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Canada’s defence department, spy apparatus undergo shake-up
OTTAWA — The senior levels of National Defence were the focus of a massive upheaval Monday as the Conservative government announced long-time deputy minister Robert Fonberg is leaving the job. One of… more →
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Toronto elephants stay put for summer: DND
wrote 1 day ago: TORONTO – The Department of National Defence says it’s still in talks to help move the T … more →
Union plans to boycott navy celebrations at CFB Esquimalt
wrote 2 days ago: The union representing civilian employees at CFB Esquimalt is boycotting an upcoming celebration in … more →
Suspicious package at DND HQ consistent with IED: Ottawa police
wrote 2 weeks ago: A suspicious package found in the lobby of the offices of the Department of National Defence Tuesday … more →
Police detonate suspicious package at DND headquarters
wrote 2 weeks ago: A suspicious package found in the lobby of the offices of the Department of National Defence was det … more →
Storm clouds gather over future of glider program
wrote 3 weeks ago: Storm clouds were gathering last night over the future of the air cadet glider program. Suggestions … more →
Air Cadet glider program may be grounded
wrote 3 weeks ago: Potential cuts to the program could mean cadets’ glider days are numbered For many young cadet … more →
It's their fault: MacKay blames military for cut in danger pay for soldiers in Afghanistan
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wrote 1 month ago: Defence Minister Peter MacKay diverted blame from himself to the military on Tuesday for being behin … more →
Video: Trawler, frigate separated after collision
wrote 1 month ago: ESQUIMALT, B.C. – A U.S. fishing trawler that hit HMCS Winnipeg has now been separated from th … more →
Longtime deputy defence minister leaves job in massive department shakeup
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wrote 1 month ago: OTTAWA — The senior levels of National Defence were the focus of a massive upheaval Monday as the Co … more →
Canada's defence department, spy apparatus undergo shake-up
wrote 1 month ago: OTTAWA — The senior levels of National Defence were the focus of a massive upheaval Monday as the Co … more →
National Defence construction projects take years longer than private, public sectors
wrote 1 month ago: OTTAWA — Internal documents show the Department of National Defence takes an average of 5.94 years t … more →
Canadian ship makes major drug bust at sea
wrote 1 month ago: OTTAWA – A Canadian warship has made a major drug bust at sea. The Department of National Defe … more →
Critics fear government's plan to consolidate websites is meant to curtail access to information
wrote 1 month ago: OTTAWA — The Conservative government is looking to consolidate more than 1,000 federal websites from … more →
Foreign Affairs department to take over aid agency
wrote 2 months ago: OTTAWA — The Harper government is merging Canada’s foreign aid agency with the Department of Foreign … more →
Canada's federal budgets: All you ever wanted to know
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wrote 2 months ago: 1. How often is a federal budget delivered? The federal budget is presented annually. The only ye … more →
Harper government’s defence spending cuts raise spectre of another 'decade of darkness'
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wrote 2 months ago: OTTAWA – The Harper government’s oft-stated support for Canada’s military is coming under the micros … more →
Life Line - Inuit find a future in the dirty secrets of Canada's largest Cold War radar station
wrote 2 months ago: The Walrus Magazine, April 2013 On an eastern swell of Baffin Island, shotgun-toting Mosesee Akpalia … more →
International experts to debate how nations can tackle cyber threats
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wrote 2 months ago: OTTAWA — Fears over digital threats to Canada’s critical infrastructure — concerns that may be … more →
$600 million in 'readiness' cuts for DND?
wrote 2 months ago: OTTAWA – It seems the only soldiers who are safe from the coming budget axe are those that par … more →
