AI EnhancedSGT. Andrew Doiron
March 10, 2015: Sgt Andrew Joseph Doiron is repatriated, arriving in Trenton on board a C-17 transport. As always, it…
AI EnhancedThe FLQ Crisis
The FLQ Crisis, the most serious terrorist attack on Canadian soil in the country’s history, was kicked off on October…
AI EnhancedPreparing the RCN for the 21st Century
As of 2024, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) consists of 12 Halifax-class frigates, 3 Iroquois-class destroyers (to be replaced by 15…
AI EnhancedCanadian Subs in the 21st Century
This page contains links to articles and papers on submarines within the context of the Royal Canadian Navy in the…
AI EnhancedCanadians in the Spanish Civil War
When the Spanish Civil War broke out in the summer of 1936 thousands of individuals from around the globe flocked…
AI EnhancedOur Shipbuilding Strategy (NSPS)
Canada's naval shipbuilding industry has traditionally been one of "boom and bust" - a brief period of high-intensity shipbuilding followed…
AI Enhanced1989: CAF Integrates Women
In 1989, four members of the Canadian Armed Forces filed a human rights complaint accusing the military of gender discrimination.…
AI EnhancedReplacing the Sea King
Our CH-124 Sea King maritime helicopters recently had their 50th anniversary. While many other countries (e.g. the UK, Norway, India,…
AI EnhancedIce Storm 1998
During the early of January in 1998, three consecutive ice-storms devastated eastern Canada. Trees and power lines were knocked down,…
AI EnhancedElection of 1917: Military Service Act
When Canadians went to the polls on December 17, 1917, they realized that their votes could potentially affect the outcome…
AI EnhancedThe Halifax Explosion
On the morning of December 6, 1917, the SS Imo, a Belgian relief ship, collided with the SS Mont Blanc…
AI EnhancedNo. 2 Construction Battalion
Courtesy of Mathias Joost, CD At the start of the First World War tens of thousands of men rushed…