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Libs launch review to decide future size and shape of Canada’s military

OTTAWA—The Trudeau government began swimming against the tide of recent history Wednesday as it embarked on a long-awaited review on …

Tech company pitches on system to link veterans with private sector jobs

OTTAWA – A U.S-based technology company is pitching the Trudeau government on an innovative idea to link veterans – who …

Liberals drone shopping exercise sets stage for debate over lethal force

OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is quietly shopping for drones for the military and expects to see expressions of interest from the …

Shipbuilders call for federal strategy overhaul to avoid an ’embarrassment’

OTTAWA—The Shipbuilding Association of Canada is hoping the Liberal government will change course when it comes to the renewal of …

Defence equipment shopping list short “several tens of billions” Senate told

OTTAWA—A Senate committee has been told there is a shortfall of tens of billions of dollars between funding that’s been …

Over $200M intended for veterans goes unspent in the last budget year

OTTAWA—Veterans Affairs under-spent its budget by $200 million last year, raising questions about the Liberal government’s plan to pump even …

Former ombudsman ‘gob smacked’ it took Ottawa five years to track homeless vets

  OTTAWA—Pat Stogran, Canada’s first veterans ombudsman, vividly recalls being hauled into the minister’s office one day in late 2008, …

NDP take heart in defeating Harper Conservatives despite their own losses

MONTREAL — The so-called “orange wave” created in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada by former NDP Leader Jack Layton went …

Foreign sailors paid as $2 per hour while Canadian crews remain jobless: Union

OTTAWA — The Seafarers International Union of Canada is preparing to take the federal government to court over the use …

Mulcair, Harper, Trudeau confound expectations in campaign’s first debate

OTTAWA — Whatever impressions Canadians might have had about Stephen Harper, Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau were thoroughly confounded Thursday …

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