Submarines to prowl Canada’s coasts, surface-to-air missiles to protect its cities and billions of dollars for aging military-base infrastructure that in many cases dates back to the Second World War.

For years, the Canadian military has drawn up lists of what it needs to bolster its readiness and capabilities. Now, it may have the cash to change how Canada defends itself.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says securing a truce in the long-running Canada-U.S. softwood-lumber dispute is a top priority as Canadian producers brace for even heftier U.S. levies as early as September.

Mr. Carney said he hopes this could be part of an overall agreement to end the trade war with the United States – a deal he conceded earlier this week would likely not remove all of President Donald Trump’s tariffs from Canadian goods.

A company selling night-vision devices says it parted ways with a Canadian soldier right after police raided his home, 18 months before he was charged this week in connection with an alleged terrorism case.

Corporal Matthew Forbes, 33, from Pont-Rouge, Que., faces 11 criminal counts, including unauthorized possession of firearms and military-grade night optical devices. The RCMP arrested him Tuesday along with three other men from the Quebec City area who were charged with facilitating terrorism.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose 35-per-cent tariffs on imports from Canada starting Aug 1, upping pressure on Ottawa as it seeks to secure a deal with the White House in the coming weeks.

In a letter posted on his website Truth Social on Thursday evening, Mr. Trump said he would increase the tariffs that were imposed on Canada in March and currently stand at 25 per cent, with notable carve outs. Mr. Trump justified the levies – which don’t apply to goods that comply with continental free trade agreement rules – as an effort to force Canada to do more to address U.S complaints about fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa remains very concerned about possible Iranian government activities in Canada after former justice minister Irwin Cotler warned Tehran may have activated sleeper cells in this country.

Speaking to reporters in The Hague on Tuesday, where she and other Canadian officials including Prime Minister Mark Carney are attending a NATO summit, Ms. Anand addressed comments made by Mr. Cotler to The Globe and Mail.