Morning Update: On the ground in Canada’s Arctic
Gavin John, a Calgary-based national defence journalist, shares his firsthand experience embedded with the Canadian Rangers during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in the Arctic, highlighting the extreme conditions and human element behind Canada's northern security operations. He emphasizes the importance of on-the-ground reporting to understand military realities beyond policy and sovereignty debates. Despite the physical hardships and technical challenges, such as frozen cameras, John underscores the necessity of telling these stories as Arctic security becomes increasingly relevant to national discourse.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountGood morning. Reporting from the Far North is valuable to all of us, even when it freezes your cameras solid – more on that below, along with news on the Strait of Hormuz and the Taiwan Strait. But first:Today’s headlinesThe RCMP is investigating an Alberta separatist group that was ordered to pull down a list of voters following a court injunction Trucking companies lose millions of dollars a day as a glitch in the federal system causes delays entering CanadaFIFA congress in Vancouver exposes rifts weeks before Canada hosts World CupOpen this photo in gallery:Gavin John is a national defence journalist and strategic studies graduate student at the University of Calgary.
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