Murray Brewster

Conservatives want to see the details of the $2.3-billion military satellite contract with Telesat. At issue is Prime Minister Mark Carney's friendship with Telesat's CEO and whether he was properly screened from the decision. Ottawa and Telesat insist the deal was rigorously handled at arm's length.

Women, the focus of much western social policy during the war, have suffered enormously

The German shipbuilder poised to supply Canada's new submarines says it could also help build smaller warships in Canadian yards. TKMS chief Oliver Burkhard says Europe's defence industry must embrace greater co-operation as countries race to rearm — potentially opening another door into Canada's naval modernization.

Russia may not be preparing to invade NATO, but something more ambiguous could be coming. Intelligence warnings point to provocations designed to rattle the alliance, sow confusion and test its resolve. With uncertainty surrounding Washington's response, Moscow may see an opportunity to probe NATO's most vulnerable point: its political unity.

It has been 20 years since Canadian soldiers walked into a Taliban killing ground west of Kandahar. Operation Medusa became Canada's largest battle since Korea — a brutal test against a disciplined, entrenched enemy. Canada prevailed, but at a terrible cost, in a fight that changed the Afghan war and those who survived it.

The arrest of Canadian Biwei Zhang on espionage allegations has set off a transatlantic intelligence scramble. From NATO headquarters to Canadian and European agencies, investigators are retracing a decade of internships and government work to determine what she accessed, what may have been compromised — and whether she was working alone.

Ottawa moved to acquire six GlobalEye surveillance aircraft without assurances they met military requirements — requirements not shared with competing manufacturers. Subsequent assessments identified capability gaps requiring modifications, raising questions about whether the Carney government's push for speed, jobs and industrial benefits is taking precedence over the military's operational needs.

Canada and Ukraine signed a sweeping 100-year partnership on Thursday that puts defence production at its core. Ottawa plans to build millions of drones, pairing Canadian firms with Ukraine's battle-tested industry, while expanding co-operation on counter-drone technology, munitions and AI. Canada also pledged new funding for air defence and energy security.

Twenty-five years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Shawn Matheson recalls viewing them through two different lenses: as a firefighter in Mississauga, Ont., and as a Canadian reservist. The tragedy would take him to funerals at Ground Zero, foreshadow the war in Afghanistan and reveal the lasting emotional cost borne by soldiers and first responders alike.

Twenty-five years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Shawn Matheson recalls viewing them through two different lenses: as a firefighter in Mississauga, Ont., and as a Canadian reservist. The tragedy would take him to funerals at Ground Zero, foreshadow the war in Afghanistan and reveal the lasting emotional cost borne by soldiers and first responders alike.