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Canada’s Chief of the Defence staff has inquired about the benefits of joining the Joint Expeditionary Force. The JEF is a complement to NATO able to react quicker to possible threats, and former CDS General Tom Lawson explains how that organization could benefit from Canada as well.

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. —...

Fredericton Police shut down part of a busy city street and initiated hold and secure at several local schools. The decision was made after receiving a report, police say, of someone with a weapon. Anna Mandin reports.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action. The measure passed 215 to 208, with four Republicans joining Democrats in support. While the vote marks the House’s strongest rebuke yet of Trump’s approach to Iran,...

The Alberta government is providing $21 million to build up a program aiming to bring together Alberta companies, universities and the Canadian Armed Forces so defence technologies can be tested, certified and brought to market faster. Sarah Komadina explains how the Dual-Use Ecosystem for Future Engineering, National Defence and Sovereignty (DEFENDS) program would work.

Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne visited Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg on Monday, where he highlighted the country’s defence investments included in his government’s spring economic update. Champagne announced that the government will invest $250 million to expand skilled trade training for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and for people who want to start in the Army...

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.

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.

Defence Minister David McGuinty said Monday that recruitment intake in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has reached its highest level in more than 30 years, adding that the military enrolled more than 7,310 new members this year — surpassing its target of 6,957.

The military police announced they have laid charges in relation to the death of a Canadian Armed Forces member. In January 2025, PO 2 Gregory Applin died as the result of a boating accident in the Bedford Basin. Ella Macdonald reports.

Canadian Armed Forces personnel conducted a drill simulating an enemy attack on a vehicle checkpoint on Wednesday in freezing Arctic conditions. Troops advanced through the snow in coordinated movements, detaining opposing role-players and extracting simulated casualties as part of the exercise, Major Lyle Borody of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment said.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced massive funding from the federal government Wednesday for New Brunswick’s Gagetown Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) base. $871 million will be utilized to “recapitalize” the hub’s primary army training center, LeBlanc revealed, with another $172 million going towards new ground-based air defence capabilities.

Bringing together his closest advisors to try to put an end to the war in Iran that he started three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump is firmly entrenched in his position that this conflict has brought Iran to its knees. Claiming that he’s not in a rush, the politics of this war has left...

WARNING: Video contains disturbing content: Viewer discretion is advised. The U.N. says the war in Sudan has displaced more than 13 million people and more than 24 million people are facing acute hunger — nearly half the country’s population. The Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces — a powerful paramilitary force — have...

During a press conference showcasing new Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) vehicles in Brampton, Ont., on Tuesday, Canada’s Defence Minister David McGuinty was asked what level of involvement, if any, Canada has in the ongoing war in Iran. “Canada was not consulted before this conflict began. Canada has not participated in this conflict. And Canada has...

Eyewitness video showed on Monday Israeli forces boarding and taking control of two more boats in a flotilla aiming to break the Israeli blockade and bring aid to Gaza. Israeli forces have intercepted more than 10 boats on the Global Sumud Flotilla. Organizers said 54 vessels carrying 426 people from 39 countries were in international...

At the CANSEC defence conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Mark Carney revealed the federal government is entering into contract negotiations with Saab to buy a fleet of surveillance aircrafts for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The prime minister also outed stepped-up levels of defence spending Wednesday, claiming that the federal government now aims to...

To celebrate its annual Victory Day, Russia held a scaled-down parade in Red Square under tight security Saturday, following spells of drone attacks from Ukraine. In a speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin commended the soldiers of modern day soldiers fighting in Ukraine, hailing Russian “heroes” in what he called “resisting an aggressive force that is...

Conservative defence critic and member of parliament James Bezan said on Thursday that it’s “really shameful” the federal government did not tell the public that an airbase in Kuwait, where the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are deployed, was hit by an Iranian missile attack on March 1.

A Canadian Armed Forces member deployed with NATO’s mission in Latvia has died, the Department of National Defence said Friday. Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, from Hamilton, Ont., died Thursday near Riga during Operation Reassurance, his first overseas deployment. Military police in Latvia and Canada are investigating, with officials saying there is no threat to other deployed...