#Canadian Armed Forces
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- Military
Four Soldiers Killed and 39 Injured in CFB Wainwright Training Fire
General Jennie Carignan promised to release findings from three parallel investigations into the Alberta base disaster, which Prime Minister Mark Carney called one of the worst peacetime tragedies on Canadian soil.
- Military
Four Service Members Killed in Training Fire at CFB Wainwright
Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland confirmed the blaze erupted during a high-intensity combat exercise using live munitions, leaving 19 of the 39 injured service members in critical condition.
- Military
Three Canadian Armed Forces Reservists Charged in Toronto Crypto-Kidnapping Probe
Toronto police announced 82 criminal charges following an investigation into an abduction targeting cryptocurrency assets, uncovering stolen military ammunition and firearms alongside three serving reservists.
- Military
Canada Plans a Twelve-Submarine Fleet While Four Aging Boats Barely Sail
Ottawa aims to spend billions on up to twelve new ThyssenKrupp submarines while relying on a four-decade-old fleet that has just one seaworthy vessel left.
- Defence & Military
Defence faces a 10 per cent cut to operations as readiness sits at 61 per cent
The 2023 reductions were never rescinded. Defence is getting more money, and less of it is for running things.