Category Archives: Defence
Federal Budget 2021: Money promised for military sex misconduct fight, NORAD upgrades
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are promising millions of additional dollars to help fight sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces as they seek to address anger and frustration over how the government and military have handled the issue. The
Father of fallen Canadian soldier of two minds on Biden’s pullout from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — Jim Davis and his wife Sharon visited Kandahar in 2008, part of a contingent of grieving military families who wanted to see for themselves the desolate place where their loved ones had died in service to Canada's mission
Father of fallen Canadian soldier of two minds on Biden’s pullout from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — Jim Davis and his wife Sharon visited Kandahar in 2008, part of a contingent of grieving military families who wanted to see for themselves the desolate place where their loved ones had died in service to Canada's mission
Canadian special forces supported major Iraqi military assault on ISIL last month
OTTAWA — Some Canadian soldiers supported a major military offensive last month that U.S. and Iraqi officials say killed dozens of fighters loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, according to the commander of the country's military
Boeing sues subcontractor over work on Air Force One planes
FORT WORTH, Texas — Boeing is suing a subcontractor it hired for work on new Air Force One planes used to carry the president, saying the company ran into financial problems and missed deadlines. The aircraft maker said the subcontractor's problems
Advocates demand sweeping changes to military complaints process for sexual violence
OTTAWA — Advocates are calling for fundamental reforms to the process for reporting sexual violence in the Canadian Armed Forces, deeming decades-old patterns of misconduct a "national embarrassment" amid a broken military justice system. Christine Woo...
Singh rejects more extreme NDP policy resolutions, like scrapping military
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is standing by several controversial proposals from rank-and-file party members while rejecting more extreme ones — including a call to abolish the military — ahead of this weekend's policy convention. Singh's tightrop...
Singh rejects more extreme NDP policy resolutions, like scrapping military
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is standing by several controversial proposals from rank-and-file party members while rejecting more extreme ones — including a call to abolish the military — ahead of this weekend's policy convention. Singh's tightrop...
Singh rejects more extreme NDP policy resolutions, like scrapping military
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is standing by several controversial proposals from rank-and-file party members while rejecting more extreme ones — including a call to abolish the military — ahead of this weekend's policy convention.Singh's tightrope...
Vance allegation ‘dropped off the radar’ amid other priorities: ex-clerk
OTTAWA — Canada’s former top civil servant has suggested more might have been done in 2018 to investigate an allegation of sexual misconduct involving Gen. Jonathan Vance, but that officials at the time were focused on a number of other
