New CT scanner officially open for business By Virginia Beaton, Trident Staff Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Atlantic) (CF H Svcs C (A)) held the ribbon cutting ceremony for its new CT scanner on Friday, October 23. “I fought hard to get it,” LCol Heudes, Commanding Officer of CF H […]
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Padre’s Corner
Padre Nangle and the Royal Newfoundland Regiment By Padre Lt(N)Tim Parker, Newfoundland, then a Dominion of the British Realm, produced a remarkable Regiment of heroes to fight in the First World War. Combat began for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (RNR) in September 1915 at Gallipoli, Turkey. The RNR was the […]
CAF Sports Day
CAF Sports Day held in person and online By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The eighth annual addition of Canadian Armed Forces Sports Day was held across the country on October 22, with military members taking some time away from the workplace to safely participate in a variety of activities, both […]
Positive Space Program
Foster a safe and inclusive workplace using the Positive Space Program By Aimee Nkoghe, Directorate of Human Rights and Diversity (DHRD) Most people think a positive space is a physical environment where you can talk, but what this program teaches is acceptance of others. Two years ago a Positive Space […]
The sinking of SS Caribou
When war came to Newfoundland: The sinking of SS Caribou By CPO1 (Ret’d) Pat Devenish, Canadian Naval Memorial Trust On an early morning in May of 1986, the new ferry Caribou, on her maiden voyage between North Sydney in Cape Breton and Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland, slows to a spot in the […]
Helping others in a time of COVID
Helping others in a time of COVID By Lt Nicole Morrison, MARLANT PA Picture this: music is blasting and people are cheering as 147 participants, split into 6 teams, take turns riding stationary bikes as part of ship-wide fundraising bike-a-thon. Their teammates stand next to them, offering encouragement and bottles […]
Mooseheads CAF Appreciation carries on
Mooseheads honour this season’s first Star of the Game participants By CFB Halifax Public Affairs, On October 1, members of the Halifax Mooseheads hockey organization awarded five members of our local Defence Team with special jerseys to kick off their 2020-2021 Canadian Armed Forces Star/Family of the Game program. This […]
Engine swap at FMF Cape Scott
FMFCS replaces MWM engines with CAT diesel engines for first time in FMF history By Ashley Evans, Strategic Communications Officer, Strategy Department, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton FMFCS has been busy preparing for the replacement of two Mortoren- Werke Mannheim (MWM) diesel generators with Caterpillar (CAT) diesels on HMCS Ville […]
HMCS Oriole sailing season wraps up
HMCS Oriole looks ahead to 2021 as sailing season wraps up By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff It wasn’t a typical sailing season for HMCS Oriole, but that doesn’t mean it was unsuccessful. The RCN’s oldest commissioned ship began sailing in mid-summer, and has spent the last few months at sea […]
Register now for CAF Sports Day
Register now for CAF Sports Day By Trident Staff, Despite limitations on indoor activity due to public health restrictions, the eighth edition of Canadian Armed Forces Sports Day is forging ahead, with both live and virtual activities set for October 22. The in-person activities are taking place at Stadacona, at […]