Why Reintegration Back Into Society Is So Hard For Veterans
For many veterans, reintegration back into society is a difficult process. This is often since they have experienced trauma or seen things…
For many veterans, reintegration back into society is a difficult process. This is often since they have experienced trauma or seen things…
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…
The Canadian Armed Forces have acknowledged that at least six active soldiers are under investigation after they showed support for the protest against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures. It’s unclear how many of them have participated in the protests on Parliament Hill.A person wearing a Team Canada hockey jersey walks down Wellington St. in…
The military played a vital — but often forgotten — role following the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917, says a Halifax author.Soldiers engaged in rescue work after the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917. (National Archives of Canada)As the city most involved in Canada’s effort during the First World War, Halifax was a hub for…
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…
The federal government will send 44 military medical staffers to Michigan to help beleaguered hospitals treat COVID-19 patients amid a fourth surge…
A Nova Scotia veteran who travelled to Halifax to mark Remembrance Day had his medals stolen out of his hotel room. Michael Deutsch stands with his sons Adam, right, and Zack. (Submitted by Adam Deutsch )A Nova Scotia veteran who travelled to Halifax to mark Remembrance Day had his medals stolen out of his hotel room. …
It’s a leadership crisis without precedent in the Canadian Armed Forces — a fact that only becomes clear when you take a step back and look at the full depth and scope of the sexual misconduct crisis and survey the wreckage in the top ranks. Since early February 2021, 11 senior Canadian military leaders — current and former — have…
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…
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…