Politics Poilievre promises new military base in Nunavut as part of Arctic defence plan Conservative leader would double size of ranger force, acquire 2 more icebreakers ...

The Arctic Ocean is shown in this CBC file photo from the Nanisivik refuelling station near Arctic Bay, Nunavut, in August 2018. Nanisivik Naval Facility is now expected to open in 2024.

The federal government has paid $8.6-million to acquire a privately owned aircraft hangar adjacent to a NORAD air base in the Arctic community of Inuvik, a strategic piece of continental air ...

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. Norad military base in Northern Canada, expanding the organization's aerospace and maritime defence efforts.

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre said if he’s elected as prime minister, he will have a permanent military base built in Canada’s Arctic.

Some northerners and Arctic security experts say the federal Conservatives’ pledge to build a permanent military base in Iqaluit is a move in the right direction, but they also have questions ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pitching joint Canada-U.S. NORAD military base in Arctic By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2025 4:02 pm 1 min read ...

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. Norad military base in Northern Canada, expanding the organization's aerospace and maritime defence efforts. In a Thursday ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the media during the fall meetings of Canada's premiers hosted by Ontario in Toronto, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Smith is calling on her counterparts to consider a ...

"To further bolster Canada-U.S. Arctic security, I asked my provincial and federal counterparts in the first ministers’ meeting to consider establishing a joint Canada-U.S. Norad region base in ...

Smith is calling on her counterparts to consider a new joint Canada-U.S. NORAD base in northern Canada to bolster Arctic security. Photo by Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESS ...