Ottawa – His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) William Hall has departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to join Operation CARIBBE, Canada’s contribution to the U.S.-led enhanced counter-narcotics operations under the Joint Interagency Task Force South. As noted in its name, Operation CARIBBE specifically aims to detect and interdict illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean region. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) contribute naval and air capabilities to support …
Ottawa – Four CF-18 aircraft from 3 Wing Bagotville will fly over Ottawa to mark the start of the Canadian Tulip Festival as part of a commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands. The flyover will take place on May 10th between 11:00 and 11:30 AM over the Tulip Festival beside Dow’s Lake in Ottawa. To …
Ottawa – His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Margaret Brooke has successfully completed Operation (Op) PROJECTION, marking the end of a historic deployment to the South American, Antarctic, and Caribbean regions. This mission, which began on January 10, 2025, was the first visit to Antarctica by a Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessel, supporting the first all-Canadian scientific research expedition to the region. During the deployment, …
Halifax – The crew of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec have bid farewell to their families and loved ones at a departure ceremony held at His Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard Halifax in Nova Scotia. HMCS Ville de Québec will sail tens of thousands of kilometers while deployed on Operation HORIZON, Canada’s forward-presence mission to the Indo-Pacific region to promote peace, stability, and the rules-based international …
Esquimalt – His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa recently returned to its home port of Esquimalt, British Columbia, having completed its five-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region under Operations HORIZON and NEON. As part of Operation HORIZON, HMCS Ottawa and its crew conducted multinational exercises and maneuvers with Japan, the United States, the Republic of Korea, France, Australia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the United …
Ottawa – Recently, Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, led a series of substantive discussions with Canadian industry leaders to drive forward Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy. This is a pivotal step in strengthening our defence capabilities and delivering on the commitments outlined in Our North, Strong and Free, Canada’s renewed defence policy. The Defence Industrial Strategy is about equipping Canada with …
Iqaluit – Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced Iqaluit, Inuvik, and Yellowknife as Northern Operational Support Hub locations. These will increase the Canadian Armed Forces’ presence and responsiveness across the Arctic and the North. As announced in Our North, Strong and Free, the renewed vision for defence, Canada will be investing $2.67 billion over 20 years to establish a network of Northern Operational Support …
Ottawa – Recently the Canada-Brazil Defence Cooperation Agreement went into force, following the official ratification by both Governments. This agreement enhances the strong defence ties between Canada and Brazil and solidifies continued cooperation to support regional peace and security. With the implementation of this agreement, Canada and Brazil will advance defence cooperation through training and education; United Nations peacekeeping operations; …
Ottawa – The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will be conducting defence and sovereignty related operations in the Arctic from February 23 to March 9, 2025, in the vicinity of Inuvik and Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories, under Operation (Op) NANOOK-NUNALIVUT. The CAF adopted the Inuktut name Nunalivut, meaning ‘’Land that is ours’’ for the annual operation, which consists of comprehensive military activity designed to assert Canada’s …
Brussels – In Brussels, Canada`s Foreign Affairs Minister, Melanie Joly met with the Nato Secretary General, Mark Rutte. She reiterated Canada’s unwavering support for Ukraine and highlighted the significant investments Canada is making in the Canadian Armed Forces.
