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OMG! The Most Surprising TV Show Cameos Ever
While many TV shows have made household names out of their star players, occasionally showrunners have been able to corral some of Hollywood’s...
Evidence lost in case of soldier accused of feeding cannabis-laced cupcakes to gunners, lawyer says
Evidence in a bizarre case of a Canadian soldier accused of drugging comrades with marijuana-laced cupcakes was lost by military police, says the...
Canada’s acting top soldier gives head of navy chance at redemption after golf controversy
After two weeks of deliberations, Canada’s acting top soldier, Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre, has decided Vice-Admiral Craig Baines will continue to serve as the head...
Binge or watch live? Viewing habits change as pandemic recedes
Adjust your calendars accordingly, Wednesday is the new Friday. According to Disney. The studio recently announced that it will begin releasing all its original...
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin under military investigation, is no longer leading vaccine campaign
The major-general leading Canada’s vaccine logistics at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is stepping down under the cloud of a military investigation...
Former soldier pleads guilty in high-profile military sexual assault case
A Canadian ex-soldier at the centre of a high-profile case of sexual assault in the military has pleaded guilty. Former warrant officer André Gagnon was charged...
Military conducted secret investigation of reservist Patrik Mathews as a possible terrorist threat
The military’s counter-intelligence unit secretly investigated Patrik Mathews — a former Manitoba army reservist and alleged recruiter for a neo-Nazi group — as a possible terrorist...
Former soldier expected to plead guilty in high-profile sexual assault involving subordinate
One of the highest-profile sexual assault cases involving the Canadian military may finally be at its end following years of legal battles after the...
Commanding officers interfered in sexual assault investigations, retired military police officer says
A former military police officer says he faced commanding officers who interfered in his sexual assault cases and prosecutors who were reluctant to...
Special Forces pulls new pistols from service after soldier injured in misfire
A member of Canada’s elite special forces counterterrorism unit was wounded last fall when a newly-purchased handgun, with a history of misfires and...
Vanessa Bryant’s transformation is really a head-turning sight
Unfortunately, in early January 2020, tragedy would strike the Bryant family. And Vanessa Bryant was left to pick up the pieces and soldier on....
Trudeau turns to the military to help with COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that the federal government has chosen a senior military commander to lead its COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort as the...
Remembering In Flanders Fields: Why John McCrae’s poignant WW I words still have power today
Like so many things in 2020, Canada’s Remembrance Day ceremonies will be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Communities will still commemorate their war...
How technology — and a global pandemic — are transforming Remembrance Day
On a grey, windswept spring day three years ago, Ryan Mullens sat next to the grave of a long-dead soldier in the green...
‘Moral injuries’ that haunt soldiers off the battlefield to be studied in military-funded research
On the streets of Afghanistan in 2012, Canadian soldier Brian McKenna was training international teams to search vehicles for explosives. As his trainees searched, they...
