Trudeau says Canada will more than double military presence in Latvia
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making his third visit to Latvia today, where he's set to meet with the country's leaders and with Canadian troops.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to more than double the size of Canada's contribution to a NATO mission in Latvia, committing $2.6 billion in funding over three years and up to 2,200 Canadian troops for persistent deployment.
About 800 Canadian Armed Forces members are already part of the Canada-led battle group in the Baltic country, making it the country's largest overseas mission.
Trudeau is also announcing that Canada will procure and pre-position critical weapon systems, and is ready to deploy additional surge personnel for allied crisis response, co-operative security and collective defence.
Defence Minister Anita Anand recently announced that a Leopard 2 tank squadron with 15 tanks and around 130 personnel would be joining the mission starting this fall.
It's all part of the NATO military alliance's efforts to increase its presence near Russia in response to that country's ongoing assault on Ukraine.
The alliance has doubled the number of battle groups in the region since the war began, and has plans to increase the size and scope of some of them to be combat-ready brigades.
The Edmonton Police Service says a person who was reported missing nearly six years ago may have been spotted in Edmonton this month, and now they’re looking for information to find him.
Two men and a youth are facing charges in connection with the killing of a man in the southeast Calgary community of Ogden last year.
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A total of 218 charges were laid by police between March 13 and 18, including six criminal offences.
Ontario chief justice rejects calls for judge to apologize to Toronto cops accused of lying at trial
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St. Thomas police were on scene as part of an active fraud-related criminal investigation.
Ontario is moving to outlaw the resale of tickets for more than their original value, following through on legislation hat was promised after a string of in-demand events in Toronto saw ticket resale prices skyrocket out of reach for many.
The City of Montreal has announced a series of measures to address bad road conditions and “adopt a new approach to prevent future potholes.”
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Ottawa, calling for snow to be “heavy at times.” Ottawa could see 5-10 cm of snow today.
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March 20th marks the first official day of spring, bringing more hours of daylight and warmer weather.
Ontario is moving to outlaw the resale of tickets for more than their original value, following through on legislation hat was promised after a string of in-demand events in Toronto saw ticket resale prices skyrocket out of reach for many.