OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan toured the front lines in the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Monday, meeting with Kurdish military commanders and Canadian special forces who repelled last week's major offensive west of Irbil.
He says the issue of the Trudeau government's plan to withdraw CF-18 fighter-bombers hasn't come up in conversations with either Iraqi officials in Baghdad, nor the Kurds.
Instead, Sajjan says they've discussed how Canada can refocus its military commitment with a beefed up training mission, and he's given some suggestions on contributions the country can make — ideas he hadn't previously considered.
MORE National ARTICLES
11 Gunmen Abduct 2 Canadians, Norwegian And Filipino In Philippines
Amid the commotion, Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall and the Filipino woman, Teresita Flor, rushed out of their yacht and were taken.
11 Gunmen Abduct 2 Canadians, Norwegian And Filipino In Philippines
New $7 Million Gurdwara Coming Up In Guelph City, Ontario
200,000 Canadian dollars were raised over the weekend while hundreds of thousands of dollars had been donated by devotees previously
New $7 Million Gurdwara Coming Up In Guelph City, Ontario
5 Things To Know About Diesel Cars Amid The Volkswagen Emissions Shocker
The emissions scandal that's engulfed German car manufacturer Volkswagen has shone a light on diesel cars. Who makes them? How popular are they? Here are five things to know about diesel vehicles:
5 Things To Know About Diesel Cars Amid The Volkswagen Emissions Shocker
Double Trouble, Not Double-Double For Suspected Vancouver Van Thief
Brian Phillips faces various charges after a delivery van was stolen from downtown Vancouver early Monday morning.
Double Trouble, Not Double-Double For Suspected Vancouver Van Thief
Tough Decisions Loom As Crews Seek White Rock Man Lost 10 Days In Cypress Mountain
Rescue efforts didn't begin until the weekend when an abandoned vehicle in the Cypress Mountain parking lot was traced to Jewell.
Tough Decisions Loom As Crews Seek White Rock Man Lost 10 Days In Cypress Mountain
B.C. Coast Should Brace For 'Monster' El Nino Year: University of Victoria Professor
Ian Walker's warning comes out of part of a larger study by a group of researchers from five countries bordering the Pacific who looked into El Nino and La Nina weather systems. The study was published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience