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Veteran whose daughter died in military training exercise named Silver Cross MotherThe Royal Canadian Legion says Virginia Hicks’ family has a long history of military service and she served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 29 years.CanadaNov 1
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CFB Wainwright training ‘as real as it can be,’ says retired major-generalTraining at CFB Wainwright in Alberta is “as real as it can be” to prepare soldiers for combat operations, says a retired Canadian Armed Forces major-general.CanadaOct 19
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‘Hurting’: Vigil in Wainwright, Alta., for soldiers caught in deadly fireRyan Wood, pastor of the town's Church of the Nazarene, said it's important those in the Armed Forces know they're not alone after the deadly fire.CanadaOct 21
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King Charles expresses sympathy as Canadians mourn CFB Wainwright disaster victims'We send our special thoughts and prayers to the people of Alberta, and to the Canadian Armed Forces and their families,' King Charles and his wife Camilla said.CanadaOct 18
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Everything confirmed so far about CFB Wainwright fire and how it unfoldedAt least four members of the Canadian Armed Forces have died and dozens are injured after a scheduled training exercise on Saturday at a base near Wainwright, Alberta.CanadaOct 19
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Toronto police recover military ammo in kidnapping probe involving 3 soldiersThree Canadian Armed Forces members are among seven people facing 82 charges after a kidnapping call snowballed into a larger probe, Toronto police say.CrimeOct 14
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Countering drones is ‘critical’ as warfare evolves, Canada’s military saysThe Canadian Armed Forces has been spending on both building its drone warfare capabilities and defending operations from 'unmanned aerial systems.'CanadaOct 8
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2 Canadian soldiers arrested by Toronto police on organized crime chargesTwo Canadian Armed Forces members stationed in Toronto are facing several charges connected to organized crime, kidnapping and theft.CrimeOct 5
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Belleville gunman spouted COVID-19 conspiracies while in army, say sourcesThe Canadian Armed Forces confirmed Sean Ward served in the military until 2022.CanadaSep 22
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Canada needs more ‘urgency’ in rebuilding its military: ex-defence chiefThe Carney government needs to move quickly to invest in armed forces before it loses 'social licence' to do so, former Chief of Defence Staff Wayne Eyre says.PoliticsSep 28
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Canadian Armed Forces testing drones with manufacturers WednesdayThe Canadian Armed Forces is holding an event today with Canadian drone manufacturers to test their platforms in real-world scenarios.CanadaAug 12
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B.C. soldier’s remains return home after deadly fire at CFB WainwrightDozens lined the streets to pay their respects to the 23-year-old Aidan Goulding, who served with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton.FireNov 4
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Spy watchdog flags privacy risk from military’s online intelligence activitiesThe review agency says information publicly available online can still raise privacy concerns when it's collected and analyzed by government organizations.CanadaNov 4
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Manitobans roll up sleeves to donate blood after CFB Wainwright tragedyMorris Kulbaba sits with a needle jabbed in his arm as he's waiting for platelets to be taken in hopes it helps the critically injured from CFB Wainwright.Oct 19
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Auditor general reports to detail greenhouse gases, coal and pesticidesThe federal spending watchdog plans to issue report cards today tracking government agencies' progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.EnvironmentOct 29
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‘He ran into the fire’: Military medic critically injured saving fellow soldiers in CFB Wainwright fireHis mother says Cpl. Liam Keane kept running into the deadly fire to save fellow soldiers until his own injuries overtook him.CanadaOct 23
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Canadians step up to give blood after fatal fire at Alberta military baseSome are rolling up their sleeves to give blood as the military town of Wainwright, Alta., mourns the four soldiers killed in a weekend training exercise gone fatally wrong.CanadaOct 19
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New Brunswick aims to become bigger player in Canada’s defence industry: premierNew Brunswick's provincial government has laid out a new strategy on how it aims to become a bigger player in Canada's defence sector.CanadaNov 2
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Fire risk was low before sudden wind shift sparked deadly base fire: CAF memoThe training was to prepare the soldiers for deployment to Latvia in April and May to bolster the brigade there.CanadaOct 18
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Shaun Farrell, soldier killed in CFB Wainwright tragedy, laid to rest in Saskatchewan'Shaun's story will always be a part of our battalion's story, our regiment's story. And we will not forget him.'CanadaNov 4