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Military budget cuts leave cadets without new parkas, uniforms
Military budget cuts are leaving cadets out in the cold, with a freeze on the purchase of parkas just as winter kicks in.Saab wins Brazil jet deal after NSA spying sours Boeing bid
Brazil awarded a $4.5billion contract to Saab AB on Wednesday to replace its aging fleet of fighter jets, a surprise coup for the Swedish company after news of U.S. spying on Brazilians helped derail Boeing's chances for the deal. The contract, negotiated
Brazil awarded a $4.5billion contract to Saab AB on Wednesday to replace its aging fleet of fighter jets, a surprise coup for the Swedish company after news of U.S. spying on Brazilians helped derail Boeing's chances for the deal. The contract, negotiated Retired generals take aim at Ottawa's handling of defence cuts
Tension is growing between Canada's top generals and the government over deep cuts to the military and the government's plan for the future of the military, the Canada First Defence Strategy.
Twelve wounded warriors — two of them Canadian — reached the South Pole with Prince Harry Friday morning after a 320-kilometre ski trip. They stood for souvenir photos beside the pole. There really is a pole, a red-and-white striped marker like a barber p Meet the Canadian pilot who protects Washington's skies
He's the first and only Canadian to be part of the U.S. Coast Guard team that protects the airspace above the White House. Capt. Jeffery Powell is used to doing search and rescue in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, but now flies air defence missions over theJapan's WWII super-submarine found scuttled off Hawaii
Scientists plumbing the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaii coast have discovered a Second World War era Japanese submarine, a technological marvel that had been preparing to attack the Panama Canal before being scuttled by U.S. forces.
Scientists plumbing the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaii coast have discovered a Second World War era Japanese submarine, a technological marvel that had been preparing to attack the Panama Canal before being scuttled by U.S. forces. Cliff Chadderton of War Amps dies at 94
Cliff Chadderton, who served as chief executive officer of The War Amps until 2009, has died. He was 94. Police investigate after soldiers found dead in Manitoba and Alberta
The apparent suicides of two soldiers in Western Canada have spawned at least one police investigation and more questions about the military’s practice of discharging troops deemed medically unfit for service. Both soldiers, who died in separate incidents Canada led on landmine ban but lags on cluster bomb ban
Canada, which led the world 15 years ago in banning landmines, has waited five years to ratify a cluster bomb ban signed in Oslo in 2008. Arnon Milchan, Pretty Woman, Fight Club producer, was Israeli spy
Rumours about Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan's alleged double life have been circulating for years, but now, the Israeli businessman behind hits like Pretty Woman, Fight Club and L.A. Confidential has admitted he served as an Israeli spy for years, buyi Returning amputee soldiers back to duty
Capt. Simon Mailloux, who lost his leg to an IED in Afghanistan in 2007, became the first Canadian military amputee to return to active service. Auditor-General report says Canada's navy at risk of shrinking in size, capability unless government invests more | National Post
Auditor General Michael Ferguson says the government has not budgeted enough money to replace the navy’s aging destroyers and frigates as promised 3 female Marines graduate from infantry course | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
CAMP GEIGER, N.C. Three female Marines have become the first women to graduate from the Corps' tough-as-nails enlisted infantry training school in North Carolina, officials said Thursday. The three completed the rigorous 59-day course and met the same Army Considers Reclassifying Fort Hood Shooting, Pending Review | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
NBC 5 Investigates has learned the United States Army plans to launch another review of the Fort Hood shooting to determine if it was an “international terrorism,“ which may allow for Purple Hearts and benefits... Federal government accused of deficit slashing by stealth as defence spending $2.3B below budgeted amount
$9.6 billion has gone unspent in defence since the 2006-07 budget year — a trend defence officials have blamed on late equipment projects and inefficient bureaucracyFilipino troops attack to end rebel standoff
From Yahoo News: ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have started to battle their way into coastal villages in the south where Muslim rebels have held scores of residents hostage in a six-day standoff, sparking fierce clashes that have killed
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From Yahoo News: ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have started to battle their way into coastal villages in the south where Muslim rebels have held scores of residents hostage in a six-day standoff, sparking fierce clashes that have killed How British and American aid subsidises Palestinian terrorismMilitary | 208500 hits | 8:05 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Edwin Black: US and UK taxpayers fund the Palestinian Authority, which in turn funds prisoners in Israeli jails. It's dangerously dysfunctional Veterans share one thing they want you to know about military serviceMilitary | 206828 hits | 2:25 PM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford doesn't escape controversy at Remembrance Day ceremony | CTV Toronto NewsMilitary | 206866 hits | 1:57 PM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
Hundreds of strangers attend funeral of U.K. veteran who died alone
Hundreds of strangers heeded the call Monday to attend the funeral of a 99-year-old British veteran of the Second World War who died without any living family or close friends.
Hundreds of strangers heeded the call Monday to attend the funeral of a 99-year-old British veteran of the Second World War who died without any living family or close friends. Edmonton military wives sing on Bryan Adams-penned charity song
A new charity song co-written by rock star Bryan Adams doesn’t just pay tribute to the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry — the singers are the Edmonton-based wives of the soldiers.
DND knew Cyclones might not measure up, red-flagged troubles in 2004: documents
Canadian air force evaluators warned nearly a decade ago that the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter might not measure up in terms of engine performance, acoustic noise and its ability to resist electronic interference, The Canadian Press has learned. Previously u MDA To Provide AeroVironment's Raven UAV To Canada's Department of National Defence | Ottawa Citizen Injured troops booted from military before qualifying for pension
OTTAWA - Gravely injured troops are being booted from the military before they qualify for a pension... - Canada - Winnipeg Free Press. 
Veterans say Dickin and other government officials have undertaken a smear campaign against those like Blais who criticize the Conservative government for failing to meet the needs of former soldiers. Arctic icebreaker delayed as Tories prioritize supply shipsMilitary | 206840 hits | 2:05 PM on Sunday | posted by saturn_656
Crew of HMCS Preserver Credited With Helping In Drug BustMilitary | 207066 hits | 10:37 PM on Monday | posted by saturn_656
Vancouver shipbuilders win $3.3-billion contract
Vancouver shipbuilders got a huge surprise Monday, as the federal government announced it is ordering an additional 10 Canadian Coast Guard vessels, worth an estimated $3.3 billion. That is on top of the $8 billion already on the books at Vancouver Shipya Canadian warship makes drug bust on Arabian Sea
HMCS Toronto intercepted and boarded a suspected smuggling vessel, seizing 154 bags of heroin weighing more than 180 kilograms, said a news release issued late Saturday. Veterans charter needs urgent action, ombudsman says
Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent says the new veterans charter is putting the most severely wounded veterans at a big disadvantage compared with the pre-2006 compensation legislation, and is calling on the government to act now to fix the problem. Greg Matters family gets Memorial Cross in slain vet's honour
The family of Prince George, B.C., veteran Greg Matters, who was shot and killed by RCMP, will be presented today with a Memorial Cross from the Canadian military.Empty F-16 jet tested by Boeing and US Air Force
Boeing reveals that an F-16 fighter jet was converted into a drone and flown over the Gulf of Mexico as part of a test by the US Air Force.
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Boeing reveals that an F-16 fighter jet was converted into a drone and flown over the Gulf of Mexico as part of a test by the US Air Force. Navy spy probe kept military in dark: documents
The Canadian military felt snubbed by the RCMP and CSIS after the civilian security agencies began investigating navy spy Jeffrey Paul Delisle without telling them, according to secret documents obtained by CBC News. Drug charges against 4 Canadian Forces members
Four members of the Canadian military have been charged with drug-related offences following an investigation by the Force's National Investigation Service.Back to Canada News
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