Canadian Army

• Military personnel training in Exeter, Middlesex Centre, Ont., this weekend

  Canadian Forces training activities include patrolling, land navigation, construction of snow defences and survival in a cold weather environment.

  Canada

  Feb 20
• New chief of defence staff expected to signal Liberals’ priorities for the military

  The Liberal government has quietly indicated it wants to announce the new chief of defence staff before the speech from the throne on Sept. 23.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2020
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• COMMENTARY: If Julie Payette is replaced, Maj.-Gen. Paul a prime candidate for Governor General

  If Julie Payette is replaced, Maj.-Gen. Jocelyn Paul, the most senior First Nations member in the Canadian Armed Forces, is an outstanding candidate for the job, Matthew Fisher says.

  Aug 26, 2020
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• Two missing girls from Quebec confirmed dead as police continue search for father

  An Amber Alert for two missing girls has been cancelled after the bodies of Romy Carpentier and Norah Carpentier were found, the Sûreté du Québec confirms.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2020
• 85% of Canadian troops ordered into isolation to prepare for COVID-19 operations

  'The vast majority of troops — about 85 per cent — are not at their usual place of work,' Gen. Jon Vance says.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2020
• Coronavirus: Canadian Forces cancel major joint exercise with U.S. Army

  The Maple Resolve exercise is an annual international exercise with Canada that is designed to prepare a brigade and its soldiers for deployment.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2020
• Doctor who examined Lionel Desmond tells fatality inquiry what he saw

  Lionel Desmond killed his mother, wife and 10-year-old daughter before turning the rifle on himself in January 2017.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2020
• Métis Nation honours Second World War veteran in Port Hope

  Joseph Willmer Gagnon served with Canadian Forestry Corps of the Canadian Army as a truck driver.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2019
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• Battleford, Sask. honours 50 veterans including 8 Métis brothers

  Banners honour 50 veterans in Battleford, Sask., including eight brothers who all served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2019
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• Civilian employees on Canadian military bases raise issue of pay gap

  The union has about 700 members who work as administrative or operational support staff at 10 military bases across Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2019