Canadian airspace

The federal government says it has tightened rules for Russian aircraft after a commercial airliner was able to circumvent a ban on entering Canadian airspace late last month by falsely claiming to be a humanitarian flight.

Two long-range Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles buzzed Canadian airspace on Friday, January 31, 2020, morning, the North American Aerospace Defence Command said, days after a senior military officer warned that North America's early-warning system is outdated.

Recent Russian moves in the Arctic have renewed debate over that country's intentions and Canada's own status at the top of the world.

Canadian fighter jets have intercepted Russian bombers off Canada's northern coast for the first time in more than two years, as relations between Moscow and the West continue to worsen.