U.S. Defense Department Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder briefs the news media at 3 p.m. ET on Feb. 10 at the Pentagon, after Canadian Minister of National Defence Anita Anand visited the Pentagon. The Epoch Times will livestream the media briefing. …
Pentagon Holds Briefing
February 10, 2023
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Canada Summons Chinese Ambassador to Explain Spy Balloon
The federal government has summoned China’s ambassador to Canada, Cong Peiwu, to explain the high-altitude surveillance balloon currently hovering in U.S. airspace, which the Pentagon has said was “most certainly” launched by Beijing. “We will continue to vigorously express our position to Chinese officials through multiple channels,” Global Affairs Canada (GAC) spokesperson Jason Kung said in an emailed statement…
DNA and a Decade of Work Identify Canadian Soldier, 106 Years After Death in France
After a decade of work tracing DNA back multiple generations, the remains of a Vancouver soldier have been identified more than 100 years after he died in France. The remains of Cpl. Percy Howarth, a soldier in the First World War, were discovered during a munitions clearing process in Vendin-le-Vieil, France, in 2011, but it would take 10 years of experts digging through…
Experts Say F-35 Startup Costs Will Be High Due to Infrastructure, Network Upgrades
Experts say they are not surprised that Canada intends to spend billions on an initial set of F-35s given the large startup costs associated with buying a new fighter jet. The Canadian Press reported this week that the Department of National Defence has received authorization to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35s and associated gear….
Defence Department Receives Approval to Spend $7B on 16 F-35s: Sources
The Department of National Defence recently received quiet approval to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear. Two defence sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public, said a funding request sent to the Treasury Board got the green light earlier this month. The…
Canada’s Top Five Federal Contaminated Sites to Cost Taxpayers Billions to Clean Up
With a cost estimate of $4.38 billion, remediation of the Giant Mine, one of the most contaminated sites in Canada, is also expected to be the most expensive federal environmental cleanup in the country’s history. The figure, recently approved by the Treasury Board of Canada, spans costs from 2005 until 2038, when active remediation at…
RCMP Investigating Allegations of Former Canadian Fighter Pilots Training Chinese Military Aviators
November 8, 2022
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The RCMP has confirmed it is investigating allegations that former Canadian military pilots were involved in training Chinese military pilots. In an emailed statement on Nov. 8, the RCMP said it is looking into reports of former pilots from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) allegedly training Chinese military pilots at a South African flight…
Canadian Military Now Accepting Permanent Residents, Drops Citizenship Requirement
The Canadian military is now accepting permanent residents and has dropped its requirement that enlistees must be Canadian citizens. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) made the announcement on Nov. 5 amid ongoing reports of the military’s recruitment crisis. In October, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre called attention to the staffing shortage, saying there needs…
Military Says Projected Regular Force Personnel Loss Is 9.5 Percent This Year
The military is facing high attrition rates and that number is projected to be 9.5 percent for the Regular Force this fiscal year, according to the Department of National Defence (DND). The combined rate with the Reserve Force was not available, said DND spokesperson Derek Abma. The Epoch Times obtained information from a military source that…
Canadian Military Attrition at Highest Rate in 15 Years: Leaked Documents
The Canadian military’s attrition rate has reached its highest level in 15 years amounting to a “workforce crisis,” warned defence chief, Gen. Wayne Eyre, in a leaked briefing note prepared for the Armed Forces Council. “Although attrition was forecast to be higher than average for two years post-pandemic, we are realizing likely 1000 higher than forecast,…
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