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Veterans' families need legislated access to mental health services, watchdog says
More than three years have passed since Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) agreed to ease up restrictions onaccess to mental health services for the families of troubled soldiers, sailors and aircrew and the country's veterans ombudsperson says very little has changed in that time.
Analysis
Ukraine's Kursk gambit upends some old assumptions about Russia and the war
The Russian military's plodding reaction to Ukraine's surprise attack and Ukraine's plan to create a buffer zone in the Kursk region should compel Western political and military leaders to question many of the assumptions they're been making about this long-running war.
Ukraine cleared to use armour donated by Canada on Russian territory
Ukraine is free to use Canadian-donated tanks and armoured vehicles inside Russia, the Department of National Defence said Thursday.
Government cost-cutting blows $150M hole in army's equipment maintenance budget
The Liberal government's recent internal budget cutting exercise at the Department of National Defence (DND)has deprived the army'ssystem for maintaining equipment and vehicles of up to $150 million, CBC News has learned.
Ottawa quietly announces cost of building new supply ships has jumped by almost $1 billion
Thecost to buildthe navy's often-delayed, long-anticipated supply ships has shot up once again this time by almost $1 billion the federal procurement department announced Friday.
Canadian warship shadowed Chinese vessel off Alaska last month, National Defence says
A Chinese polar research vessel was shadowed by a Canadian warship in the Bering Strait off Alaska a few weeks ago, the Department of National Defence acknowledged on Wednesday.
Retiring military members face months-long delays for severance, benefit payouts
Soon-to-be retired members of the Canadian military are facing a wait of up to four months for severance and accumulated vacation payouts just the latest obstacle facing soldiers, sailors and aircrew struggling with the soaring cost of living.
New DND strategy warns Canadian military's approach to artificial intelligence 'fragmented'
A new artificial intelligence strategy penned by Canadas Department of National Defence warns that the militarys approach to utilizing AI is disjointed. Experts in high-tech and civil society say the federal government needs to get its act together quickly.
Pentagon warns of potential Russian action in the Arctic including jamming GPS satellites
The Pentagon has released an updated Arctic strategy that warns of low-level Russian 'destabilizing' activities in the Far North aimed at the United States, Canada and its allies.
Analysis
There's a price to pay for being unready for war. Will Canada have to pay it again?
Canada's pattern, said outgoing chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, is to go into every war unprepared and underequipped. That pattern has killed Canadian soldiers in the past. Can it be turned around?
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