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Recruitment intake in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) hit a 30-year high in 2025, with more than 7,000 new members being added. David Akin explains what’s driving the enrolment boost, and where the military is still falling short.

Beloved Maritime tradition, the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, kicks off tomorrow and runs until July 5. This year marks some significant milestones for Canada’s military history and as Angela Capobianco reports, countries from around the world will be here to share in the celebration.

There are growing calls to establish a military honours review board to award the Canadian Victoria Cross, which is Canada’s highest military honour. Teresa Iacobelli, from the Canadian War Museum, joins Miranda Anthistle to discuss the prestigious award.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new sanctions against 162 Russian individuals, entities and vessels during a G7 meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday. This comes on top of the $2.8 billion in military aid that Canada has provided to Ukraine so far this year. Reggie Cecchini has this story and more in Business Matters for...

According to U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a deal has been reached between the U.S. and Iran that will see a toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the immediate removal of the U.S. naval blockade. The signing of the new accord is set to take place on Friday...

Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to the country’s most populous military base in Halifax Thursday to announce a major investment in Canada’s military infrastructure. Carney promised $3 billion to improve bases on the East Coast. Heidi Petracek explains what meeting the two per cent NATO target means for the region.

The latest Iran ceasefire agreement may be on shaky ground, while the future of Canada-U.S. joint defence operations enter a new phase after an 86-year-old military board, that focused on military cooperation, was suspended. Regie Cecchini, Global News Washington Bureau Chief, joins Miranda Anthistle to breakdown the latest headlines from Washington.

Why an Air France flight was diverted to Montreal over Ebola fears, and the scramble to create a vaccine. Two Alberta cabinet ministers quit amid speculation about a separation vote. The fears the U.S. will launch a military intervention in Cuba. Plus, how the Montreal Victoire winning Canada’s first Walter Cup is about more than...

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a more than $3-billion investment in new and modernized military infrastructure across Atlantic Canada on Thursday, including cash injections aimed at modernizing CFB Dockyard and Satakunta in Halifax, N.S.

Canada is contributing another $270 million to help Ukraine secure critical military capabilities as it continues to defend against Russia’s full-scale invasion. The money will go toward buying items from a NATO list, and brings Canada’s total monetary support for Ukraine to $25.8 billion.

At a press conference on Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada has not made any decisions on a potential military role as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise. Speaking ahead of the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Paris, she emphasized diplomacy, de-escalation and protecting global supply chains. “At this stage, no...

For the first time since agreeing to the goal in 2014, NATO says Canada will spend two percent of its GDP on defence this year. Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to the country’s most populous military base in Halifax Thursday to announce a major investment in Canada’s military infrastructure. Questions remain regarding President Donald Trump’s...

Canada has been selected to host the first-of-its-kind, multi-national bank, which, when it gets up and running, will help Canada and its NATO partners lower the cost of financing major military purchases like fighter jets or submarines. For now, it’s called the Defence, Security, and Resilience Bank. As David Akin reports, when it gets set...

A protest gathered in Fredericton Saturday to speak out against Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for the U.S.’s military action in Iran. As Johnny James reports, organizers do not want Canada roped into the conflict and expressed disappointment in their local MP for not sharing the same concern.

For the last three months, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have carried out a 4,500km snowmobile patrol across the Arctic to exercise Canada’s military and defence capabilities in the far north. Traveling from the Yukon-Alaska border to Churchill, Man., CAF soldiers and Canadian Rangers transported artillery to the nation’s northern-most point, Cambridge Bay, Nvt. —...

Canada’s armed forces completed its annual northern exercise, this year with the most amount of personnel ever. Nathaniel Dove looks at the growing military focus on the arctic and what an expert says is needed most.

Vina Nadjibulla from the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada discusses Mark Carney’s response to U.S. military action in Iran and the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader. Plus, we’ll talk about what the PM has accomplished as he continues his trade mission to India.

Burdett Sisler, Canada’s oldest known man and a prominent Second World War veteran, has passed away at the age of 110. Born in 1915, Sisler served as a military radar technician before working for the Canada Border Services Agency in Fort Erie. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Apr. 6,...

Canada and South Korea have signed an agreement to share and safeguard classified military and defence information. The deal, signed Wednesday, is aimed at strengthening cooperation as global security challenges intensify. Officials say it will enhance collaboration on procurement, industrial security and joint research initiatives.

At the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in France Thursday, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand urged allies to support a proposed defence bank to help smaller firms access capital. She says the plan would boost military supply as global demand rises. Anand also reaffirmed Canada’s position on Ukraine, saying “the geographical boundaries of Ukraine… are...