Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania establish a military mobility area

The defence ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are to create a joint military mobility area with an ultimate goal to create a “military Schengen zone” across Europe. The aim in establishing a military mobility area is to harmonise peacetime border …

Base Gagetown soldier dies in Latvia

A Canadian Armed Forces member posted at Base Gagetown has died while serving in a military operation in Latvia.Article content Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, of Hamilton, Ont., died near Riga, Latvia, on Jan. 29 during his first deployment overseas, …

Canadian soldier dies in Latvia

The Canadian Department of National Defence announced on January 30th that a Canadian Armed Forces soldier died while on duty in Latvia on Thursday, January 29th. "Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, a Canadian Armed Forces member deployed on Operation …

Latvia sees coldest winter in more than a decade

RIGA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Latvia was hit with the severest cold spell in 12 years this weekend, as a weather station in Latvia's southeastern city of Daugavpils recorded a temperature of -32 degrees Celsius, the Latvian Environment, Geology and …

Solider based at CFB Gagetown dies in Latvia

Play Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Canadian Armed Forces …

Canadian Armed Forces member dead in Latvia

Canadian soldier dies in Latvia for unknown reason

RIGA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A Canadian soldier serving in the NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia died near Riga on Thursday, the Latvian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. The soldier has been identified as Sebastian Halmagean, a gunner from the Royal …

Latvia's R&D spend is increasing

Latvia has significantly increased how much the state spends on research and development (R&D) over the last decade, but the country still remains among the European Union's lowest spenders on R&D, according to Eurostat data published on …

It's very cold across Latvia, and particularly in Daugavpils

On the morning of Saturday, January 31st, the air temperature at the Daugavpils observation station in south-eastern Latvia dropped to -32 degrees Celsius – the biggest freeze recorded in the country since February 2012, according to data from the Latvian …

Canadian soldier serving overseas on Operation Reassurance dies in Latvia

Article content The Department of National Defence says Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, who was deployed on Operation Reassurance as part of the Air Defence Battery within the Multinational Artillery Battalion Group at NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia, died …