Royal Canadian Navy

• Montreal-based Royal Canadian Navy unit honoured on 100th anniversary

  HMCS Donnaconna has been in Montreal for 100 years, and was honoured with a Freedom of the City parade in Old Montreal on Saturday.

  Politics

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• Halifax Fleet Week: N.S. high school students become captains for a day

  To mark the inaugural Halifax International Fleet Week, two local high school students were given the opportunity to serve as captains for a day.

  Education

  Sep 7
  
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• Crawford Wharf hosts Kingston visit by 102-year-old Royal Canadian Navy ship

  HMCS Oriole makes a stop in Kingston as part of the annual great lakes deployment. The two masted ship is the oldest and longest serving ship in the Royal Canadian Navy.

  Canada

  Aug 15
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• Canada’s oldest navy ship docks at Port of Montreal

  Montreal's Old Port is the latest stop on a Great Lakes tour for the Royal Canadian Navy's oldest commissioned ship. Visitors get to hop on board the century-old ship.

  Canada

  Aug 8
• WWII bombs found at Newfoundland shipwrecks could still be dangerous, Navy says

  Over a dozen bombs weighing 227 kilograms each, as well as artillery projectiles, have been identified at two famous shipwreck sites off the southern coast of Newfoundland.

  Canada

  Jul 21
• B.C. veteran helps process PTSD by replicating ships he served on

  A veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy has found an interesting new hobby in retirement: Yvon Lehoux is replicating seven of the ships he served on.

  Canada

  Jul 4
• Royal Canadian Navy captain says new recruitment program off to strong start

  The Royal Canadian Navy is offering new recruits a one-year contract to try out a career in the military with no strings attached.

  Canada

  May 8
• Canadian Navy offers ‘no strings attached’ program amid recruitment woes 

  Canadian citizens and permanent residents can join the navy full-time on a year-long contract and then leave if they wish to after that.

  Canada

  Apr 1
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• Ottawa to foot bill for repairing Navy’s new Arctic ships as warranties expire

  The federal government is planning to buy eight Arctic patrol vessels from Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding, including six for the Navy and two for the Canadian Coast Guard.

  Canada

  Mar 6
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• HMCS Fredericton departs Halifax to join ‘Operation Reassurance’ in Mediterranean

  The Halifax-class frigate and its 256 members have set sail for European waters as part of Canada's NATO commitments.

  Canada

  Jan 23