Japan Thanks RCN for Assistance
From late May to mid-June, Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN conducted monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by…
Preserving Naval Reserve Relevance at Sea
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has long defined itself as a Total Force Navy, integrating full-time and part-time sailors into a single professional maritime team. This construct has enabled Canada…
Royal Canadian Navy Welcomes New Commander
Vice-Admiral Dan Charlebois assumed command of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee June 16 during a formal change of command ceremony, presided over by General Jennie Carignan,…
OSI and TKMS Sign NSPS MOU
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TKMS, establishing a collaborative framework to explore opportunities in systems integration and maritime…
Marxists on Submarines
As part of our commitment at Peace Brigades International-Canada to the holistic protective accompaniment of human rights defenders, journalists and Indigenous land and environmental defenders, we are researching the links…
Defence Research Complex Opens in Valcartier
On June 8, 2026, the Department of National Defence (DND) hosted the official opening of the Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier Research Centre (VRC) pavilion complex. The inauguration…
Canada and Philippines Strengthen Partnership
On June 11, 2026, Minister of National Defence, met with His Excellency Gilberto Teodoro, Philippine Secretary of National Defense, to strengthen bilateral defense relations and advance cooperation with one of…
Harvard Assn Launches Monthly Open Houses and Fly Days
The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association’s monthly open house and fly days attract some individuals with interesting stories among the patrons. Saturday’s inaugural open house and fly day of the year…
Fairmile ML Q069
Built by A.C. Benson Shipyard, Vancouver, B.C., she was delivered to the RCN on 28 Mar 1942. While she flew the White Ensign, she was not commissioned into the RCN…
Summary Report: Maritime Domain Awareness Summit 2026
The second-ever Commonwealth Maritime Domain Awareness Summit convened on June 3–4, 2026, at Stanley Park in Vancouver, B.C., in partnership with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Association…