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Canada History: Aug 24. 2007 – Honouring Afghanistan war dead
A section of the Trans Canada highway renamed “Highway of Heroes:” When Canadian involvement in war is mentioned, the typical thoughts remind people of the country’s critical involvement in the two...
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Deep sea recovery of Canadian military helicopter and crew, ended
In a press statement released Wednesday afternoon, the Canadian Armed Forces have indicated the recovery effort of a military helicopter and crew in the Ionian Sea has ended. The team of U.S Navy, and...
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Military arrives to help contain COVID-19 in Quebec retirement/care homes
As of Monday there have been over 1,600 coronavirus-related deaths across the country with well over 800 in Quebec the highest rate in the country. A majority, 60 per cent, of the deaths have occurred...
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Canadian military testing new camouflage combat uniforms
Several hundred soldiers at the Canadian Forces base in Petawawa Ontario will be wearing new combats (what Americans call “fatigues”) this month. It’s part of a new programme to replace the current...
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On guard at the top of the world
It is the most northerly continuously occupied place in the world. At any given moment, roughly 75 personnel of the Canadian Forces and some civilian contractors, live at Canadian Forces Station Alert,...
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Canada’s military and legalised cannabis
With the coming legalisation of recreational use of cannabis, Canada’s military has been working to develop a policy to deal with the situation. A draught policy has just been released by the...
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Canada’s biggest battle since WWII and Korea
It was in Afghanistan in 2006, (video interview below) A new book by Major-General David Fraser talks of that battle in his book , Operation Medusa Operation Medusa: The furious battle that saved...
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Veteran’s Week: hundreds of ceremonies to honour the sacrifices of fallen...
Hundreds of ceremonies and events are taking place across Canada during Veterans’ Week, from November 5 to 11, to honour the sacrifices of soldiers and recognize their achievements. Read RCI reports...
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Canadian advisors in Iraq pause, hospital stays on
It’ll be slightly smaller, but the Liberal government announced that the Canadian combat hospital in Iraq will stay on. On the other hand, the approximately 200 Canadian Forces Special Operations...
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Pilot project gives a chance for women to experience a military career
Being a soldier, sailor, or in the air force, has seldom been thought of as a career for women. But the military is so much more than carrying a gun and facing the enemy, (although now that too is a...
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Canada sends relief supplies for children to Texas
A Canadian Air Force Hercules airplane delivered relief supplies like baby formula, blankets and cribs to Texas to help in the recovery from Hurricane Harvey. About 750,000 people were ordered to leave...
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Military contracting: Compromising security over apparent cost savings?
Canada’s public service union and its 18,000 member defence employees union have raised concerns about federal government plans to outsource a major military maintenance contract. They are concerned...
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Inspiring women to join the Canadian Forces: Short sessions offer a taste of...
Women in Force Programme The Canadian Forces are eager to increase the number of women in the military. There is a perception that women generally are intimidated by the idea of a military career so a...
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Coming up, a new, slightly fresher version of Canada’s national anthem.
Sometimes entitled O! Canada, O Canada!, or just O Canada, this country’s national anthem has had a bit a winding path. To start with, unlike most countries anthems, it comes in two languages. Indeed...
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Canadian military- millions worth of lost and stolen items
Things have always gone missing from the Canadian military, as is probably the case for a lot of military forces. This is often because of the rushed nature of missions around the world, or even the...
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Canada history: Feb 7, 2010: The shocking case of Col. Williams
It was truly a case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and it rocked Canada’s Armed Forces and shocked the entire country. Canadians generally have a very high regard for their military forces. The military...
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Canada history, Feb 1, 1968; the unwelcome remaking of Canada’s military
There had been talk of this for years, even as far back as shortly after the Second World War; the merging of the three main military arms Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air...
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Hot computer parts, National Defence fraud
A 33-year-old civilian employee of Canada’s Defence Department has been has pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and breach of trust. Andrew Heggaton worked for the Canadian Forces Cryto Support Unit...
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History, May 25, 2000 Canada’s unknown soldier comes home
There are thousands of young soldiers buried in Europe whose identities have been lost. These are the unknown soldiers. The Canadian section of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records show that...
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No end in sight to battle against ISIS
Whether you call is ISIS, ISIL, or DAESH, Canada’s top military officer says the battle isn’t over, and the end is not in sight. Gen. Jonathan Vance, Chief of Defence Staff, spoke this week in an...
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