Canada condemns Chinese conduct after fighter jet launches flares in front of Canadian aircraft


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Open this photo in gallery: Defence Minister Bill Blair speaks in the foyer of the House of Commons before Question Period on Nov. 3, 2023 in Ottawa.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Canada’s defence minister is accusing Beijing of unprofessional and unsafe conduct after a Chinese warplane fired flares in front of a Canadian helicopter flying over international waters in the South China sea. Canadian frigate HMCS Ottawa was sailing near the Paracel Islands on Sunday as part of what Defence Minister Bill Blair said are exercises intended to part to promote “freedom of navigation” in international waterways. A Canadian military CH-148...