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This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 88%. (I'm a bot)


Converting NATO's so-called "Tripwire" forces in the three Baltic countries to fully topped-up fighting brigades - the kind that could withstand a Russian invasion - is proving to be a challenge for the lead nations involved: Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany.
It seems Canada isn't the only country struggling with the creation of combat brigades - despite the demands of Baltic leaders and the political urgency Western politicians have attached to the project.
"At present - and for the foreseeable future - the British Army is unable to maintain a continuous rotational presence of an entire armoured brigade outside the U.K. without announcing mobilization," says a Centre for Eastern Studies report entitled Expectations vs. Reality: NATO Brigades in the Baltic States.


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We have watched Russia invade Ukraine… they won’t invade the Baltics. >

its... a gesture, to show commitment to NATO. >

Hows this news?
Canada doesn't have a function peacetime battlegroup, we have 3 regiments as "regular force".
The remainder are all reserve. 
This isn't a issue if we actually went to war and everything is mobilized. Standing up "enough bodies" means more military budget is required, and god forbid if we have to increase military spending. >

Did you read the article? Because it doesn't seem like  you read the article. This is specifically about a first-line force meant to stall a Russian attack. By the time war is declared and Russia is attacking, mobilization is too late and that force is wiped with Russia taking a foothold in the baltics. >

The year is 2023, not 1970.
We can SEE Russia mobilization and movement.
WE SAW Russian tactical groups converging on Ukraine, this wasn't a surprise.
This "first-line" force is not a stall, its a token force to show NATO resolve to deny Russia expansion. >


This "first-line" force is not a stall, its a token force 

You are talking about the current situation, not the future plans and implementation difficulties this story is about. FTA:

The idea looks good on paper.
But converting NATO's so-called "tripwire" forces in the three Baltic countries to fully topped-up fighting brigades — the kind that could withstand a Russian invasion — is proving to be a challenge for the lead nations involved: Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany.

If you read the rest of the article, you will get an answer to your question of "Hows this news?"