New commanding officer for future HMCS Margaret Brooke By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Cdr Nicole Robichaud assumed command of the future HMCS Margaret Brooke on April 30, in a virtual Change of Command ceremony presided over by Cmdre Richard Feltham, Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic. Cdr Robichaud, who is originally from […]

A very different Ramadan Muslim sailors observe a month of fasting while on deployment with HMCS Halifax  By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff If he’s not already on duty, Sailor Second Class Yunus Kurt gets up every day, an hour before sunrise, to have something to eat before beginning his daily […]

HMCS Toronto Change of Command reflects a challenging pandemic year By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Since taking over command of HMCS Toronto in August 2019, Cdr Jeff Dargavel and the ship’s crew faced “a triple crown of increasingly difficult tests” that upended the ship’s sailing schedule, forcing them to adapt […]

By Trident Staff, Since the inception of the Royal Canadian Navy in 1911, a number of different conventions have been used to name ships that are accepted into the service. Some, like the Second World War armed yacht HMCS Elk or the Orca-class training vessels, have been named after animals. […]

By CFMWS, Support the next generation of writers. Vote for your favourite youth reporter story between now and May 31st and you can set one young person up with a grand prize package, including a $2,500 scholarship. Every fall, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Newspapers* invites young people, 13 to 18-years-old, […]

The cost: ships lost in the Battle of the Atlantic Every year on Battle of the Atlantic Sunday, a bell is rung for each of the ships lost during the battle, and for the lives lost with them.   Adversus – 20 Dec 1941. Ran aground, McNutts Island, near Shelburne, […]

The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945 By John Knoll, Heritage Officer, Royal Canadian Navy Every year on the first Sunday in May, the Canadian Navy family gathers to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic – to honour the struggle, sacrifice, and loss, but also to celebrate the heroism and courage […]

Royal Canadian Navy sets CMF record with major back-to-back drug busts By Combined Maritime Forces, HMCS Calgary has made the largest heroin bust in Combined Maritime Forces history, operating under the command of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150. The record-setting haul of 2,835 lbs (1,286 kg) of heroin […]

By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Gary Lowe doesn’t skip a beat when asked what he enjoys most about his role as  Work Centre Manager in the Marine Machinery Shop at Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott. “The talent,” he says, his pride in the facility and the people who work there […]