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Aid work ‘was his calling’, parents of rescued aid worker Steve Dennis say
Australian mining jobs for US soldiers
From the frontline to the unemployment queue Too often thats the grim reality for Americas war heroes returning from the battlefield at a time when there are already more job seekers than the eco
Plane found in Baltic Sea a rare WWII German bomber
It looked like a Stuka, partly buried in the muck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, but researchers now say the wreck German military divers have been recovering for the past week is a totally different - but nearly as rare - Second World War aircraft.
Manitoba getting highway of heroes Friday
Manitoba gets a highway of heroes today. Premier Greg Selinger is set to unveil a billboard this morning designating a big stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg with the name.
Veterans plan protest on D-Day anniversary
Canadian soldiers and veterans are planning a rally today on Parliament Hill — the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion — to mark what they say is the low standard of benefits for veterans of recent wars.
'Band of Brothers' honoured on D-Day anniversary
With World War II-era military planes darting overhead and Normandy's Utah Beach visible in the distance, a bronze statue emerged from beneath a camouflage parachute, in tribute to a man whose quiet leadership was chronicled in the book and television ser
US says Al-Qaeda number two died in drone strikeFrom Yahoo! News Canada: The United States said Tuesday that Al-Qaeda number two Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan, claiming its top terror scalp from the group since eliminating Osama bin Laden.
Shake up among military brass imminent: reports
The general who is currently in charge of Canada's overseas headquarters is expected to be named to lead a newly combined organization that's at the centre of the Harper government's overhaul of National Defence.
Signs of brain disease found in soldiers exposed to IEDs
Researchers studying the brains of soldiers exposed to blast injuries have found evidence of a degenerative disease also detected in athletes who have suffered repeated blows to the head, raising a worrisome prospect for thousands of combat veterans.
Army struggles with shortage of Arctic parkas, gear
Six years after the Harper government declared the Arctic to be a new operations area for the Canadian military, the army has struggled to find enough parkas, cold-weather tents, lanterns and heaters to equip forces that take part in its annual summer exe
Military operation to start in Resolute
Operation Nunalivut starts Tuesday near Resolute, Nunavut, marking the military's first official return to the area since the tragic First Air plane crash in August.
F-35 program slammed by auditor general
The Defence Department did not run a fair competition to choose the F-35 fighter jet, is likely underestimating the total procurement cost, and made key decisions without required approvals or proper documentation, the auditor general concludes in a repor
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