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Military expecting to save $30M per year with targeted housing benefit for troops
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march in Calgary on July 8, 2016. The Canadian Armed Forces is rolling out a new housing benefit to help troops posted to expensive communities.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canadian military found Chinese monitoring buoys in the Arctic
Permanent residents can now apply to join the Canadian Armed Forces as the federal government seeks to boost its recruitment numbers. A Canadian flag is seen on a CAF member’s uniform at CFB Trenton, in Trenton, Ont., on Oct. 16, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Officers fatally ambushed in Innisfil, Ont., shooting before gunman shot himself, SIU says
Const. Devon Northrup (left) and Const. Morgan Russell are shown South Simcoe Police Service handout photos. The officers were killed after responding to a disturbance call at a home in Innisfil, Ont. on Tuesday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-South Simcoe Police Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Canadian military plane heads home after two surveillance flights over Haiti
A Canadian Armed Forces surveillance plane is returning home after two intelligence-collecting flights over Haiti. The federal Liberal government announced on Saturday that the CP-140 Aurora was being deployed to collect intelligence on gang activity in Haiti. Members of the Canadian Forces work on a CP-140 Aurora surveillance plane at the Canadian Forces base in the Persian Gulf, Sunday, February 19, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
Staff work at a Canadian Armed Forces recruitment centre in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. The Canadian Armed Forces says it has received more than 2,400 applications from permanent residents interested in joining the military since the beginning of November. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Funeral for slain OPP officer to be livestreamed, with family, police in attendance
Barrie Police along with other emergency services salute as the hearse carrying OPP Const. Grzegorz "Greg" Pierzchala arrives to Adams Funeral Home in Barrie, Ont., Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Drost
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Military received 2,400 applications from permanent residents in November
Staff work at a Canadian Armed Forces recruitment centre in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. The Canadian Armed Forces says it has received more than 2,400 applications from permanent residents interested in joining the military since the beginning of November. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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The Canadian Armed Forces are heading for a Titanic collapse
Ken Hansen
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Morning Update: Attorney-General raised idea of invoking Emergencies Act in first week of protests
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Military investigating after Canadian soldier dies in Iraq
Capt. Eric Cheung is shown in this handout image provided by the Canadian Armed Forces. The Canadian Armed Forces says it is investigating the death of a Winnipeg-based soldier who was serving in Iraq. Cheung, 38, died Saturday under what the military is calling "non-operational related circumstances," though the exact details are now under investigation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-DND-17 Wing Operations Support Squadron Imaging **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Canadian military probes whether former fighter pilots among Westerners training Chinese air force
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march at a parade in Calgary on July 8, 2016. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre is ordering an immediate halt to all non-essential activities in favour of boosting military recruitment and retention, with the Canadian Armed Forces facing an unprecedented personnel crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Military eases COVID-19 vaccine mandate, presses ahead with releasing unvaccinated troops
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are shown at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada. The Canadian Armed Forces says nearly 1,000 members have been denied exemptions from the military's vaccine requirement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Police chiefs call upon Ottawa to resource military sex-assault probes
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand speaks on the next steps in the Canadian Armed Forces efforts to support Ukraine, during a press conference in Toronto, on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Anand says she has met with allies to discuss reinforcing a NATO battlegroup in Latvia with thousands more soldiers, even as uncertainty swirls around what more this country can actually provide. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Canadian Armed Forces chief orders halt to non-essential activities, focus on personnel crisis
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march at a parade in Calgary on July 8, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Defence minister stands by military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate amid monthslong review
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre and Minister of Defence Anita Anand attend a military announcement at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ont., on Monday June 20, 2022. The Liberal government is defending the military's vaccine requirement for Canadian Armed Forces members as necessary for protecting Canadians and allies alike. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Canadian military accuses Chinese warplanes of harassing its patrol aircraft on North Korea sanctions mission
A Canadian flag patch is shown on a soldier's shoulder in Trenton, Ont., on Oct. 16, 2014. The Canadian Armed Forces says long-awaited rights for victims of military-related crimes will come into effect in June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Defence Minister Anita Anand stands by military police chief despite force’s mishandling of cases
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand makes a keynote address at the CANSEC trade show, billed as North America’s largest multi-service defence event, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Ottawa must act ‘now’ to protect women in Armed Forces, says former Supreme Court justice
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour releases the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. Also in attendance is Minister of National Defence Anita Anand, Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, and Deputy Minister of National Defence, Bill Matthews. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Evening Update: Military has ‘failed’ to keep women in uniform safe from sexual assault: Arbour
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour, second from right, released the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. Also in attendance is Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, and Deputy Minister of National Defence, Bill Matthews.
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Politics Briefing: Canadian Armed Forces has failed to stamp out sexual misconduct: Arbour
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour, second from right, releases the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. Also in attendance is Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre, and Deputy Minister of National Defence, Bill Matthews.
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Military has ‘failed’ to keep women in uniform safe from sexual assault, former justice Louise Arbour finds
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour, and Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, middle, release the final report of the Independent External Comprehensive Review into Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Harassment in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. Also in attendance is Chief of the Defence Staff, General Wayne Eyre. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Retired general Jonathan Vance loses Order of Military Merit at his own request
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance sits in the front row during a news conference Friday, June 26, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canadian military must better accommodate troops with exceptional family needs, watchdog says
A Canadian flag patch is shown on a soldier's shoulder in Trenton, Ont., on Oct. 16, 2014. The Canadian Armed Forces says long-awaited rights for victims of military-related crimes will come into effect in June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Nearly 1,000 Canadian Armed Forces members denied COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are shown at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada. The Canadian Armed Forces says nearly 1,000 members have been denied exemptions from the military's vaccine requirement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Canada’s military not doing enough to keep extremism out of its ranks: report
Members of the Canadian military stand at attention as the Canadian flag is raised during the National Day of Honour Parade in Edmonton, Alberta on Friday May 9, 2014.The parade took place to recognize the contributions of Canadian soldiers to the war in Afghanistan.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Long-awaited rights for victims of military-related crimes coming into effect in June
A Canadian flag patch is shown on a soldier's shoulder in Trenton, Ont., on Oct. 16, 2014. The Canadian Armed Forces says long-awaited rights for victims of military-related crimes will come into effect in June. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Sexual-misconduct crisis in military affecting recruitment to Canadian Armed Forces, official says
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Friday, July 8, 2016. The federal government is paying $900 million to settle multiple class-action lawsuits lodged on behalf of survivors of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and sexual assault in the military. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canada’s military to adopt gender-neutral dress code as it moves to diversify ranks
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Friday, July 8, 2016. The Canadian Armed Forces is developing contingency plans to keep COVID-19 from affecting its ability to defend the country and continue its missions overseas amid concerns potential adversaries could try to take advantage of the crisis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canadian Forces on Russia: 'It's not inconceivable our sovereignty may be challenged'
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Two of six crew in hospital after air force helicopter crashes at Newfoundland base
A Royal Canadian Air Force Cormorant helicopter from 103 Search and Rescue Squadron based at 9 Wing Gander takes off from the airport in Deer Lake, N.L. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. A Canadian rescue ship and aircraft are involved in the search for a Spanish fishing vessel that sank off Newfoundland with the loss of at least four crew members. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Canada may finally have the political will to strengthen our depleted defence capacity
John Ibbitson
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Ottawa warns Canadian businesses of increased threat of Russian cyberattacks
A sign for the Communications Security Establishment outside their headquarters in the east end of Ottawa on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
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OpenText, American Express Canada recognized for adding people with disabilities to their boards
April 11/2006 -- The Open Text building in Waterloo, Ont. is photographed April 11/2006. April 11/2006 Photo by Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail
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Military sexual misconduct settlement hit by privacy breach
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Friday, July 8, 2016. Female service members and veterans are blasting the way Canada's military police investigate allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the ranks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canadian military moves toward inclusivity, adds feminine versions of ranks in French
Warrant Officer Josee Payeur, a Canadian Forces Medical Technician, poses for a portrait at her home in Longueuil, Que., Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. When Payeur joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2001, she felt that people who occasionally used the unofficial feminine version of her rank when addressing her in French were trying to belittle her. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe
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Canadian military cuts dozens of unvaccinated troops, puts hundreds more on notice
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Friday, July 8, 2016. Unvaccinated military members are in for a tougher fight than a retired soldier who was disciplined for refusing an anthrax vaccine 20 years earlier, his former lawyer warns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh