Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Danielle Groen
Publication Date: June 11, 2025 - 07:00
Morning Update: Canada’s military spending levels up
June 11, 2025
Good morning. Canada is about to shell out a lot more on defence, army personnel and U.S.-made fighter jets – more on that below, along with a G7 invite for MBS and FEMA’s upcoming phase-out. But first:Today’s headlines
- Canada and four Western allies sanction two Israeli lawmakers for inciting ‘extremist violence’
- U.S. cities brace for more protests as parts of L.A. are placed under curfew
- Public servants paid ArriveCan’s main contractor GCStrategies without ensuring the work was done, the Auditor-General finds
- A defence lawyer in the Hockey Canada trial asserts the complainant exaggerated her allegations for financial gain
Unpublished Newswire
P rime Minister Mark Carney is busy navigating the choppy waters of international diplomacy, including hosting the G-7 leaders’ summit, with a full cast including Donald Trump, trying to strike a new accord with the European Union, and heading to the Hague for a major summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He has attempted to get ahead of one issue that could threaten the achievement of good outcomes for Canada—namely, deficiencies in our hard power.
On June 9, Carney stepped up to a podium at the Munk School of International Affairs, at the University of Toronto, to...
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The world’s most powerful leaders are scheduled to converge in Kananaskis, a tiny Alberta tourist village in the Canadian Rockies, for a three-day summit starting Sunday, testing security services tasked with keeping everyone safe. Airspace restrictions kick in Saturday. Royal Canadian Air Force helicopters have been flying low-level nighttime missions in the area for a week now. And this spring, more than 200 local kids picked buffaloberry bushes around Kananaskis, to keep the bears away.
June 13, 2025 - 11:39 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
Premier Tim Houston weighed in on Halifax's bike lane discussion by saying the mayor was 'on the right track' when he tried to get council to pause construction on new lanes.
June 13, 2025 - 11:38 | Rebecca Lau | Global News - Canada
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