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Canada plans to send Ukraine over 80K unarmed small rocketsCanada plans to send 80,840 surplus small unarmed air-to-surface rockets to Ukraine as well as 1,300 warheads in the coming months, Defense Minister Bill Blair said.CanadaSep 6
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Canada, Australia agree to bolster defence ties: ‘Preparing to avoid war’Defence Minster Bill Blair and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles announced an agreement to bolster their countries' relationships and collective response to threats.CanadaAug 8
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Sending Canadian ship to Cuba near Russian fleet was ‘carefully’ planned: ministerA spokesman for National Defence Minister Bill Blair's office said the visit to Havana's port 'was carefully and fulsomely planned.'CanadaJun 17
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Canada’s Arctic boost puts it on track to meet NATO target: ministerAfter Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014, NATO allies agreed to move toward spending two per cent of their gross domestic product on defence within a decade.CanadaJun 14
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Canada, China defence ministers discuss interference, Taiwan, RussiaCanada's defence minister met with his Chinese counterpart to discuss election interference, Taiwan and China's support for Russia.CanadaJun 3
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Canada getting ‘closer’ to key NATO defence spending target, minister saysU.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen told 'The West Block' host Mercedes Stephenson that Canada’s military spending lags plans from others amid a more hostile world stage.CanadaMay 27
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Canada now ‘the outlier’ in NATO on defence spending: U.S. ambassadorU.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen says Canada has become an outlier in NATO on defence spending, but Ottawa is rebuilding the nation's reputation as a reliable partner.CanadaMay 26
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Blair ‘confident’ Canada will meet NATO targets with push for more spendingDefence Minister Bill Blair says that he is looking to replace Canada's tanks and purchase new submarines, but he still needs to finalize the "business case."CanadaMay 13
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Canada to contribute $76M to German-led air defence fund for UkraineDefence Minister Bill Blair and his German counterpart announced the contribution to Germany's Immediate Action on Air Defence initiative after a joint meeting in Ottawa.WorldMay 10
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Ukraine faces Russian ‘meat storms,’ military chiefs warn as U.S. aid stallsTop generals in Canada and the U.S. say Russia could overtake Ukraine within weeks if further U.S. aid doesn't break through a legislative logjam.WorldApr 11
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