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http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/08/04/14923656.html OTTAWA — Canada's military would use the illicit dance-floor drug Ecstasy to treat soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder if it's proven safe and effective, says a top DND doctor. Lt. Col. Rakesh Jetly, a psychiatrist and...

Nothing new here but... Last Updated: July 30, 2010 5:03am OTTAWA - Canadian fighter jets scrambled to repel Russian bombers that made several attempts to probe Canadian airspace on Wednesday. QMI Agency has learned that two CF-18s took off from CFB Bagotville to intercept two TU-95 long...

Didn't see this one anywhere so here it is: http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/07/07/14637211.html CFB TRENTON - A former Canadian forces master corporal at CFB Trenton will remain in custody until his sentencing this fall after pleading guilty to a string of sex and incest charges in...

From Jane's Defence Weekly Canada's commitments in Afghanistan and the urgent need to replace equipment are increasing the pressure as officials mull defence budget cuts. Sharon Hobson reports This is a revised version of an article published on 24 May. The Canadian military is engaged in its...

Not too many official details http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100511/100511_cfb_borden/20100511/?hub=CP24Home An incident at CFB Borden on Tuesday caused a brief evacuation of one of the buildings on the military base southwest of Barrie. Canadian Forces' Lieut. Carrie Pluck...

http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/media/nr-cp/2010/0503a-eng.asp For immediate release May 03, 2010 Ottawa – The Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced that the Government will review close to $35 billion in spending in order...

Extract from the Governor General Throne Speech on March 3rd. Today, however, a new generation of men and women in uniform continues to stand up for the values and principles Canadians hold dear. In Afghanistan, the Canadian Forces prepare for the end of the military mission in 2011 with the...

Letter of the Day in March 3rd Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/comment/letters/2010/03/02/13088481.html You can consider this is my love letter to Canada. The United States and Canada are inextricably linked — not only in the gold medal game in hockey, but on the battlefields of...

Interesting read http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/peter_worthington/2010/02/04/12742161-qmi.html Troops blend self-sacrifice with duty and their devotion to Canada is unwavering By PETER WORTHINGTON, QMI Agency We hear a lot these days about our soldiers in Afghanistan — especially...

Came across this poster. Time to remember.

As suggested by recceguy (http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/1401.300.html), I would like to start a new thread aimed at assisting members in finding information on Explosive Ordnance (EO) that they have in their possession, know someone that have some (war souvenirs) or need proper...

A good one from Dewar in today's Toronto Sun http://www.ottawasun.com/Comment/Dewar/2008/06/29/6022796-sun.html

I am currently involved in a project that has just dedicated a memorial in honour of seven men that lost their lives in a tragic accident which took place at 4:06 on the afternoon of March 20th 1958 when a severe explosion occurred in a building at No.13 "X" Depot (RCAF) Angus, Ont. Although the...

From CTV news (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1112745696301_23/?hub=Canada) Apr 5th 8:11pm Veterans groups that have long decried their treatment by the federal government could soon have something to cheer about, CTV News has learned. Veterans Affairs Minister Albina...