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The RCAF is acquiring a lot of new aircraft: fighter jets and surveillance craft that require new infrastructure and security, search-and-rescue planes, and refuelling tankers.

Currently, the province and the emergency preparedness department are 'apparently capable to handle the situation,' Defence Minister David McGuinty said.

The CAF says its Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria was notified by a civilian vessel of several people in the water without personal floatation devices.

Richmond RCMP said four men and two women remain unaccounted for and are presumed drowned after a charter boat sank off the coast of Richmond, in the Roberts Bank area.

Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces after protests demanding his predecessor's removal and the defence minister's reinstatement.

Prime Minister Carney made the announcement while touring a Canadian Armed Forces base in Halifax on Monday afternoon, shortly before leaving for the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

The Canadian military's armoured regiment has been left with a single squadron of decades-old Leopard tanks, which the federal government is looking to replace.

Maple the llama was meant to be a guardian on a farm in Saskatchewan. When she went blind, she was introduced to Bo Peep the sheep -- the now-bonded pair has become famous.

RCMP said people in the area could expect to hear a 'muffled explosion' that is 'similar to the sound of a gunshot' while they remove the explosive device safely. 

A citizen petition aiming to force a vote on Alberta leaving Canada has been verified as successful — however, it still can't proceed as it remains tied up in a court dispute.

Bill C-9, known as the Combatting Hate Act, received royal assent in June and was aimed at combating antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate against marginalized groups.

Canada's Minister of Emergency Management has approved a request for federal assistance to assist the flood-ravaged regions in western Manitoba.

Torontonians may see an improvement in air quality Friday afternoon, but it won’t last long as wildfire smoke continues to plague the region.

Separately, the White House asserted to Congress in a letter Friday that hostilities with Iran have 'terminated' despite the continued presence of U.S. armed forces in the region.

Critics say the government has entered the wildfire season unprepared and without setting aside enough money up front to plan for the summer.

As wildfires continue to burn across Canada, American politicians have been vocal about their displeasure surrounding smoke that has made its way to American skies.

Two leaders from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at CFB Edmonton have been removed pending an investigation, the Department of National Defence said.

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who made a historic trip around the moon in April as part of the Artemis II space mission, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency.

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire.

One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday.