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Analysis
Is the promise of military icebreakers political theatre or sensible policy?
There's a sense of déjà vu in the defence community over the proposal by both Liberals and Conservatives to give the navy heavy, militarized icebreakers. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government toyed with the idea almost 20 years ago and decided to opt for something more practical. Experts wonder what the government is trying to accomplish.
Retired army colonel fined, reprimanded for insulting British senior officer
A retired, highly decorated Canadian soldier pleaded guilty, was fined and given a severe reprimand on Thursday over an insulting remark he made about a British senior officer while on a NATO exercise.
Analysis
Canada's allies are wondering if they can still shelter under the U.S. nuclear umbrella
Since the beginning of the year and the inauguration of the second Trump administration, an increasing number of Washington's closest allies have begun to throw quiet — and sometimes not so quiet — fits about whether they can still count on the decades-old nuclear deterrent capability of the United States. Few places feel that uncertainty more keenly than South Korea.
5 things to know about South Korea's military submarine pitch to Canada
CBC News was recently granted exclusive access to both Hanwha Ocean and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) as well as senior South Korean defence officials to learn about their pitch to Canada. Here are five things to know about the KSS-III and the South Korean proposal.
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South Korea pitches Canada on $20B-plus plan for subs, armoured vehicles
A trio of South Korean defence companies have delivered detailed, unsolicited proposals to the federal government to quickly re-equip the Canadian navy and army with modern equipment. CBC News has learned the combined plans amount to more than $20 billion and include a promise to create maintenance and manufacturing centres in Canada.
Remembering the Canadian soldiers who died on a mission of mercy at the close of the Second World War
There were celebrations in the Netherlands but fierce fighting in northern Germany as word of Nazi surrender spread. Eighty years later, this is the story of two of the 20 Canadians lost on the last full day of fighting in Europe.
Analysis
What will it take to defend Canada? Experts say party platforms miss the target
There is an "anything you can do, I can do better" vibe to the defence policies of both the Liberals and the Conservatives, but a trio of national security and military experts say each of the parties are missing — or avoiding — the fundamental national security issue at stake in this election.
Analysis
South Korea, with its 'cheaper' version of the F-35, watches as Canada reviews U.S. fighter deal
Korean Aerospace Industries' KF-21 has the same angled twin tails and similar sleek lines as Lockheed Martin's stealth fighter jet. And if all of the heated campaign rhetoric and trade war posturing is to be believed, Canada may be in the market for something other than the U.S.-manufactured F-35.
Liberals revive campaign pitch for centralized military procurement agency
In the face of annexation threats from the Trump administration and a Canadian public increasingly demanding the federal government buy less from the United States, the Liberals have resurrected a previous campaign pitch to create a standalone defence procurement agency.
South Korea's constitutional court orders impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from office
South Korea’s Constitutional Court has formally upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol following an aborted attempt to declare martial law late last year.