Month: March 2025
Federal Liberals hand Quebec’s Davie shipyard new $3.25B icebreaker deal
The federal Liberal government made a major funding announcement for the Quebec shipbuilding industry Sunday just hours before Liberals were to vote to pick a new leader.
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Ukraine to receive more IRIS-T air defense systems
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on Sunday, March 9, that Ukraine has signed a memorandum of understanding with German defense company Diehl Defence, the manufacturer of the IRIS-T air defense system. The agreement is expected to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense capabilities by expanding cooperation and increasing the supply of air defense missiles and systems.…
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Tariffs ‘could go up,’ Trump says while allaying recession fears
Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News he paused some U.S. tariffs because he ‘wanted to help Mexico and Canada to a certain extent,’ but added tariffs could also go up.
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Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza
The move comes as Hamas is believed to still have 24 living Israeli hostages and the bodies of 35 others.
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Montrealers denounce Donald Trump for ‘betrayal’ of U.S. friends, allies
“You can try to intimidate us with us with trade wars, (but) we’ll never become your 51st state,” one protest organizer said, urging resistance against U.S. authoritarianism
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Liberal leader may call election within weeks: former deputy PM Sheila Copps
Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps says the chaos resulting from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs has bolstered support for presumed new Liberal leader Mark Carney.
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Retaliatory Chinese tariffs set to hit Canadian canola farmers
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his canola industry is under fire due to tariffs on Chinese EVs, “which nobody wants,” to protect North American EVs, which few can afford.
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Canada must ensure ‘darker forces’ don’t take over Syria: special envoy
A surge of deadly violence in Syria highlights the need to ensure ‘darker forces’ don’t take over the struggling country and worsen conditions, Canada’s new special envoy says.
Read MoreUS Marines deploy first F-35 squadron to Japan
The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed its first F-35 squadron from the continental United States to Japan, marking a strategic shift in aviation operations within the Indo-Pacific. On March 8, 2025, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, known as the Black Sheep, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, under the Marine Corps’ Unit…
Read MorePoland to buy more K2 tanks in $6.2B deal
South Korea is expected to finalize another major arms deal with Poland as early as next month, government officials said Sunday. The proposed agreement, valued at approximately 9 trillion won ($6.2 billion), would see Seoul exporting an additional 180 K2 Black Panther main battle tanks to Poland. This follows the initial agreement signed in July…
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