Military

Military dealing with gap in search and rescue services due to procurement delay

The Royal Canadian Air Force is relocating two aircraft from Winnipeg to Vancouver Island to address a gap in Canada’s search and rescue coverage, the result of yet another delay in Canada’s troubled military procurement system.While the military’s new Kingfisher search-and rescue planes, a model of which is pictured here, won’t be ready for another three years, two aircraft…

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Canada’s new top military leader says fixing ‘fragile’ morale one of his top priorities

The Canadian Armed Forces’ new and permanent top commander says there will be enormous consequences if the military fails to revamp its culture and restore the morale of its members.Chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said fundamental, positive changes to military culture will boost morale and help recruitment efforts. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)The Canadian…

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Military nurses to land in Alberta Monday to ease health-care strain from COVID-19

Military medical personnel are expected to arrive in Alberta Monday to help ease the strain on hospitals caused by COVID-19, the federal government announced Saturday.The military team will have to confirm where and how they will be implemented into Alberta’s health-care system, a news release says. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)Military medical personnel are expected to arrive…

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Military began monitoring COVID-19 in early 2020 but still failed to predict pandemic’s path, documents show

Newly-released documents show the Canadian military was concerned enough about the initial spread of COVID 19 to begin monitoring and planning for a response in late January 2020. However, experts say it later dropped the ball in terms of forecasting the trajectory and the impact of the virus.A member of the Canadian Armed Forces working on…

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