders' summit. Signs printed on shuttle buses read: "While you're waiting for this bus, Ukraine is waiting for NATO membership." Reminders...
Jul 11 2023 — Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — VILNIUS, Lithuania — A stark exhibition of war photographs lines the walls of a tunnel on the way into the NATO leaders' summit. Signs printed on shuttle buses read: "While you're waiting for this bus, Ukraine is waiting for NATO membership." Reminders...