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Soldiers to parachute into remote Alberta lake from old DC-3 to mark D-Day
A group of soldiers are to parachute out of a Second World War-era plane over Alberta on Thursday to commemorate the exploits of Canadian airborne troops on D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was part of a division that dropped bThe Gitmo detainees swapped for Bergdahl: Who are they'
Profiles of the five Guantanamo detainees who were swapped for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Military | 207218 hits | 10:06 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Profiles of the five Guantanamo detainees who were swapped for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. HMCS Protecteur towed into home port in Esquimalt, B.C.
The Canadian naval warship damaged by fire while at sea in February has returned to its home port in B.C. 'Top secret' stealth boats designed for Navy SEALs spotted on Columbia riverMilitary | 210671 hits | 10:13 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
For more than a decade there have been sightings of unusual high-speed watercraft on the Columbia River, the vessels belong to the Navy SEALs and are part of an ongoing project called Sealion. WW II aircraft and remains recovered from Vancouver Island mountainside
A Second World War training aircraft and the remains of a Canadian and three British airmen who went missing in 1942 have been recovered from a remote logging site on Vancouver Island.
BEIJING — Driven by ambitions to make China a great power, President Xi Jinping is staking his political authority on a huge task: overhauling the Chinese military, which is still largely organized as it was when a million peasant soldiers mustered under Senior military commander killed in training accident on Alberta base
Lieutenant-Colonel Dan Bobbitt, commanding officer of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery based in Garrison Petawawa, Ont., died when a light armoured vehicle rolled over during a training mission for Exercise Maple Resolve 2014 at Canadian F HMCS Protecteur heading home under tow from U.S. navy tug
A Canadian navy warship that was badly damaged in U.S. waters by a massive fire at sea in February is on its way back to Canadian waters, under tow by a U.S. tug, CBC News has learned. Canada part of effort to free 300 Nigerian schoolgirls
Canada is joining an international effort to free almost 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by a west African Islamic extremist group, but details about the extent and duration of the involvement are being kept under a blanket of secrecy.Nigeria's kidnapped girls: U.S. deploys manned aircraft
A Nigerian government official said "all options are open" in efforts to rescue almost 300 abducted schoolgirls from their Islamic extremist captors as U.S. surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft started flying over the West African country.
A Nigerian government official said "all options are open" in efforts to rescue almost 300 abducted schoolgirls from their Islamic extremist captors as U.S. surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft started flying over the West African country. Silver Cross mother still stung by 'disrespect' on eve of Day of Honour
Wendy Miller, who is in Ottawa for Friday's National Day of Honour to remember her son killed in Afghanistan, says she has been treated as a "secondary-class person” — and was even billed by the government for cost over-runs for the fallen soldier's funerBritish gov't signals it will allow women into frontline combat
Britain's defence minister says women should be allowed to serve in front-line army combat units. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said Thursday the army should be open "to all who can meet the standards required."
Britain's defence minister says women should be allowed to serve in front-line army combat units. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said Thursday the army should be open "to all who can meet the standards required."Military | 207486 hits | 6:42 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
China has developed a missile that would turn an aircraft carrier into a two-billion-dollar hulk of twisted metal, flame, and dead sailors. Publicly, the U.S. Navy downplays its importance. Privately, the sailors are working out several different options Short notice for Day of Honour surprises Royal Canadian Legion
The Royal Canadian Legion is perplexed about why the federal government gave them so little time to prepare commemoration ceremonies for Friday’s National Day of Honour to mark the end of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. Canada's top general to deliver new message, guidebook for troubled soldiers
Ahead of Friday’s National Day of Honour commemorations, Canada’s top general will unveil a new guidebook and video aimed at helping troubled soldiers and their families. Gen. Tom Lawson, Canada’s chief of defence staff, will issue his new message Wednesd HMCS Iroquois sidelined indefinitely after rust found in hull
The Royal Canadian Navy has lost the use of another one of its air defence destroyers after rust was found in the hull, leaving the fleet further diminished as more than a dozen other vessels undergo regular maintenance, modernization and repairs. Lt. Derek de Jong won't be demoted after desertion guilty plea
A Halifax navy officer who pleaded guilty to desertion will not be demoted, but will be fined and severely reprimanded. Wounded soldiers can have long careers in the military, former medic says
A retired Canadian medic who is taking part in the "Soldier On Afghanistan Relay" says that ill and injured members of the Armed Forces can still go on to have long careers in the military. Retired Master Cpl. Paul Franklin lost both of his legs above the Afghan interpreters who worked for Canadian Forces say families still at risk
They risked their lives to help the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan. Now, the Afghan interpreters who immigrated to Canada say Ottawa should also be doing something to help their family members, who are still under attack in their war-ravaged country. Sailor Derek de Jong pleads guilty to desertion
A Royal Canadian Navy officer accused of leaving his post during a military operation has pleaded guilty to desertion, and will be sentenced later today in Halifax. VIDEO - Soldiers start trek to Ottawa honouring mission in Afghanistan
A team of injured Canadian veterans is beginning a special long distance relay Sunday from Trenton, Ont., to Ottawa for the National Day of Honour on May 9.Air force memorial to famous Memphis Belle bomber crew fenced off 'to avoid offending Libyans'
The 'Memphis Belle' monument (left) was erected at RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, to honour the USFA's Eighth Air Force - who were based there during the Second World War.
Military | 207841 hits | 12:12 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The 'Memphis Belle' monument (left) was erected at RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, to honour the USFA's Eighth Air Force - who were based there during the Second World War. HMCS Regina to join NATO's Ukraine 'reassurance' missionMilitary | 207469 hits | 3:48 PM on Wednesday | posted by Jabberwalker
Vietnam vets to be treated to Sioux Lookout fishing trip
A remote fly-in fishing resort in the Sioux Lookout area has donated a fishing trip to two visually-impaired Vietnam War veterans. Sailor Derek de Jong charged with desertion was harassed, wife claims
The wife of a Royal Canadian Navy officer accused of leaving his post during a military operation is speaking out ahead of his court martial, and says her husband left his ship because of an intolerable atmosphere of harassment on board. DND examines reports, costs of improved 24-7 search-and-rescue responseMilitary | 208560 hits | 1:27 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
National Defence is once again taking a look at establishing an around-the-clock 30-minute response time for Canada's search-and-rescue squadrons, an idea the air force has long dismissed as too costly and manpower-intensive. Cross-Canada tour aims to raise awareness about PTSDMilitary | 208385 hits | 1:24 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Cpl. Jamie MacWhirter has been through the nightmares and angry outbursts of post-traumatic stress disorder, and he has a message for those struggling alone: Talk to somebody.A fatal wait: Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital's secret list
At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system, many of whom were placed on a secret waiting list.
Military | 208736 hits | 12:50 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system, many of whom were placed on a secret waiting list. World's most expensive plumbing job' Military divers become plumbers in Arctic
Broken water pumps at CFS Alert triggered an 11,000-kilometre house call this winter by an elite squad of navy divers from Halifax.Benghazi attack could have been prevented if US hadn't 'switched sides in the War on Terror'"
America chose al-Qaeda over Muammar Gaddafi and ignored his offer to abdicate amid civil war, says the Citizens Commission on Benghazi, a group of former top military brass and CIA insiders.
Military | 208724 hits | 12:52 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
America chose al-Qaeda over Muammar Gaddafi and ignored his offer to abdicate amid civil war, says the Citizens Commission on Benghazi, a group of former top military brass and CIA insiders. 6 CF-18s headed to Poland to bolster NATO forces response to Ukraine | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada will contribute six CF-18 jet fighters to a NATO air-policing mission as a response to the crisis in the Ukraine. Damage to HMCS Iroquois will restrict future missionsMilitary | 206872 hits | 7:31 AM on Tuesday | posted by saturn_656
Feds secretly gave Canadian military OK to share info despite torture risk | CTV NewsMilitary | 206915 hits | 7:35 PM on Monday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
The Conservative government has secretly ordered the Canadian military to share information with allies even when there's a serious risk it could lead to torture.Huge $3 billion destroyer ship USS Zumwalt appears as a fishing boat on enemy radar
The US Navy on Saturday christened the first of its newest class of destroyers – the more than $3 billion (£1.8 billion), 610-foot (186-metre)-long USS Zumwalt.
Military | 207330 hits | 12:45 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The US Navy on Saturday christened the first of its newest class of destroyers – the more than $3 billion (£1.8 billion), 610-foot (186-metre)-long USS Zumwalt. Canadian warship extinguishes minor engine room fire while bound for HalifaxMilitary | 206988 hits | 6:39 AM on Sunday | posted by saturn_656
Another Canadian warship has been hit by an engine room fire on the high seas. A release from the Royal Canadian Navy says the crew of HMCS Kingston doused a "minor" engine room fire late Saturday morning while the ship was sailing for Halifax after a six 'Band of Brothers' veteran William Guarnere diesMilitary | 207190 hits | 2:05 PM on Wednesday | posted by maldonsfecht
William Guarnere, a World War II veteran popularized by the "Band of Brothers" miniseries, has died. He was 90.Some see bias in Army's ban on dreadlocks, other black styles
The U.S. Army's new ban on many types of ethnic hairstyles has African-American women who wear their coifs in dreadlocks, braids and cornrows in a twist.
Military | 207145 hits | 3:56 AM on Wednesday | posted by maldonsfecht
The U.S. Army's new ban on many types of ethnic hairstyles has African-American women who wear their coifs in dreadlocks, braids and cornrows in a twist. Somalia gunmen kill 2 UN workersMilitary | 207214 hits | 8:49 AM on Tuesday | posted by commanderkai
The United Nations mission in Somalia says gunmen inside an airport have shot and killed two consultants working for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.Back to Canada News
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