# Canada formally applies to join northern Europe’s military initiative

https://mins.news/en/item/61892

- TASS, 2026-09-17 01:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2188723

> Canada has formally applied to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, Mark Carney’s office said after his talks with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The two leaders also agreed to expand defense-industrial and economic cooperation, including work on frontier technologies and artificial intelligence.

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