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  • Canadian military aiding embassy in Haiti includes elite unit: sources
    Global Affairs says military members are currently working with the Canadian embassy in Haiti to assist with "contingency planning" as violence in the country escalates.
    Canada
    Mar 22
  • Family angry over Canadian aid worker’s death in Gaza, says he was ‘hunted down and killed’
    Born in St-Georges, Que., to an American father and a Canadian mother, Jacob Flickinger served for 11 years in the Canadian military, including a tour in Afghanistan.
    Canada
    Apr 4
  • Sexual misconduct will be removed from military justice system jurisdiction
    Defence Minister Bill Blair has introduced new legislation to remove the Canadian military’s jurisdiction to investigate sexual misconduct.
    Canada
    Mar 21
  • Dual Canadian-U.S. citizen killed in Gaza was a military veteran
    Jacob Flickinger, a Canadian-U.S. citizen who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza working for World Central Kitchen, was a Canadian Armed Forces veteran.
    Canada
    Apr 4
  • Canadian military ‘will be there’ in emergencies despite concerns: Blair
    As of last fall, officials said the military shortfall is still more than 16,000 people — in a force that's around 115,000 members at full strength.
    Canada
    Jan 25
  • B.C. woman tries to coax trapped orca calf out of lagoon with her violin
    Carol Love will be playing the violin at every high tide to entice the orca calf to pass through a narrow channel, leading to open ocean.
    Canada
    Apr 18
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  • Calgary-area veteran plays ‘very exciting’ role in new salute to Canadian soldiers
    Kurtis Sanheim portrayed the commanding officer in The Liberation Men, an independent Canadian movie shot in the Ottawa area.
    Entertainment
    Apr 16
  • Humanitarian worker who died in Gaza remembered as ‘Canadian hero’
    Jacob Flickinger was 33, and a new father to son, Jasper, with his partner Sandy Leclerc, when he was killed during a humanitarian mission in Gaza at the beginning of the month.
    Canada
    Apr 19
  • Kelowna school retires team name, adopts less controversial ‘Thunder’
    The Rutland Senior Secondary Voodoos are now going to be the Rutland Thunder, a change that students and school officials say has been a long time coming.
    Apr 19
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  • The West Block – Episode 26, Season 13
    On this week’s show: how the Canadian Armed Forces are helping stave off potential Russian aggression, and what our military needs to help itself.
    Politics
    Mar 10
  • Historic aircraft, veterans on hand to mark RCAF’s 100th anniversary in Langley
    Visitors had the chance to view engine startups and get hands-on with planes ranging from World War 2 bombers to cold-war nuclear-armed jets to the Snowbirds stunt planes.
    Crime
    Apr 1
  • ‘A white man’s war’: Calgary military museum focuses on Black Canadian soldiers
    Allan Ross, a volunteer researcher who curates the Black History Month exhibit, said the roots of military service for Black Canadians dates back two centuries
    Canada
    Feb 27
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  • Canadian military base workers strike over wages, job security
    The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of National Defence Employees say members hit the picket lines as of 6:30 a.m. Eastern time Monday morning.
    Canada
    Jan 15
  • Military culture reform is key to fix recruitment ‘death spiral’: minister
    Defence Minister Bill Blair says he will transfer prosecution of sexual offences in the military to civilian authorities as part of a culture shakeup in the armed forces.
    Politics
    Mar 24
  • ‘Non-combat’ military trainers could return to Ukraine — but not yet: Blair
    Canada will consider sending soldiers to Ukraine in a non-combat role to resume training if 'certain conditions' are met, but not yet, Defence Minister Bill Blair says.
    Canada
    Mar 4
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  • Canada’s military is running counter-intelligence probes without warrants: review
    The CAF’s counter-intelligence unit risks violating members’ Charter right to privacy in warrantless searches of members’ computers, review body finds.
    Canada
    Mar 21
  • Luka Magnotta now living in medium-security prison, says Correctional Service Canada
    A jury found Magnotta guilty of first-degree murder in 2014 for the killing and dismemberment of 33-year-old Concordia University student Jun Lin in 2012.
    Canada
    Mar 4
  • Canadian-Russian woman pleads guilty in U.S. to sending military components to Russia
    The Canadian-Russian woman was charged with smuggling, conspiracy to violate sanctions and wire fraud conspiracy in late October.
    Crime
    Feb 12
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  • Kingston military course prepares new reserve recruits
    The basic military qualifications course provides recruits from all manner of backgrounds the basic skills required to pursue a career in the Canadian military.
    Canada
    Jan 15
  • The West Block Transcript – Episode 28, Season 13
    From how changes in sexual offences in the military will be addressed, to controversial attempts at getting recruitment numbers up, the defence minister joins us in studio.
    Politics
    Mar 24
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