Canadian Armed Forces

• Canada’s defence spending spike leads to boost in RCAF flight times: commander

  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.

  Canada

  Jul 26
  
• 6 people presumed drowned after charter boat sinks off B.C. coast, 4 rescued

  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.

  Canada

  Jun 29
  
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• Four rescued from water near Vancouver airport, search ongoing for six others

  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.

  Canada

  Jun 28
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• Feds announce more than 900 new military housing units for CFB Kingston

  The federal government has announced a massive expansion of military housing, with CFB Kingston slated to receive more than 900 new residential units in the coming years.

  Canada

  Feb 24
• Liberals’ plan for defence industry includes pledge of 125K jobs

  The $6.6-billion strategy aims to help small and medium-sized Canadian businesses break into the defence industry and reorient spending decisions.

  Politics

  Feb 15
• Cleanup underway after military fuel truck overturns on N.W.T. highway

  Cleanup is underway after a fuel tanker filled with thousands of litres of diesel in a military convoy between Edmonton and Yellowknife overturned on a highway in the N.W.T.

  Canada

  Feb 11
• Ontario town worried over planned military radar site: ‘Very frustrating situation’

  The radar system, with an estimated cost of $6 billion, is being built to monitor airspace from the Canada-United States border to the Arctic for incoming missiles.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Unsealed court records allege Quebec militia plot to seize cottages by force

  The records outline the alleged scope of the plan and reveal the existence of a police informant embedded in the group.

  Crime

  Jan 30
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• Pimicikamak Cree Nation chief says sewage is flowing into river, more help arrives

  Military members are assessing infrastructure on Pimicikamak Cree Nation after a power outage forced evacuations and left untreated sewage flowing into the river.

  Environment

  Jan 15
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• Pimicikamak chief says ‘about every house’ will need repair as military arrives

  Members of the Canadian Armed Forces have arrived in Pimicikamak Cree Nation and the chief says he's expecting dozens more workers to arrive in the coming days.

  Canada

  Jan 12