As the measles epidemic in Canada shows signs of exponential growth, public health experts in Alberta and Saskatchewan are stepping up their efforts to get people vaccinated.
- May 8, 2025
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The Liberal election platform said a Carney government would send “more Canadian diplomats and officials abroad” to expand trade and “restore Canadian leadership.”
- May 8, 2025
Some Fox News pundits suggested Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent remarks on separation and tensions with Ottawa could play into the larger Canada-U.S. negotiations.
- May 8, 2025
The U.S. Navy has awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $65.7 million contract modification for the continued production of Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MCM USVs), the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. The new contract includes engineering updates and additional construction of these uncrewed vessels designed to operate in hazardous, mine-infested waters....
- May 8, 2025
The U.S. Navy has successfully conducted the first-ever air launch of a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) from an unmanned vehicle, according to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD). The test, carried out using a BQM-34 unmanned target drone, demonstrated the Navy’s ability to integrate advanced propulsion...
- May 8, 2025
Nearly a decade after his 2016 warnings on systemic failures in Ukraine’s defense-industrial ambitions, French arms expert Edmond Huet—now a combat veteran and business founder in Ukraine—says the country has made clear advances on the battlefield but remains structurally constrained by mismanagement, entrenched corruption, and missed industrial opportunities. In a...
- May 8, 2025
The Russian military has begun receiving the new “Ladoga” armored vehicle, developed by the AVD company for use in high-risk operations and personnel transport, according to local media reports. The Ladoga armored vehicle was designed specifically to protect troops from ambushes and mines during operations in contested zones. As noted...
- May 8, 2025
Pakistan has credited Chinese-built fighter jets for helping repel a wave of Indian airstrikes, claiming its J-10C aircraft played a key role in downing Indian fighter jets, including French-made Rafales. The announcement comes amid a sharp escalation in military tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors. According to the Associated Press of...
- May 8, 2025
A kamikaze drone was intercepted near Walton Airport in Lahore, Pakistan, early Thursday morning, amid a wave of Indian strikes across multiple locations in the country, according to Pakistani military sources. The explosion, heard in the Gopal Nagar and Naseerabad neighborhoods, occurred around the same time videos began circulating on...
- May 8, 2025
An unexploded Indian drone-launched missile was found in Pakistan’s Shakargarh region, near the border with Indian-administered Kashmir. The munition, identified as a UAV-Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM), failed to detonate after being launched. According to open-source visuals and local sources, the missile was dropped from an Indian unmanned aerial vehicle...
- May 8, 2025