NEWS BRIEFS: CANADA
22 July 2016
Over 100 members from the Canadian Army will take part in Exercise Arctic Anvil at Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright training areas in Alaska, from July 23 to August 3, 2016.
21 July 2016
The SkyHawks, Canada’s only military parachute demonstration team in celebration of their 45th anniversary, will be performing in Ottawa on July 21, 22, and 23 on Parliament Hill to kick off the 20th annual Fortissimo celebration.
21 July 2016
Operation NUNAKPUT 2016 ends today in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories after two weeks of maritime patrols and training opportunities that began on July 5. The patrols and training centred around members of 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, as well as search and rescue exercises that involved Canadian Armed Forces members, various Governmental Departments and a civilian search and rescue organization.
20 July 2016
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Status of Women, today hosted an informative gender-focused discussion with experts in various related fields as part of public consultations taking place across the country to inform a new defence policy for Canada.
19 July 2016
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Charlottetown, while deployed on Operation REASSURANCE, will work and train in the Black Sea with vessels from several allied and partner nations from July 18 to August 2, 2016.
18 July 2016
As part of Canada’s ongoing Defence Policy Review, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Status of Women, will host a roundtable discussion in Ottawa with academics and experts on gender issues.
18 July 2016
The Embassy of Turkey in Canada has released a statement explaining some details of the events of July 15-18.
14 July 2016
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan yesterday concluded a productive visit to Iraq and Kuwait, where he met with Canadian Armed Forces personnel currently deployed in the region as part of Operation IMPACT, which is Canada’s contribution to the Global Coalition to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
14 July 2016
Today on Parliament Hill, Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk assumed command of the Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse. The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance, presided over the event.
7 July 2016
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), in the midst of modernizing and upgrading its training, held a ceremony today in Esquimalt to officially mark the creation of the reconfigured Naval Training Development Centre (Pacific) and Naval Fleet School (Pacific) as a part of its Future Naval Training System (FNTS) initiative.
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