Department of National Defence

Ukraine is asking Canada to send a "strong signal" to Russia by extending and expanding the Canadian military's training mission there.

The Boss. MN3. C34. The Kraken. Those are some of the "codenames" that officials at the Department of National Defence used to refer to Vice-Admiral Mark Norman in internal communications, a court heard as the suspended military officer's pre-trial resumed on Tuesday, January 29, 2019.

The Department of National Defence is pushing ahead with plans to extend the lives of Canada's submarine fleet, with the head of the navy hoping some work will start in the coming months.

Canada's top military officer admits there has been slower progress than expected to get more women into the Canadian Forces.

For the second year in a row, the federal government is expected to spend billions of dollars less on new military equipment than promised because of a combination of good and bad news: cost savings on some projects and delays in others.

Canada is deploying a military transport plane to ferry relief supplies to Indonesia, where there are reports the government is restricting the activities of foreign aid workers in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake and tsunami.

Canada's decision to send military helicopters to Mali has coincided with a major UN review of the peacekeeping mission there to determine whether it is on the right track or needs to change to better support peace and stability in the country.

Canada's "flying Taj Mahal" is getting long in the tooth and may be in line for replacement.

Federal ministers expressed sympathy on Monday, September 11, 2017, for the hundreds of Canadians affected by Hurricane Irma as well as their worried families back home.

An emotional fight over an armoury in rural Nova Scotia could be a precursor of things to come for other small towns as the military moves to get rid of hundreds of buildings across the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the record-breaking shot by a Canadian sniper in Iraq should be celebrated as an example of the military's excellence.

The federal government has handed out one of its first major contracts as part of a promise to run all of its operations on renewable energy within a decade.

DND is concerned about the possibility of a catastrophic oil spill from the Energy East pipeline and doubts TransCanada Corp is equipped to clean up any mess, Radio-Canada reported on Tuesday.