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Canada on track to pick new fighter jet next year despite challenges from COVID-19 pandemic, official says
An RCAF CF-18 takes off from CFB Bagotville, in Quebec, on June 7, 2018.
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Royal Canadian Air Force assessing Sable Island as rescue-staging area for helicopters
A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-149 Cormorant helicopter performs search and rescue training with M/V Halmar, in the Halifax harbour, on Oct. 27, 2020.
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Feds, provinces to stage distribution dry run as approval of first coronavirus vaccine imminent
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin speaks during a technical briefing on the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, in Ottawa, on Dec. 3, 2020.
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Daring Spitfire pilot Bill Carr went on to rebuild Canada’s air force
Lieutenant-general William Keir Carr (Bill Carr), father of the modern Canadian Air Force.
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Canada receives three bids as fighter-jet competition closes; final deal expected in 2022
An RCAF CF-18 takes off from CFB Bagotville, in Quebec, on June 7, 2018.
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Alberta air force base to use goats, sheep to chew down unwanted vegetation
A herd of goats munch on grass and weeds at Confluence Park, in Calgary, on June 21, 2016.
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Ejection seat tangled with pilot’s parachute in 2019 Snowbirds crash in U.S., military investigation finds
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are seen in a Nov. 25, 2018, file photo.
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Canada turns to U.S. Navy for help recovering downed military helicopter
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 PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Search continues for Canadian military helicopter that crashed in Mediterranean
(FILES) This file photograph taken on March 13, 2015, shows a Canadian soldier as he stands on board frigate HMCS Fredericton docked at Constanta Harbour in Constanta, Romania. - Debris from a Canadian military helicopter operating as part of a NATO surveillance force has been found in the sea between Greece and Italy, a Greek military source said April 30, 2020. The helicopter was attached to the Canadian frigate Fredericton, from which it had taken off for a patrol. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
COVID-19 pandemic latest hurdle in Canada’s long road to buying new fighter jets
An RCAF CF-18 takes off from CFB Bagotville, on June 7, 2018.
lives lived
Anne Jobin spent her life in service to her family and the lonely souls she encountered
Anne Jobin, lives lived
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Military to ban international travel for personnel over coronavirus concerns
Chief of Defence Staff General Jon Vance speaks at a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) change of command ceremony in Ottawa on Friday, May 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle