Canada is conducting daily threat assessments of North Korea's provocative missile tests, including its most recent blast over Japan, Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. Trudeau said last week that Canada's "long-standing" position on staying out of the U.S. missile defence program would not be changing any time soon. The issue has resurfaced since a North Korean launch in early July raised the possibility the country had created an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching North America. Freeland called on North Korea to "resume dialogue toward a political solution." Ballistic missile defenceThe latest in a series of missile tests came as South Korea and the U.S. conducted war games in the region.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2017 22:41 UTC