August 9, 2023 | Local, Naval
Damage to HMCS Winnipeg limits warship's operations, DND confirms
Royal Canadian Navy’s frigate has sustained damage to its propellor and has structural cracks and corrosion, limiting the operation of the ship.
Military personnel shortage will get worse before it gets better, top soldier says | CBC News
The country's top military commander said Thursday that the Canadian Armed Forces' (CAF) problems with recruiting and retaining soldiers, sailors and air crew are going are get worse before they get better.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/eyre-shortage-directive-1.6608107
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January 17, 2024 | Local, Naval
Cost of Canadian Coast Guard patrol ships jumps by $500 million in less than a year, MPs told
The project budget for the two Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships is now $2.1 billion, up from a previous estimate of $1.6 billion.
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August 14, 2023 | Local, Naval
Royal Canadian Navy ships deploy to Indo-Pacific Region
Today, His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Ottawa and Vancouver, alongside Naval Replenishment Unit Motor Vessel (MV) Asterix, departed from Esquimalt for the Indo-Pacific Region. HMCS Ottawa and Vancouver are the second and third Royal Canadian Navy warships to deploy to the Indo-Pacific Region in 2023. This delivers on Canada’s commitment to increase the number of warships annually deployed to the Indo-Pacific Region from two to three, starting this year.