In addition, the United States and Denmark signed the 1951 Greenland defence agreement, two years after forming NATO, which allowed the U.S. to host military bases in Greenland. U.S. ownership would not change who can sail beside Greenland, or the ability of American ships to operate in those waters. Expanding our own Arctic presence and capabilities may further assuage American concerns about the region’s vulnerability to Russian and Chinese intervention. Any arguments or solutions — such as highlighting the valuable defence co-operation among NATO allies — must be directed at Americans themselves. Heather Exner-Pirot is director of energy, natural resources and environment, and Christopher Coates is director of foreign policy, national defence and national security at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

Greenland’s government said on Monday it will increase its efforts to ensure that the defense of the Arctic territory takes place under the auspices of NATO, and again rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambition to take over the island. Trump has said the United States must own Greenland, an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark, to prevent Russia or China occupying the strategically located and minerals-rich territory in the future. “All NATO member states, including the United States, have a common interest in the defense of Greenland,” the island’s coalition government said in a statement. The European Union’s Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius warned on Monday that a U.S. military takeover of Greenland would be the end of NATO. Experts weigh in, Eye on the Arctic

Début du widget . Fin du widget . Fin du widget . Iran called, they want to negotiate, Trump told reporters on Air Force One. The military is looking at it, and we're looking at some very strong options, Trump told reporters on Sunday night.

What it takes to swim an 'Ice Mile'NewsDuration 2:38Ice swimmer Pamela Stewart recently completed a three-kilometre qualifying swim in 9 C water, making her eligible to attempt an official 'Ice Mile' in water no warmer than 5 C. Ottawa Morning's Rebecca Zandbergen went to watch a recent training session.

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Emilio Figueredo and Freddy Guevara understand better than any western analyst the Venezuelan reality, the regime of dictator Nicolás Maduro and the aftermath of his capture by U.S. President Donald Trump. Guevara, an exiled opposition politician once imprisoned by Maduro, tells Lilley about support among Venezuelans for the military operation and why foreign complaints about Trump violating international law carry little weight there. Both describe Venezuelans’ hopes as higher than they’ve been in a long time, although freedom hasn’t come yet.

Oleh Zadoretskyy's daughters are now nine and 14 and consider Halifax home. They feared Russia would invade the Baltic country as well and applied to come to Canada, where Zadoretskyy's brother-in-law is a citizen. In a statement, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said "Canada is regaining control of its immigration system in order to restore balance and sustainability, while continuing to meet its humanitarian commitments." The statement said the number of Ukrainian applications outnumber the number of spots available in the immigration levels plan. Even if I make it until 95 by some chance, that immigration status at that age doesn't matter much anymore."

"I'd say the most consequential difference in 2025 has been the volume, the simultaneous volume," Guillot said in an exclusive interview. That kind of activity, defence analysts say, is intended to test the reaction of the U.S. and Canadian militaries. "There's certainly Russian activity in the Arctic to the east of our continent," Guillot said. He said the questions the two countries are asking themselves include whether it makes sense to expand NORAD and include missile defence in the binational command, or allow each nation's operational commands to manage missile defence themselves, as U.S. NORTHCOM already does. Last summer, Defence Minister David McGuinty quietly removed the decades-old prohibition Canada had on participating in the U.S. ballistic missile defence program.

While mosquito- and tick-borne diseases are not of major concern in Newfoundland and Labrador yet, they’re something to monitor going forward, say researchers and a public health official. A recent Memorial University study set out to determine which mosquito species can be found in the province and what viruses they carry. Both Chapman and Sarkar said more research is needed to identify high-risk areas, which can be used for recommendations to both public health and people. Risk of Lyme disease remains lowAnother animal that can carry a dreaded disease and is regularly raised as a concern among residents in the summer months is the tick, which can transmit Lyme disease. (Henrike Wilhelm/CBC)While any provincial case of Lyme disease seems to have been contracted elsewhere, Fitzgerald said public health continues to monitor the situation — something that’s also the case for mosquito-borne viruses.

About 300 people took the time to fill out our 2025-26 audience feedback survey. The data we gather through our survey carries an obvious selection bias: the people filling it out are Cabin Radio’s existing audience. (Remember, Cabin Radio already exists as a listening option online, so you can hear what you’ll get on FM!) The appMore than 30 percent of respondents use our app for news and more than 20 percent use it to listen to Cabin Radio, so it’s getting good use. “My only suggestion is to optimize the Cabin Radio app for Android,” one wrote.

Canadians are losing trust in major institutions, including Parliament and the school system. Statistics Canada released the “confidence in institutions” results from the Canadian Social Survey for the fourth quarter of 2024 earlier this month. Survey respondents were asked to rate their confidence in police, the justice system and courts, the school system, Parliament and Canadian media. (Media saw a low point in 2023 but has since gained ground, though 36.2 per cent is certainly nothing to write home about. This data was collected using the Canadian Social Survey, a Statistics Canada initiative that began in 2021.

But he cautioned against overestimating the importance of the visit, noting that Canada remains a U.S. ally. He is not the first new leader of a country to try to repair relations with China. Relations had deteriorated under the previous conservative government, leading to Chinese trade restrictions on wine, beef, coal and other Australian exports. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sought to repair ties with China since his Labour Party ousted the Conservatives in 2024. It has indicated it would remove some of the tariffs if Canada were to drop the 100% charge on EVs.

Intern al government documents obtained by Go Public suggest Transport Canada officials and successive transport ministers worked to delay — and potentially undermine — an effort to force airlines to help pay for Canada’s air passenger complaints system. Neither the CTA, the transport minister, nor the ministry — which is also known as Transport Canada — agreed to interviews. Former ministers of transport in office since the CTA was directed to implement a fee did not respond to our questions. CTA proposes fee – and faces pushbackAfter Parliament ordered the fee for airlines in 2023, the agency proposed charging $790 for each eligible passenger complaint. 'Deliberately sabotaging' implementationBy May 2025, a new transport minister — Chrystia Freeland — was in office.

The Indigenous brothers were moved from Ottawa to live with Cooney and Hamber in Burlington in 2017 but remained wards of the Ottawa CAS. Halton CAS was in charge of supervising the family on a daily basis, and did so until the older brother died and the younger brother was removed from the couple's care in December 2022. The Halton Children's Aid Society said in a statement it is 'committed to learning everything' it can from this case. Advocate highlights 'really bad decisions'The Halton CAS had received many reports from people concerned about how Hamber and Cooney were treating the boys. The Ottawa CAS said it acknowledges the need for "better collaboration" and "co-ordination" between service providers, including other CAS agencies that are supervising adoption processes, schools and hospitals.

To celebrate the Road to the Junos and Juno Awards coming to Hamilton this year, CBC Hamilton has teamed up with CBC Music to bring you the chance to win exciting live music tickets. To enter, tell us about a memorable Hamilton music moment: A show you'll never forget, a Hamilton band or musician you saw in their early days, or a local music venue that made you fall in love with the city or the music scene. We want to hear how music influenced your view of this city, how the music scene left an impression on you, or how a moment here shaped your own relationship with music. The shows will feature local artists and will run in advance of the 2026 Juno Awards, being held in Hamilton on March 29. ET, Jan. 18, 2026.

Wizards of the Coast and D&D Beyond present a single, beginner-facing "How to Play D&D" resource that lays out what new players and Dungeon Masters need to know to get a table rolling. The flow of play is broken into easy-to-digest parts: roleplay, ability checks and saving throws, and combat rounds. For people ready to play, the resource points to free and low-friction options. Start small: read the basics, try the free intro adventure, build a Quick Build character, and jump into a Discord or local store session. Don’t overprep—roll a character, lean into roleplay, and let the dice teach you a few rules as you go.