Bill Matthews

The Defence Department's top official says he directed the military to prepare to intervene in the "Freedom Convoy" protests earlier this year, but the resulting plans were never seriously considered — in part due to concerns about another Oka Crisis.

The Canadian Armed Forces found itself at a crossroads on Monday, May 30, 2022, as the military faced calls to finally end some of its closest-held traditions to end decades of broken promises — including by permanently leaving the prosecution of sexual offences by its members to civilian authorities.

NDP caucus chair Jenny Kwan says she is seeking urgent answers about what has happened to the applications of 2,900 Afghans who helped the Canadian military.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada and the United States will continue to exert "maximum pressure" on Russia in response to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The Chinese embassy in Ottawa claimed on Monday, May 4, 2020, that the one million faulty N95 masks that arrived in Canada from China last month were the result of a "contractual" issue that has now been fixed.