Canadian Armed Forces

• British departure means murky future for Alberta’s massive Suffield military base

  Canadian Forces Base Suffield, 260 kilometres east of Calgary, is the largest training area in Canada at nearly 2,700 square kilometres.

  Canada

  Dec 16
  
• Canadian soldiers leave Edmonton for Latvia as part of ongoing mission to support NATO

  Operation Reassurance first began in 2014.

  Canada

  Nov 28
  
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• Canadian soldier dies of medical complications in Belgium

  The Canadian Armed Forces said in a statement that Lt.-Col. Kent Miller was serving in Casteau, Belgium, when he died on Monday.

  Canada

  Nov 28
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• ‘A really powerful message’: Humboldt students take part in No Stone Left Alone ceremony

  A class of Grade 7 students from a school in Humboldt, Sask., are marching arm in arm with the Canadian Armed Forces on Remembrance Day.

  Canada

  Nov 11
• Canadian veterans recall easing tensions in ethnically split Cyprus

  Canadian veterans travelled to Cyprus as part of commemorations to mark the 60th anniversary of the U.N. peacekeeping force, known as UNFICYP.

  Canada

  Nov 11
• Remembrance Day: Canada honours veterans’ ‘legacy of courage’

  Canadians are marking Remembrance Day with events taking place across the country honouring veterans who served in war and those who sacrificed their lives serving the nation.

  Canada

  Nov 11
• Alberta military reservists eager to join Canadian Forces in Latvia: ‘It is urgent’

  At the largest military training area in Canada, military reservists learn basic and advanced training in case they are required for deployment in Latvia.

  Canada

  Nov 10
• Halifax school drops ask that military ditch uniforms for Remembrance Day

  School administrators say they wish to be "responsive" to the "diverse makeup of our school community" in asking veterans to attend Remembrance ceremonies in "civilian clothing."

  Canada

  Nov 7
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• Canadian soldier dies while off-duty in Latvia, police investigating

  Latvian State Police are investigating the death of a Canadian soldier in the capital city of Riga. The Canadian Armed Forces said that Capt. Aaron Wideman died while off-duty.

  Canada

  Oct 16
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• Quebec military base accident: 16 soldiers released from hospital, investigation underway

  The Canadian Armed Forces says the accident in the base's training area involved two armoured vehicles. Civilian and military emergency services responded immediately to the scene.

  Canada

  Sep 18