Royal Canadian Navy

• Royal Canadian Navy plans to retire eight warships this year

  The navy says eight of its 12 Kingston-class vessels will be removed from service following "paying off" ceremonies in Halifax and Esquimalt, B.C.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2025
  
• Ottawa hands Irving Shipbuilding $8B deal to start 3 new navy destroyers

  The destroyer project will be the largest, most complex shipbuilding effort in Canada since the Second World War and will create more than 5,000 jobs across the country.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2025
  
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• Navy identifies sailor who died in Halifax-area basin incident, says 911 call came in

  The Royal Canadian Navy has identified the victim of last week's tragedy, saying Petty Officer Second Class Gregory Applin was a 19-year veteran of the force.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2025
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• Sailor dead after boat capsized in Halifax’s Bedford Basin: Royal Canadian Navy

  The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m. on Friday.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2025
• Naval vessel launched in B.C. is longest-ever built in Canada

  A Canadian Navy vessel HMCS Protecteur will again set sail, nearly a decade after the last supply ship with its respected legacy was taken out of service.

  Environment

  Dec 13, 2024
• A closer look at HMCS Max Bernays, the Pacific fleet’s first Arctic patrol vessel

  HMCS Max Bernays was in Vancouver on Thursday and took media on a day sail to show off the new vessel's capabilities.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2024
• Why has China lodged a complaint with Canada over a warship?

  The Canadian naval exercise on July 31 'caused disturbance and stirred up trouble,' the Chinese defence ministry said in a statement Friday.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2024
• Canada to unveil NATO spending plan, details ‘first step’ on new submarines

  A senior government source told Global News that Canada will unveil its plan Thursday for reaching NATO's benchmark of spending at least two per cent of GDP on defence.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2024
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• Sending Canadian ship to Cuba near Russian fleet was ‘carefully’ planned: minister

  A spokesman for National Defence Minister Bill Blair's office said the visit to Havana's port 'was carefully and fulsomely planned.'

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2024
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• Canada’s military tracking Russian navy vessels visiting Cuba

  Canada is monitoring Russian naval ships in Cuba with a surveillance plane and Royal Canadian Navy frigate, according to a statement.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2024