| National Defence | media advisories
Media are invited to attend as Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and MP for North Vancouver, leads a keel laying ceremony at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards, marking an important milestone in the construction of the second new Joint Support Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Moncton departs its home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia for a six-week deployment on Operation CARIBBE in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
| National Defence | statements
Analysis conducted independently by the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command indicates with a high degree of confidence that Israel did not strike the al-Ahli hospital on 17 October 2023.
| National Defence | statements
The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Bill Blair, issued the following statement: “Canada is deeply saddened by the loss of life caused by the explosion at Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and General Wayne Eyre, Chief of the Defence Staff, visited Garrison Petawawa where the first four new Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSVs) were officially accepted by the Canadian Army.
| National Defence | news releases
Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, officially marked the completion of the new $22 million Health Services Centre at 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay. This facility provides our personnel with faster, higher quality care, increasing their availability for operations.
| National Defence | media advisories
Media are invited to attend Exercise ARDENT DEFENDER at 5 Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown on October 23, 2023.
| National Defence | media advisories
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay to officially mark the completion of the base’s new Health Services Centre, which will better support Canadian Armed Forces members at the base.
| National Defence | media advisories
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will visit Garrison Petawawa to provide an important update on how the Government of Canada’s investments in the Canadian Armed Forces are delivering new equipment to members in the Canadian Army.
| National Defence | statements
The legal proceedings commenced by Major-General Fortin have been resolved. The parties will have no further comment on the matter.
