Defence Minister Bill Blair said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's talk of turning Canada into the 51st state is not a "real threat" - while the prime minister said again there isn't a ...

"Canadians will always stand up for our nation, our country,” Bill Blair said Wednesday in Brussels. “We're prepared to defend ourselves as required." ...

"Sweden's participation marks an important milestone, being their first major NATO deployment less than a year after joining the alliance," said Defence Minister Bill Blair. "Their contributions will ...

More Canadians have expressed an interest in joining the military since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 — ...

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn't commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to spend ...