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Canadians could be defending Afghan gas pipeline
A U.S-backed pipeline would be an inviting target for the Taliban and al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan, and the planned project would run directly through Kandahar, the volatile region that Canada has promised to defend through 2011. Tories release $490B military plan without fanfare
The Conservative government has quietly released the details of its extensive plan to beef up the military, including spending $490 billion over the next 20 years to ensure Canadian soldiers are well-equipped, well-trained and highly active.Israel-Hamas truce begins but duration in doubt
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Canadian soldiers' high-tech gear helps in battle, creates burden
Canada is among countries evolving their armies into forces of futuristic soldiers, with laser-sighted rifles, GPS-equipped units directed via computer and equipment that lets them see and kill the enemy in all conditions, day or night. 36 Taliban killed near Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan � Afghan and Canadian forces moved into villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday to root out Taliban militants, killing at least 36 insurgents, while an explosion elsewhere killed four British soldiers, officials said. Lack of bids wrecks plan to buy army trucks
OTTAWA - A Supposedly quick, straightforward purchase of commercial trucks for the army has gone off the rails after the multimillion-dollar program received only one firm bid, which the government determined didn't meet its requirements. Kandahar City quiet despite threat of Taliban attack
KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan - A nervous quiet descended over Kandahar City on Monday night after hundreds of Taliban fighters moved into an adjacent district and took control of a number of villages Air Force seeks your help for Battle of Britain parade
Did you or someone you know live through the Battle of Britain? Do you have relatives who served in the bombing campaign? If so, the Air Force needs your help. B Squadron 12 RBC prepares for Afghanistan
PORTNEUF (Quebec) � Following the participation of A Squadron in Task Force 3-07 and D Squadron in TF 1-08, it�s now the turn of B Squadron 12e R�giment blind� du Canada (12 RBC) to go to Afghanistan 'Our soldiers are our best citizens': MacKay
'For too long," says Defence Minister Peter MacKay, Canada treated its soldiers returning from raw combat duty with the attitude of "suck it up, soldier." Don't look, don't tell, troops told
Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been ordered by commanding officers "to ignore" incidents of sexual assault among the civilian population Taliban take over several Afghan villages
Hundreds of Taliban fighters took over several villages in southern Afghanistan on Monday just outside the region's largest city, and NATO and Afghan forces were redeploying to meet the threat, officials said. Korean War vets honoured in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Hundreds of Korean War veterans were on hand to lay wreaths at the National War Memorial to mark the 55th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice on Sunday. Senator: Navy must be made bigger, better, cheaper
Canada should double the size of its navy as well as beef up the coast guard with 3,000 more people manning armed ships, the chairman of the Senate committee on national security and defence said Thursday in Halifax. Canadian soldiers help in Kandahar search for prison escapees
Canadian soldiers joined U.S. marines in Kandahar Saturday as they went door to door, searching for men who escaped from the city's largest prison during a bold, multi-pronged attack. Kandahar memorial plates make Afghanistan war 
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - It happens in the stillness of night when no one is around. The granite plates just appear, seemingly out of nowhere. Canada's top soldier downplays Kandahar prison break that freed Taliban
CALGARY - The violent prison break in Kandahar that freed hundreds of Taliban fighters does not represent a massive breakdown in NATO's intelligence gathering network Afgan Prison Break
Canadian soldiers are helping to catch hundreds of Taliban fighters who escaped from a massive Afghan prison, but a top general says the setback may still lead to problems for troops in the field. Navy pumps up fuel budget
As fuel prices skyrocket, the navy is actually planning on burning more of the increasingly precious substance. Hillier defends right of soldier's father to call Afghan war 'stupid'
HALIFAX - Canada's top soldier is defending the right of a father whose son died in Afghanistan last weekend to criticize the overseas mission. Military contracts fizzle
Government procurement officials are trying to cope with the latest setbacks in the two major projects to purchase gear for the Canadian Forces. Spitfire veteran awarded Canadian Force Decoration
Honourary Colonel Charley Fox, 88, is the heroic recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross with Bar, but until now he had never been awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) Plaque honours Canada's WWII women air force vets
Women who flew planes, trained officers and directed air traffic for the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War have been recognized for their contributions, with a new plaque on the roof of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa US Army Chinooks join in night insertion training
CFB WAINWRIGHT, Alberta � It�s just past midnight on a foggy night. Major William Wynn, stands in the middle of a bustling FlightOps tent calmly discussing tactics and procedures for this night�s mission with one of his loadies Military classifies hairstyles a matter of national security
Professor who exposed Afghan detainee torture made request to test limits of secrecy at DND Navy's gas pains
MONTREAL -- Ballooning fuel prices and recruitment problems kept Canadian navy vessels docked for much of last year, Sun Media has learned. JTF2 commando's move may take several years
The Canadian Forces main counter-terrorism unit should start moving out of its Dwyer Hill base as early as 2012 but the process could stretch on for several more years after that Top Canadian soldiers mark Dragoons' 125th year
Outgoing Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Rick Hillier and his replacement, Lt.-Gen. Walter Natynczyk, inspected the guard on Parliament Hill at the 125th anniversary parade of the Royal Canadian Dragoons. New defence chief expected to stay the course in Afghanistan
OTTAWA - The government's selection of Lt.-Gen. Walter Natynczyk as the new chief of the defence staff signals a determination to stay the course in Afghanistan, while muting some of the outspoken cheerleading that characterized his predecessor, Gen. Ric Canada getting access to Polish helicopters by summer
Canada's military mission in Afghanistan will be granted the use of two of Poland's helicopters this summer, a Polish minister says Natynczyk to be new chief of defence staff
OTTAWA � The vice-chief of defence staff reportedly will become Canada�s new chief of defence staff. New tank crews take up position in desert
SOMEWHERE, Afghanistan � In the early morning hours we said our difficult goodbyes to our loving friends and families. The first half of 3 Troop, B Squadron, Lord Strathcona�s Horse (Royal Canadians) began our journey across the world. 12 Afghanistan vets to receive Medal of Military Valour
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean announced Wednesday that 12 members of the Canadian Forces will receive the Medal of Military Valour for their actions in Afghanistan. The medal is the third-highest award available to Canadian troops, and is given for " Cdn. submarine fleet cut to one until late 2009
OTTAWA - For the next year and a half, Canada's Navy will have only one submarine at sea from its small fleet of four troubled, second-hand Victoria Class boats, Canwest News Service has learned Canada takes command of CTF 150
On June 3, 2008, in a ceremony held aboard the French Navy replenishment ship and flagship Marne, Rear Admiral Jean-Louis Kerignard of France handed over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 to Commodore Bob Davidson of Canada Cdn convoy attacked by suicide bomber
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - An Afghan child has been injured today after a suicide bomber targeted a Canadian military convoy near the country's border with Pakistan. Canadian chopper barges in on pirate attack
Canadian Forces patrolling near Somalia have saved a commercial vessel from a pirate attack Canadian officer killed in Afghanistan
A Canadian platoon commander was shot and killed this morning during a firefight with insurgents in the Panjwayi District of southern Afghanistan. Aging ranks plague military, generals testify
OTTAWA - Their boss always said the heart and soul of the Canadian Forces was its people, and two of the officers most likely to succeed Gen. Rick Hillier as defence chief lamented Monday the continuing shortage of skilled professionals U.S. offensive in Helmand taking pressure off the Canadians in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - U.S. marines clawed their way south along the Helmand River valley over the weekend in an ongoing push that the commander of the battle-hardened assault force hopes is easing the pressure on the Canadians in neighbouring Kandahar.Back to Canada News
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