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PM Carney to make military announcement, tour facility in Trenton today

Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an announcement related to the Canadian Armed Forces and tour a military facility in Trenton, Ontario today.
Canada and its NATO allies agreed to substantially increase their defence spending to 5% of annual GDP by 2035, with 3.5% for core defence needs and 1.5% for related areas.
Carney said the new NATO agreement will see Canada's annual defence budget increase to roughly $150 billion.

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