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HMCS Windsor takes part in Exercise Cutlass Fury on Sept. 18, 2016. It is the only one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines that has been to sea since 2021, notes Scott Taylor. Photograph courtesy of DND/Cpl. Chris Ringius
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2025
A CF-18 at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland in 2021 as it takes part in NORAD joint exercises. DND photograph by Master Corporal Gary Calvé
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 1, 2025
A CF-18 at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland in 2021 as it takes part in NORAD joint exercises. DND photograph by Master Corporal Gary Calvé
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
Then-Air Force Commander Lt.-Gen. Yvan Blondin gets ready for a flight at Solenzara Air Force Base in Corsica, France, on Dec. 4, 2013. DND photograph by Master Seaman Steeve Picard
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 31, 2025
Then-Air Force Commander Lt.-Gen. Yvan Blondin gets ready for a flight at Solenzara Air Force Base in Corsica, France, on Dec. 4, 2013. DND photograph by Master Seaman Steeve Picard
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
Royal Canadian Air Force ground crew perform post flight checks on a CF-18 fighter jet in Kuwait on Nov. 3, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces Combat Camera/DND
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 24, 2025
Royal Canadian Air Force ground crew perform post flight checks on a CF-18 fighter jet in Kuwait on Nov. 3, 2014. Photograph courtesy of Canadian Forces Combat Camera/DND
News | BY IREM KOCA | March 19, 2025
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair is tasked with reviewing Canada's multibillion-dollar contract to purchase American fighter jets amid Canada-U.S. tensions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | March 19, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | March 19, 2025
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair is tasked with reviewing Canada's multibillion-dollar contract to purchase American fighter jets amid Canada-U.S. tensions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s March 8 shipbuilding contract announcement was unsurprisingly dropped into a media void, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 17, 2025
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s March 8 shipbuilding contract announcement was unsurprisingly dropped into a media void, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREGORY LICK | March 25, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GREGORY LICK | March 25, 2024
Opinion | BY GREGORY LICK | March 25, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 18, 2024
The current odds-on favourite to get the nod is Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 18, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 18, 2024
The current odds-on favourite to get the nod is Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 11, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair openly admitted in a March 7 speech that the CAF is in terrible shape, but made no concrete announcements towards fixing it, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 11, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | March 11, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair openly admitted in a March 7 speech that the CAF is in terrible shape, but made no concrete announcements towards fixing it, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | March 6, 2024
Sailor 1st Class Dave Eaglestick helps mentor members of the Naval Experience Program at Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2023. We cannot say whether the current recruitment processes are fit for purpose, and capable of helping address the current shortage, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. DND photograph by Aviator Gregory Cole
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | March 6, 2024
Opinion | BY CHARLOTTE DUVAL-LANTOINE | March 6, 2024
Sailor 1st Class Dave Eaglestick helps mentor members of the Naval Experience Program at Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2023. We cannot say whether the current recruitment processes are fit for purpose, and capable of helping address the current shortage, writes Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. DND photograph by Aviator Gregory Cole
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 6, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured with Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, told the Defence Committee on Feb. 12 that his department 'needs to do better' in complying with freedom of information laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 6, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | March 6, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured with Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, told the Defence Committee on Feb. 12 that his department 'needs to do better' in complying with freedom of information laws. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 26, 2024
The gap between authorized strength and service members in uniform will only widen as the senior leadership are failing miserably in both recruiting new candidates and retaining trained soldiers, sailors, and aircrew, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sailor First Class Alexandra Proulx
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 26, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 26, 2024
The gap between authorized strength and service members in uniform will only widen as the senior leadership are failing miserably in both recruiting new candidates and retaining trained soldiers, sailors, and aircrew, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sailor First Class Alexandra Proulx
Opinion | BY MARGARET BOURDEAUX, DAVID PEDLAR | February 26, 2024
The federal government could spearhead an effort to bring CAF and provincial/territorial health-system leaders together to tackle critical issues, write Margaret Bourdeaux and David Pedlar. DND photograph by Cpl. Andrew Wesley
Opinion | BY MARGARET BOURDEAUX, DAVID PEDLAR | February 26, 2024
Opinion | BY MARGARET BOURDEAUX, DAVID PEDLAR | February 26, 2024
The federal government could spearhead an effort to bring CAF and provincial/territorial health-system leaders together to tackle critical issues, write Margaret Bourdeaux and David Pedlar. DND photograph by Cpl. Andrew Wesley
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 21, 2024
Cypriot High Commissioner Giorgos Ioannides says that when his country opened its mission in Ottawa in 2015, there was an expectation and hope that 'down the road' Canada would follow suit in Cyprus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 21, 2024
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | February 21, 2024
Cypriot High Commissioner Giorgos Ioannides says that when his country opened its mission in Ottawa in 2015, there was an expectation and hope that 'down the road' Canada would follow suit in Cyprus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 21, 2024
Soldiers, like Philip Caddell and his fellow Royal Canadian Artillery members, were not exceptional people, but they volunteered for war in the first wave to go to the United Kingdom because their allies needed them, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 21, 2024
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | February 21, 2024
Soldiers, like Philip Caddell and his fellow Royal Canadian Artillery members, were not exceptional people, but they volunteered for war in the first wave to go to the United Kingdom because their allies needed them, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 19, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s Feb. 15 announcement week was simply the result of a months’-long competition for a low-level air-defence system that began in January 2023, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 19, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 19, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair’s Feb. 15 announcement week was simply the result of a months’-long competition for a low-level air-defence system that began in January 2023, writes Scott Taylor. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 12, 2024
Having homeless veterans across Canada is a tragedy. Having homeless serving members is a national disgrace, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sgt. JF Lauzã
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 12, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 12, 2024
Having homeless veterans across Canada is a tragedy. Having homeless serving members is a national disgrace, writes Scott Taylor. DND photograph by Sgt. JF Lauzã
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 5, 2024
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre appears as a witness before the House National Defence Committee on Sept. 28, 2023. Recommendations to fix the military’s culture through new dress and deportment regulations, and a few new pieces of kit will not put Humpty Dumpty back together again. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 5, 2024
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | February 5, 2024
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre appears as a witness before the House National Defence Committee on Sept. 28, 2023. Recommendations to fix the military’s culture through new dress and deportment regulations, and a few new pieces of kit will not put Humpty Dumpty back together again. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade