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Canadian frigates not involved in NATO naval task forces for first time since 2014
Returning sailors and their family and friends are seen as the HMC Ships Halifax and Montreal return from deployment to NATO's Operation Reassurance at the HMC Dockyard in Halifax on Friday, July 15, 2022. For the first time in eight years, Canadian warships are not involved in either of two NATO naval taskforces charged with patrolling European waters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
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Fix for software flaws that caused deadly Canadian naval helicopter crash not complete one year after report
A memorial pays respect to the victims of a military helicopter crash, at 12 Wing Shearwater in Dartmouth, N.S., home of 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, on Friday, May 1, 2020. A CH-148 Cyclone helicopter flying from the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton crashed off the coast of Greece while taking part in a NATO exercise as in the Mediterranean. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Australia says Chinese fighter jet intercepted its surveillance aircraft
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Military members in B.C. urged to contact Habitat for Humanity amid housing crisis
Real estate agent Luca Andolfatto poses for a portrait in Kingston, Ont., Saturday, May 21, 2022. Andolfatto has seen the stress many Canadian troops, their families and even their realtors are feeling over housing affordability. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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National Defence says fewer unvaccinated troops kicked out of military than reported
A Canadian flag is shown on a member of Canadian forces who are leaving from CFB Trenton, in Trenton, Ont., on October 16, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Tail cracks on Canadian military’s new helicopters likely due to equipment weight, Defence Department says
A CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter is seen during a training exercise at 12 Wing Shearwater near Dartmouth, N.S. on March 4, 2015. The Department of National Defence is blaming an apparent design flaw for tail cracks in most of the military's new Cyclone helicopters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Military sexual misconduct response centre facing more calls for help after year of allegations
The facade of the headquarters of the Department of National Defence is pictured in Ottawa, on April 3, 2013. The head of the response centre set up to help victims of military sexual misconduct says her organization has seen an explosion in calls for assistance over the past year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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COVID-19 causing delays in military shipbuilding: procurement chief
A worker stands on a Joint Support Ship being built for the Royal Canadian Navy at Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. The Defence Department's top procurement official is warning of fresh delays in the delivery of already overdue warships and other new equipment to the Canadian Armed Forces because of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Military’s failure to enact victims’ declaration of rights leaves sexual assault and other crime victims without support
DO NOT PUBLISH NAME: A woman who says she is a victim of sexual assault poses for a photograph on Monday, November 15, 2021. DELETE BEFORE PUBLISHING
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Defence Department probes claim Canadian forces trained extremists in Ukraine
Ukrainian and Canadian servicemen do training exercises to get ready for large scale International military drills on Yavorivsky training ground close to Lviv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 15, 2021. The Defence Department is vowing to review how the military screens for extremist views in the foreign troops it trains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Office, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Canada poised to resume evacuation flights from Afghanistan as window of opportunity shrinking
A Taliban fighter threatens a woman who was waiting to get access to the international airport with her family and others in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. Afghan women who worked with the U.S. or international groups are frantically erasing any trace of those links for fear they will be targeted by the Taliban. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
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Wayne Eyre’s promotion to full general signals government intent to keep him as defence chief
Lt.-Gen Wayne Eyre salutes after placing a wreath during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of V-J Day and the end of the Second World War, at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. The Liberal government is promoting Eyre in what can only be seen as a clear signal it plans to keep the infantry officer as commander of Canada's military.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Military’s diversity, inclusion efforts plagued by shortcomings, internal review finds
A Canadian flag patch is shown on a soldier's shoulder in Trenton, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. The Canadian Forces says it has charged one of its members in the death of an army reservist from British Columbia during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Feds under pressure over COVID-19 vaccinations after Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin sidelined
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Cost of Coast Guard ship balloons to nearly $1B as questions mount over federal shipbuilding plan
The CGGS M. Perley searches the waters of the Bay of Fundy in Hillsburn, N.S. on December 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Allegations of inappropriate behaviour against Gen. Jonathan Vance ‘troubling,’ say Defence leaders
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance responds to a question during a news conference Friday, June 26, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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National Defence grappling with new delay in $60-billion warship project
The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Toronto passes under the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge as it returns to Halifax on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 after completing a six-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Canadian frigate’s passage through Taiwan Strait spurred high-level debate
English/Anglais<br> IS2006-0428<br> 4 November 2006<br> HMCS <I>Ottawa</I>, Arabian Gulf<br><br> The Canadian Forces Halifax Class Patrol Frigate HMCS <I>Ottawa</I> patrols in the Arabian Gulf. <p> In early September, HMCS <I>Ottawa</I> left Esquimalt, British Columbia on deployment to the Arabian Gulf Region for six months to operate with coalition navies in the continuing campaign against terrorism known as Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. <p> The Canadian Forces maritime contribution known as Operation ALTAIR will have the Halifax class Frigate HMCS <I>Ottawa</I> conducting surveillance patrols and maritime interdiction operations with her crew of about 230 officers and sailors with a CH-124 Sea King detachment. <p> Photo by: MCpl Robert Bottrill, Canadian Forces Combat Camera<p> French/Français<br> IS2006-0428<br> 4 novembre 2006<br> NCSM <I>Ottawa</i>, golfe Arabo-Persique<br><br> Le NCSM <I>Ottawa</i>, frégate canadienne de la classe Halifax, patrouille dans le golfe Arabo-Persique.<p> Au début de septembre, le NCSM <I>Ottawa</i> a quitté Esquimalt (Colombie-Britannique) pour se déployer dans la région du golfe Arabo-Persique pendant six mois et participer avec des navires de la coalition à la campagne contre le terrorisme, l’opération <I>Enduring Freedom</i>. Dans le cadre de la contribution maritime des Forces canadiennes, appelée opération <I>Altair</i>, la frégate de la classe Halifax NCSM <I>Ottawa</i> exécutera des patrouilles de surveillance et des opérations d’interdiction maritimes avec son équipage d’environ 230 officiers et marins et avec un détachement d’hélicoptères CH-124 <I>Sea King</i>.<p> Photo : Cplc Robert Bottrill, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes<p>
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Canadian Armed Forces commander to formally apologize to victims for sexual misconduct
Canadian Joint Operations Commander Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau speaks during a news conference on the recent Canadian Forces helicopter crash, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in Ottawa. The Canadian Armed Forces is preparing to formally apologize to victims of sexual misconduct. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Soldier dies during training exercise on Alberta military base: defence department
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COVID-19 pandemic further delaying some overdue military procurements
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U.S. outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines
In this July 27, 2020, file photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway in Binghamton, N.Y.
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Military commanders encourage troops to use federal government’s COVID Alert app
Canadian Armed Forces members and their civilian colleagues in the Department of National Defence are being strongly encouraged to download the federal government’s smartphone application for tracking potential exposure to COVID-19.
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COVID-19 blamed as work on military port first promised in 2007 sees new delay
The plans for expansion at the Nanisivik wharf have been scaled back and delayed, leaving a bleak picture.
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U.S. Supreme Court won’t halt challenged border wall projects
In this Sept. 10, 2019 file photo government contractors erect a section of Pentagon-funded border wall along the Colorado River in Yuma, Ariz.
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Info watchdog says National Defence not meeting obligations due to outdated processes
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan listens to a question during a news conference, Friday, June 26, 2020 in Ottawa. The federal information watchdog has identified several shortcomings — from inadequate training to cumbersome paper-based processes — that hamper National Defence's ability to answer formal requests from the public.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canada asks British military for help flying troops to and from Latvia
Canadian troops are being forced to hitch a ride with the British military to get to and from Latvia due to a shortage of working planes.
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Latvia-bound Canadian troops return over coronavirus concerns
Canadian flag and the UN flag is shown on the sleeve of a Canadian soldier's uniform before boarding a plane at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ont., on July 5, 2018. A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia was forced to turn around because of concerns those on board might have been exposed to COVID-19. Defence Department spokeswoman Jessica Lamirande says the Polaris aircraft carrying about 70 military members and aircrew took off from Canadian Forces Base Trenton on July 2 those on board had spent two weeks in quarantine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Canada’s military leaders apologize for slow response to issues of racism in the ranks
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance takes part in a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says six people were aboard the Canadian Forces helicopter that crashed off Greece during a training exercise. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Auditors target Defence Department for poor oversight of military-spending plan
A Canadian flag patch is shown on the shoulder of a member of the Canadian forces at CFB Trenton, in Trenton, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Canadian veterans are being forced to wait on average twice as long as promised to find out whether they qualify for financial help from the government even as the backlog of unprocessed applications for assistance continues to grow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
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Defence Department’s top civilian official says military spending needed more now than ever
Deputy Minister of National Defence Jody Thomas attends a news conference in Ottawa, on Jan. 8, 2020.
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Defence Department accused of using COVID-19 pandemic to withhold information from Parliament
A Canadian flag flies near the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Oct. 23, 2019.
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Canada makes another multimillion-dollar investment into F-35 development despite no commitment to buy
An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet practices for an air show appearance in Ottawa, on Sept. 6, 2019.
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Federal government underspending on repair, maintenance of Canada’s defence infrastructure
A member of the Canadian Armed Forces walk inside one of the barracks at CFB Trenton, in Trenton, Ont., on in a Dec. 1, 2015, file photo.