By Dan Middlemiss, 2 December 2023 So, how bad can it get for the RCN and the CAF as a whole? During the past year, senior officers have been publicly […]
RCN Public Affairs, 11 October 2023. HMC Ships Shawinigan and Summersideare currently deployed to the Baltic region on Op Reassurance as part of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1. From August 21st to September 1st Shawinigan and Summerside took […]
RCN Public Affairs, 11 October 2023. On October 3rd HMCS Montréal became the first Halifax-class frigate from the Canadian Fleet Atlantic to complete a deployment on Op Projection Indo-Pacific. While deployed the ship […]
RCN Public Affairs, 18 September 2023. On September 6, 2023, the second Replenishment at Sea (RAS) post was installed onto the future His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Protecteur. This installation represents […]
Dr. Ann Griffiths, 10 September 2023 Halifax enjoyed the first International Fleet Week this past weekend. The good weather – and the presence of a few cruise ships – brought […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 23 August 2023 Former Vice-Admiral Mark Norman has provided another informed, yet disheartening, assessment of the current state of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). (Mark Norman, “Striking […]
RCN Public Affairs, 10 February 2023. After years of collaboration, the Halifax Class Combat System (HCCS) In-Service Support (ISS) Major Surface Combatant (MSC) team met with the General Dynamics Mission […]
RCN Public Affairs, 08 December 2022. HMCS Montreal returned to its home port of Halifax last month, after having sailed in the North Atlantic with the U.S. Navy’s 2nd Fleet and the Gerald […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 11 November 2022. Unlike most Remembrance Days, this year the weather was beautiful in Halifax. The usual cold and rainy weather suits the sombre ceremony, but […]
RCN Public Affairs, 21 September 2022. Sailors on board His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Margaret Brooke and Goose Bay have been busy with several training exercises since the ship departed earlier this month for […]
By David Dunlop, 10 August 2022 It has finally happened! Canada’s RCN will not be able to fulfill its commitments to either one of NATO’s Task Forces that Canada has […]
RCN Public Affairs, 18 July 2022. Good morning shipmates, I would like to take a moment of your time to invite digitally creative Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) sailors and their […]
RCN Public Affairs, 12 July 2022 On June 14, 2022, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Vancouver and Winnipeg, and their CH-148 Cyclone helicopter air detachments, departed Esquimalt, B.C., to participate in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) […]
RCN Public Affairs, 15 June 2022 RCN Public Servants, I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and appreciation to each member of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Public […]
RCN Public Affairs, 01 June 2022 I am proud to assume command of the Royal Canadian Navy. In this era of diminished trust in senior leadership, I recognize that I […]
RCN Public Affairs, 13 May 2022 On April 19, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf, alongside members of the United States Coast Guard, seized 231 kg of illicit drugs in […]
RCN Public Affairs, 03 May 2022 Op Reassurance: Halifax joins Standing NATO Maritime Group 1; Montréal continues operations in Mediterranean Sea HMCS Halifax recently completed its sea readiness trials and […]
By Moderator, 28 April 2022 The Department of National Defence conducted a public opinion poll earlier this year. The results are discouraging. Not only do Canadians know little about the […]
RCN Public Affairs, 26 April 2022 On April 8, 2022 the first of four Sea to Shore Connector systems completed final sea trials after being delivered to the Royal Canadian […]
RCN Public Affairs, 22 March 2022 As announced by Defence Minister Anita Anand, HMCS Halifax and an embarked maritime helicopter will be re-tasked and soon join HMCS Montréal on Operation Reassurance. This change-of-mission […]
