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20.06.2022 / 19:17

Canada will spend $40B over 20 years to upgrade NORAD defences amid ‘new threats’

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand unveiled major new details of a $4.9-billion plan to upgrade Canada’s NORAD continental defence systems amid what she described as “new threats” from autocratic regimes and new weapons being developed by other countries.

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Ex-husband of Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children sues Canadian military

The ex-husband of an Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children eight years ago has filed a $11-million lawsuit against the federal justice department and military over how the investigation into the situation was handled.

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Military’s new housing plan under fire over living allowance cut

Canadian Armed Forces is under fire for its plan to cut thousands of troops off a cost-of-living allowance without much notice.The military announced last week that about 7,700 Armed Forces members will no longer receive the top-up starting in July, when it will be replaced by a new housing benefit that commanders say will better assist those who need the most help.Social media and online forums dedicated to military personnel have been crackling with dissatisfaction over the plan, including the abbreviated timeline. Some are also unhappy with a new 10 per cent pay increase over four years, retroactive to 2021.Experts say the lack of notice speaks to larger problems around how the military treats its people, which they worry is sparking anger and frustration at a time when the Canadian Armed Forces is struggling with a recruitment and retention crisis.

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2nd retired military officer charged in connection with sexual assault at RMC

A second sexual assault charge has been laid against a retired military officer in relation to alleged incidents at the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, according to the Canadian Armed Forces.

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Canada’s military police charge retired lieutenant-general with sexual assault

Canada’s military police have charged recently retired Lt.-Gen. Trevor Cadieu — who had been tapped to lead the army late last year — with two counts of sexual assault.

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Canada’s military a ‘broken system’ that’s a ‘liability’ to the country, report finds

The top ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces are “incapable” of recognizing the “deficient” parts of a culture that keep sexual misconduct and abuse of power entrenched, according to a blistering new report.

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Sajjan announces review of military sexual misconduct, plans for independent reporting system

Harjit Sajjan is launching an independent, external review into sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces led by former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour.The review will centre around providing recommendations to set up an independent reporting system so that military members can share allegations of sexual misconduct outside of the military chain of command — a key request by victims and survivors who say they have for too long faced reprisals for coming forward. While that review is being done, the military will also create a new internal organization led by Lt.-Gen.

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Posts in private military police Facebook group mock woman at heart of Vance allegation

military police have been mocking testimony made by the woman at the heart of allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Gen. Jonathan Vance.The aspersions targeting Maj.

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Maj. Kellie Brennan tells MPs Vance said he was ‘untouchable,’ fathered 2 of her kids

Jonathan Vance told her he was “untouchable” and that he “owned” the military police. She also said “he fathered two children with me.”Global News reached out to Vance in February about the allegations.

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IN HER WORDS: The woman behind McDonald allegation tells her story

Art McDonald says she is speaking out after someone in “a trusted position” leaked details of her case without her consent last month.In an exclusive interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, navy Lt. Heather Macdonald said she was frustrated to see details about her allegation leaked to the CBC in what she described as an attempt to “steal the due process” she and McDonald both deserve.“I would say that what bothered me the most about how this kind of came out was the detailed leak that happened that led to Adm.

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Navy closes probe into alleged ‘red room’ comments without speaking to all involved: sources

sexual misconduct allegations against senior naval officers has been closed before all witnesses or complainants were spoken to, Global News has learned, with investigators concluding no wrongdoing occurred.Yet the investigation into alleged inappropriate comments — where the senior officers allegedly joked that a female member member wanted to show off her “red room” while on a Zoom call — did not look into the alleged comments that followed, which sources say involved BDSM and “kinky sex.”Internal emails obtained by Global News show at least one woman naval officer took issue with the limited nature of the Unit Disciplinary Investigation, saying its conclusion “only serves to reduce faith in the system even further, and at a time when

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Women in military feeling ‘seething undercurrent of rage’ over allegations: senior female officer

Canadian Forces in disgust over its handling of high-level sexual misconduct allegations was a last resort.But it is one she says she is taking as a “seething undercurrent of rage” swells among women in the military over the sense that senior leadership is waiting for the problem to blow over.“To find that senior leadership is not living the example that they expect of us, it cut the legs out from under everybody.

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Canada getting first female vice chief of defence staff after military shake-up

Canadian military is getting its first female vice chief of defence staff.According to an internal military notice of promotions seen by Global News, Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau will no longer hold the position and Lt.-Gen.

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Coronavirus continues to delay overdue military procurements, official says

Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defence’s top procurement official says COVID-19 is further slowing down some already delayed purchases.The past six months have seen a number of major milestones for Canada’s beleaguered military procurement system, including last week’s unveiling of the first of 16 new military search-and-rescue planes after 16 years of delays and controversy.Procurement officials are also now reviewing three bids that were received from fighter-jet makers at the end of July as Canada inches closer to selecting a replacement for the aging CF-18s following more than a decade of political mismanagement.The list of recent successes also includes Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding having delivered the first of

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Canadian military asked to use government’s COVID Alert app

smartphone application for tracking potential exposure to COVID-19.Chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance and Defence Department deputy minister Jody Thomas say they understand some may have concerns when it comes to privacy and secrecy.

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Canada’s fight against ISIS enters new phase leading to fewer troops in Middle East

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has quietly entered a new phase, resulting in plans to keep fewer troops in the Middle East even after the COVID-19 pandemic passes.The Canadian Armed Forces has had up to 850 troops in the region in recent years, including hundreds of military trainers who have been teaching the basics of soldiering to Iraqi forces as part of the global fight against ISIL. Canadian military adjusting anti-ISIS mission amid Lebanon, Iraq protests The military recalled about half the contingent to Canada in March as COVID-19 spread around the globe, forcing a halt to many military activities.

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Military eyeing possibility that bird strike caused deadly Snowbirds crash

The Canadian Forces are looking into whether a bird strike may have caused the deadly crash of a Snowbirds aircraft last month, which killed one military public affairs officer and injured a pilot.

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Canadian military helicopter crashes off the coast of Greece: reports

There are reports a Canadian NATO helicopter has crashed off the coast of Greece.

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