The Canadian prairie city of Flin Flon was virtually deserted and more evacuees were expected, Manitoba’s premier said, as ...

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says thousands more evacuees are expected and the city of Flin Flon is virtually deserted as ...

The struggle to recruit new members to both the regular and the reserve force has been a major preoccupation as the Canadian Armed Forces face a shortage of up to 14,000 qualified personnel. But the ...

Gen. Jennie Carignan, chief of the defence staff, said the Armed Forces is on track to meet its recruitment goal of enrolling 6,496 members this fiscal year. "Since Day 1 as chief of defence staff ...

In the last year, some 14,000 permanent residents expressed interest in joining the Armed Forces. About half of them completed the application process but only 455 have actually put on a uniform.

Forty-four percent of personnel in the Canadian Armed Forces are considered overweight while 28 per cent are classified as obese, according to the briefings. The briefings for the leaders of the ...

The document noted that in the past, military personnel have not been considered a core capability; instead the Canadian Armed Forces or CAF has focused its main efforts on getting new equipment.