Canada is moving to loosen its long-standing defense dependence on the U.S., unveiling its first defense industrial strategy with a clear message: Ottawa can no longer assume Washington will serve as its economic or military backstop.

US military base at Diego Garcia thrown back into uncertainty amid Chagos deal turmoil
The Chagos Islands deal fell into disarray Wednesday amid conflicting U.K. government messages about whether ratification was paused for talks with the United States over
