Two Royal Canadian Navy warships sailed out of Halifax harbour Monday, bound for the Baltic region where they will join a NATO mission aimed at deterring Russian aggression. The vessels, HMCS Shawinigan and HMCS Summerside, will help NATO forces with mine-hunting and disposal in the North Atlantic as part of Operation Reassurance. Rear Admiral Josée…

As the search for a missing submersible with five people aboard continues about 700 kilometres south of Newfoundland, two federal cabinet ministers came forward today to say the focus is on saving lives, not on the cost of the rescue operation. In Ottawa, the minister responsible for the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, said the…

A naval officer serving as second in command of a Canadian minesweeper deployed to Europe was relieved of her duties over an allegation of “inappropriate conduct of a sexualized nature.” The Department of National Defence announced the move in a statement this afternoon, saying the incident is alleged to have occurred during a port visit in Lisbon,…

The Department of National Defence says Cmdr. Dale St. Croix has been temporarily removed from his position as commanding officer of HMCS Halifax and is under investigation. In a statement released late Thursday, the department says the investigation “(does) not concern any sexual misconduct, harmful or inappropriate sexual behaviour.” The frigate began a six-month deployment…