Canada's top soldier touts renewed Arctic strategy amid China and Russia's push to deepen ties

Open this photo in gallery: Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre speaks at a change of command ceremony at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa on Aug. 12, 2022.PATRICK DOYLE/The Canadian Press A sharper focus on the Arctic in Ottawa's defence policy is a strategic move welcomed by Western allies, Canada's top soldier says, as Russia and China contest this increasingly pivotal region, where global warming is opening the Northern Sea Route to shipping and military manoeuvres. General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff, acknowledged that the $8.1-billion over all committed by the government to…