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New badges authorized for operational commands
Ottawa, ON — Commanders of the four newest operational commands have taken vested ownership of their official badges. Army participates in Operation Nanook
Halifax, Nova Scotia — The Canadian Rangers and the Arctic Reserve Company Group will serve as the Army component of Operation Nanook, one of three major sovereignty operations conducted every year by the Government of Canada in Canada’s North. HMCS Protecteur marks 40th birthday
This year marks a major milestone in the life and history of the supply ship HMCS Protecteur. On August 30, the ship celebrated the 40th anniversary of her commissioning into the Canadian Navy. Air show brings flood of memories to WWII vets
WINDSOR, Ont. -- It was the sights, the sounds and the camaraderie that brought memories flooding back to dozens of veterans who took in the Windsor International Air Show from VIP tents on the weekend. Fighting season ends, building begins in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The so-called summer "fighting season" in Afghanistan is coming to an end, so Canadian construction season is about to begin. Canadian soldier wounded by own weapon in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A Canadian soldier is in critical but stable condition after apparently being shot with his own weapon. HMCS Winnipeg returns home
HMCS Winnipeg returned to Esquimalt August 21 following more than six months away from home. After leaving in February, the ship spent two months as part of a NATO squadron fighting piracy in the Gulf of Aden and took part in two major international milit Military to move Operation Nanook to High Arctic
The Canadian Forces plan to hold Operation Nanook, their major Arctic sovereignty and emergency exercise, in the High Arctic next summer, senior military officials said Tuesday. Spending builds for military
Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced nearly $110 million in funding for military bases in Quebec yesterday at CFB Valcartier, as he continued on a cross-country tour. Great Lakes deployment to bolster Navy recruitment
While the month-long, 11-city tour along Quebec and Ontario shorelines will raise the CF’s profile and highlight the ship’s national and international contributions, the focus this year is on bolstering Navy recruitment efforts to fill gaps in priority oc Olympics push army to edge
Guarding 2010 Games and G8 summit means compromises elsewhere - even in Afghanistan, defence documents say HMCS Calgary sails on three-month deployment
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - HMCS Calgary set sail August 17 for a three-month deployment to Central and South America. An important stop in September will be Panama, where the ship will join other navies for PANAMAX 2009, a joint multinational exercise which runs CFB Gagetown soldiers heading to Afghanistan
Almost 200 members from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment stationed at CFB Gagetown are preparing for a mission to Afghanistan. Soldier from Sask. First Nation killed in Afghanistan
People from the Big River First Nation are mourning the death of Cpl. Darby Morin, a soldier serving with the U.S. army. Top general promotes recruitment drive
The military needs to hire 8,000 regular forces and 6,000 reservists to support its duties and make up for retirements and other departures, according to Canada's chief of defence staff. Navy launches PR blitz to overcome recuitment issue
MONTREAL -- The Navy concluded it had an image problem while preparing for its 100th anniversary, and has decided to change that by launching public-relations exercises aimed at boosting its profile and attracting more recruits. 
The Defence Department is recommending a multi-billion dollar sole-source purchase of a U.S. stealth-like aircraft to replace Canada’s CF-18 fighter jets. Canadian military at work on pirate detector
There are no silver-bullet fixes for the hijacking threat that dogs 22,000 ships each year off Somalia but the Canadian military is trying to build a pirate detector of sorts that boosts the odds of thwarting these maritime marauders. Netherlands merchant marine appreciates counter piracy operation
While participating in counter piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, the crew of Palomino 16, a CH-124 Sea King and crew deployed with HMCS Winnipeg, took photos of a Dutch merchant marine ship, the Maersk Kalmar. At the same time the crew of the Dutch s Race car driver visits family resource centre
Edmonton, Alberta — Professional racing driver Paul Tracy visited the Edmonton Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) to help raise awareness for the program and to interact with military members and their families. 3 soldiers hospitalized in Quebec for superbug
Three soldiers who recently returned from Afghanistan are in a Quebec hospital with a rare drug-resistant bacteria. Keen wits and sharp bayonet defuse Afghan bomb
"If it goes off, I’ll never feel it," he said, thinking he would just be a puff of "pink mist" if the bomb did its job Medium Support Vehicle Systems arrive in Petawawa
The new Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) Militarized Commercial-off-the-Shelf (MilCOTS), made by Navistar, is designed to replace the aging Medium Support Vehicle Wheeled (MLVW), which has been the backbone of Combat Service Support functions since 19 New navy chopper can't pass endurance test
HALIFAX -- The Canadian officer who will oversee the first flights of Canada's new fleet of navy helicopters next year says the choppers currently can't pass an endurance test that requires them to fly for nearly three hours in extreme conditions. Air Force flies in Baffin Island region as part of Op Nanook
Air Force participation in Operation Nanook 09, an Arctic sovereignty exercise announced last week by the Minister of National Defence, Peter McKay, is underway in the Baffin Island region. DND plans Petawawa building boom
The Canadian military is planning a construction program worth several hundred million dollars at its base in Petawawa as part of its expansion of the country's special forces. MacKay makes Arctic army reserve unit official
Defence Minister Peter MacKay officially launched Canada's first army reserve company to be based in the Northwest Territories on Monday, making it the only active reserve unit north of 60. Canadian expert solves WWI Ypres mysteryMilitary | 206571 hits | 4:49 PM on Sunday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Rocket attack in southern Afghanistan wounds 2 kidsMilitary | 206466 hits | 9:54 AM on Sunday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Canadians in Battle of Hong Kong honoured
Canadians gathered in Ottawa for a solemn ceremony today, to recognize the nearly 2,000 men who fought to protect Hong Kong during the Second World War. Canada's Afghan tactics lay ground for stability, top soldier says
Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance, the country's top commander in Afghanistan, says Canada's combat mission here will end just as crucial momentum is building toward a lasting victory against the Taliban. Mom says daughter should get slain soldier's medalMilitary | 206650 hits | 6:01 AM on Friday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Cadets' spirits soar with tour of CF-18 fighter jet
About 20 air cadets imagined the freedom – and possibly their future - when the CF-18 Century Hornet touched down at 8 Wing Trenton on July 16. Army teams battle it out in Jeep assembly race
Halifax, Nova Scotia — “Really cool,” is how four-year-old Elliott Fraser described the Jeep relay race that was one of many acts at the 30th anniversary of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. Chinooks will fly too late for Afghanistan
Canada buys 15 large transport helicopters, but years of delays mean the CH-147F won't enter service until 2013 Canada tracking Russian subs off East Coast
OTTAWA - The air force has sent a surveillance plane to keep tabs on two Russian attack submarines cruising off the East Coast in a patrol that harkens back to the Cold War. Military pushes overhaul of medal systemMilitary | 206694 hits | 6:09 AM on Tuesday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
Les Boys at 'Ground Zero' of Afghan struggle
HOWZ-E-MADAD, Afghanistan — "Les Boys," who man this strongpoint in what Canadian commanders sometimes call the Wild West, have probably seen more combat in recent months than any other troops in Kandahar. Canada awards $1.2-billion contract to Boeing for 15 Chinook helicopters
HALIFAX, N.S. - The federal government has awarded a $1.2-billion contract to acquire 15 Chinook helicopters for the Canadian military. Summer of '74 a dark time for our peacekeepers
The summer of 1974 was violent and trying for the Canadian Forces, a season that took 15 lives and for more than three decades was known as the deadliest period for this country's military. War artist seeks photos from soldiers
Ottawa, ON — Toronto artist Gertrude Kearns is calling on soldiers who have served in Afghanistan to send her their photos. She plans to use these photos to create large canvas works with a focus on battlefields and combat scenarios. Canada plans anti-sub exercises in Arctic
Just a month after two nuclear-powered Russian subs cracked through sea ice near the North Pole to test-fire two long-range missiles, the Canadian military will conduct "anti-submarine warfare" exercises during its annual Arctic sovereignty operation, whi Military chiefs in near-disaster
Heads of navy, army and air force on plane that barely avoided mid-air collision over B.C.Commander says Taliban leader killed in Pakistan
Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan who was long suspected to have been behind the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has reportedly been killed in a U.S. missile strike.
Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Taliban in Pakistan who was long suspected to have been behind the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has reportedly been killed in a U.S. missile strike. R and R spells financial ruin for Canadian troops
They can defuse roadside bombs and take out Taliban fighters but young Canadian soldiers can't seem to hang on to the big bonuses they earn risking their lives in Afghanistan. Wreckage of U.S. warplane found off Quebec coast
A U.S. warplane that crashed in waters off the Quebec coast in November 1942 with five crewmen trapped inside has been discovered by underwater archeologists from Parks Canada — a "very significant" find for aviation heritage and a "testament to the colla NATO chief urges Canada to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2011
DEH-E-BAGH, Afghanistan — NATO's new chief made a dramatic appeal Thursday to Canada's Parliament to reverse its decision to pull its troops out of Kandahar in 2011.Back to Canada News
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