DND NEWS
20 July 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The Canadian Armed Forces are sending approximately 225 additional members to British Columbia to assist in the ongoing emergency response to the wildfires. This follows an additional Request for Federal Assistance from the RCMP.
10 July 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Colonel Gervais Carpentier took command today of Royal Military College Saint-Jean during a ceremony presided by Rear-Admiral Luc Cassivi, Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy.
7 July 2017
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A change of command ceremony was held today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for Operation Crocodile as Colonel Cayle Oberwarth assumed command of Task Force DRC from Colonel Pierre Huet.
21 June 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Defence Minister Sajjan announced the appointment of Navy Captain Geneviève Bernatchez as the 15th Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Armed Forces.
6 June 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Approximately 80 Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence civilian personnel are participating in Operation Nevus 2017 on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut near Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Alert and Eureka
5 June 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan and Transport Minister Marc Garneau will hold a press conference to announce Canada’s new Defence Policy on 7 June 2017.
5 June 2017
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For the second year in a row, Canada’s Defence Minister Harijit Sajjan and Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance, reaffirmed Canada’s commitment to the Asia-Pacific region during the 2017 Asia Security Summit in Singapore.
18 May 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
As part of it's pending Defence Policy Review (expected to be released on June 7th), the government today announced its intent to exempt military salaries of deployed personnel at ranks up to and including Lieutenant-Colonel. This tax relief will also apply to police officers deployed on international operational missions.
3 May 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan issued a statement today after addressing the Conference of Defence Associations Institute on the state of Canada’s defence.
28 April 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Officially launching its 2017 season, the SkyHawks team will be performing at the 'Wings Over Gatineau" airshow this weekend.
27 April 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The ceremony marks the transition between Rotations 15 and 16 of Operation Kobold, Canada's contribution to the Kosovo Force (KFOR), the NATO-led peace-support operation working to develop a capable Kosovo Security Force.
27 April 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of Defence, finished a two-day visit to Malaysia focused on common issues of security, defence and trade.
25 April 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Two new Transportation and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering buildings to be constructed at 3 Wing Bagotville.
5 April 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The Canadian Army will honour the sacrifices of Canadians made a century ago at the Battle of Vimy Ridge during a number of events throughout Canada between the 8th and 9th of April, 2017.
3 April 2017
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The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have released a free e-book edition of Canada and the Battle of Vimy Ridge about the historic battle and those who fought.
31 March 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Defence Minister Sajjan today announced that the government is extending Canada’s current military contribution to the fight against Da’esh until June 30, 2017. The extension gives the Government time to assess the evolving nature of the fight while allowing the CAF to maintain their contributions to ongoing coalition operations.
27 March 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The Department of National Defence’s Airworthiness Investigative Authority has issued a report on the double ejection of pilots from a Harvard II aircraft, which subsequently crashed near 15 Wing Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 27 January 2017.
15 March 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The RCN enrolled the first recruit via the Expedited Reserve Enrolment process last night at a ceremony at HMCS Donnacona, Montreal’s Naval Reserve Division.
15 March 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
Negotiations are underway between proponents of 26 projects and the Department of National Defence to make Canada and Canadians safer.
13 March 2017
(FRONTLINE NEWS)
The budget for the Department of National Defence in fiscal year 2015/16 was $18.66 billion, 0.9 per cent of Canada's GDP, falling short of the NATO target of two percent of GDP. Canada is short-changing itself in relation to its NATO allies because Canada does not include all of the things that some other nations include in the calculation of their defence budget submissions.
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