Montreal – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, participated virtually in the 18th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, hosted by United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III. The meeting brought together representatives from more than 50 countries, who reaffirmed their commitment to providing Ukraine with the critical military support it needs. At the meeting, Minister Blair announced a …
Ottawa – Approximately 180 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members hosted nearly 150 members from partner nations for Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER, an international counter explosive exercise held at 5 Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, from October 20 to November 2, 2023. The exercise leveraged lessons learned from the contemporary operating environment, particularly in Eastern Europe, where the threat from …
LA – Madonna has unveiled rescheduled dates for her Celebration Tour that she postponed after health scare last month when she was admitted to the ICU after developing a serious bacterial infection.The tour will kick off with its previously-scheduled dates for the European leg of the tour, including O2 Arena, France, Italy, Germany, Portugal, and Denmark, in December. Few of …
Ottawa – The Group of Creditors of Ukraine gave the following statement: The representatives of the Group of Creditors of Ukraine held a meeting on 23 March 2023, in the presence of representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, to provide financing assurances to support the approval by the IMF Executive Board of the envisaged IMF programme …
