Category Archives: Defence
New video marks Canada’s contributions to first Gulf War on 30th anniversary
OTTAWA — Petty officer Richard Austin was sitting at his position on board HMCS Athabaskan when he heard a clang. It was 1991, and the Canadian destroyer was traversing an Iraqi minefield in the Persian Gulf, on its way to
New defence chief apologizes to victims of military sexual misconduct, hate
OTTAWA — Admiral Art McDonald used his first address as Canada’s new chief of the defence staff Thursday to apologize to Canadian Armed Forces members who have faced discrimination or harassment while serving. McDonald was sworn in as defence chief dur...
Ottawa pledges financial aid to Juno Beach museum battered by COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA — The federal government is promising to provide financial aid to Canada's only Second World War museum in Europe, which has been battered by COVID-19. Following months of discussions, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced on Thu...
Ottawa pledges financial aid to Juno Beach museum battered by COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA — The federal government is promising to provide financial aid to Canada's only Second World War museum in Europe, which has been battered by COVID-19. Following months of discussions, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced on Thu...
Proud Boys confrontation was wake-up call about military racism, hate: Defence chief
OTTAWA — The outgoing commander of Canada’s military says he first realized the Canadian Armed Forces had a real problem with hate and racism three years ago, when navy sailors identifying themselves as “Proud Boys” confronted Indigenous protesters in ...
Review finds successes, failures in Liberals’ feminist aid approach in Afghanistan
OTTAWA — An internal review of the nearly $1 billion in foreign aid that Canada quietly spent in Afghanistan after the Canadian military pulled out has found some successes but also many failures — especially when it comes to helping
Top military leaders remind troops of limits of free speech
WASHINGTON — Amid worry about renewed violence on Inauguration Day, the military's top leaders issued a written reminder to all service members Tuesday that the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week was an anti-democratic, criminal act, and that...
Canada’s mission in Iraq at a crossroads as ISIL declines, new threats emerge
OTTAWA — More than six years after Canada first deployed troops to the Middle East to help fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces personnel remain in the region.Canada is now at a
Canadian Armed Forces lay out COVID-19 vaccination plans for troops
OTTAWA — The Canadian military's surgeon general says the Canadian Armed Forces have received enough doses of the Moderna vaccine to immunize 1,200 members against COVID-19.Maj.-Gen. Marc Bilodeau says the first priority group to receive a vaccine will...
‘Out of this mess:’ A look at some of the lives lost in the downing of Flight PS752
Pedram Mousavi sat with the other passengers on Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 as it remained parked on the tarmac south of Iran's capital, Tehran, about an hour behind schedule in the pre-dawn darkness. It was Jan. 8, 2020. Amid escala...
