Canada plans to deploy four Griffon helicopters to a Latvia-based NATO battlegroup, marking the first time in over 20 years that the country has based its tactical aviation capabilities in Europe, the Ministry of National Defense said on Friday.
Lisa Kachanoski is the first woman to be appointed regimental sergeant major in the 5th (BC) Field Regiment of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery.
The gun, nicknamed "the Dragon," weighs more than 9,000 pounds and was on full display for military enthusiasts to check out at the Vimy Ridge Armoury open house.
In a scene filled with hugs and kisses, crews aboard HMCS Summerside and HMCS Shawinigan returned home to Halifax after a four-month deployment in the Baltic Sea.