NATO head applauds Canada’s decision to commit troops in Latvia
OTTAWA — The head of NATO has singled out Canada with praise for agreeing to take a leadership role in the standoff with Russia. Speaking in Brussels on Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg...
View ArticleTrudeau pledges troops, frigate and jets as NATO faces off against Russia
WARSAW, Poland – Canada is deploying what the Liberal government describes as its largest sustained military contingent to Europe in more than a decade, as NATO prepares for a protracted standoff with...
View ArticleCanada to send 450 troops, armoured vehicles to Latvia for NATO force
WARSAW, Poland – Canada is sending hundreds of troops to Latvia for the long haul. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at the NATO leaders’ summit in Poland on Friday that Canada will take command...
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Canadian soldiers are the new deterrents in the Baltics
A Canadian soldier sends the signal to begin the simulated attack on a defensive position during a live firing exercise during Operation UNIFIER in Starychi, Ukraine on June 30, 2016. (Joint Task Force...
View ArticleArmy headed for Africa, says top general
OTTAWA – Canada’s army will soon be bound for Africa, Canada’s top soldier said Thursday, fuelling speculation that it will be deployed on a peacekeeping operation to control the spread of terrorism on...
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Canadian military looks to improve its transgender policy
Master Cpl. Natalie Murray, who works at the instrument flight rules control centre at CFB Comox, poses for a photograph beside the Canadair CL-28 Argus Mark 1 at Heritage Air Park near the base in...
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Canada’s military says it still has work to do to address sexual misconduct
Chief of Defence staff General Jonathan Vance speaks during a news conference to , in Ottawa Tuesday August 30, 2016. The Canadian Armed Forces says it is making progress in the fight against sexual...
View ArticleRecent deaths of Royal Military College students being invesigated
TORONTO — Canada’s armed forces says it’s looking into a recent spate of deaths involving students or recent graduates from the Royal Military College. Four men have died since April, prompting...
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Political fight brewing over Canada’s peacekeeping role
Minister of National Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. THE CANADIAN...
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Military police officer charged with sex assault
OTTAWA — Military police say they have charged one of their own with sexual assault. Sgt. Kevin MacIntyre, a military police officer at Canadian Forces Base Halifax, faces one count of sexual assault...
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Liberals face reality of national security in a dangerous world
A CF-18 Hornet at the CFB Cold Lake on October 21, 2014. (Jason Franson/CP) A year after a stunning majority win, Maclean’s adds up the stumbles and successes of Justin Trudeau’s government in our...
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What’s Canada’s role in Iraq? It’s bigger than you think
Kurdish peshmerga troops fire at Islamic State positions as they move toward the Iraqi town of Badana Pichwk, east of Mosul, on Oct. 17, 2016. (Bryan Denton/The New York Times/Redux) The way the...
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The sacrifices of Canada’s female military trailblazer
Canadian Forces Lt-Gen. Christine Whitecross in Ottawa on Sept. 29, 2016. (Photograph by Blair Gable) Lt.-Gen. Christine Whitecross explains the culture of the Canadian Forces—the organization that has...
View ArticleCanadian Forces captain charged with sexual assault
GAGETOWN, N.B. — A captain at New Brunswick’s Gagetown military base has been charged with sexual assault. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service says the charge relates to an alleged...
View ArticleLatvian mission still on, despite doubts over NATO’s future
OTTAWA – Canada is pressing ahead with plans to deploy hundreds of troops as part of a NATO effort to deter Russian aggression in eastern Europe amid concerns about the military alliance’s future under...
View ArticleLiberals defend allowing Canadians shoot first in Iraq
OTTAWA – The Liberal government faced fresh accusations of misleading the public on Tuesday after the country’s top soldier said Canadian troops have been allowed to fire first in Iraq. Government and...
View ArticleCanadian military officer found dead in Jordan
OTTAWA – A Canadian soldier who was looking at ways to train the Jordanian military as part of Canada’s fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has died, the Department of National...
View ArticleNational Defence investigates possible website hack
OTTAWA – The federal government was unable to say Thursday whether any personal information of potential military recruits was stolen during what appears to have been a hack of a National Defence...
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Members of Canadian Forces more likely to die by suicide: report
Canadian Army instructors discuss mechanized infantry defence tactics with their Ukrainian Armed Forces colleagues during Exercise RAPID TRIDENT in Starychi, Ukraine on June 30, 2016. (Joint Task Force...
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Critics slam Liberal F-18 acquisition
The Liberal government said Tuesday it will look to acquire 18 F-18 Super Hornets like this U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet to fill a capability gap. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP...
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