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Canada PM Carney Announces Deal With Australia To Boost Arctic Radar

A Canadian sailor peers over a ridge as a team from the Canadian Navy test thermal imaging drone capabilities in Arctic environments, during Operation Nanook, the Canadian Armed Forces' annual Arctic training and sovereignty operation, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories in February 2025. (Credit: AFP)

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday a Can$6 billion (US$4.2 billion) deal with Australia to develop an Arctic radar system, warning that Canada must take more responsibility for its defence as US priorities shift.

Carney made the announcement in Iqaluit, capital of the Nunavut territory in the Canadian Arctic, on the final leg of his first official trip as prime minister since taking over from Justin Trudeau last week.

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