Members of HMCS Summerside enjoy a game of ball hockey while alongside in Portsmouth, UK ahead of exercises in the Baltic. Though COVID-19 restrictions mean deployed sailors currently have few chances to get off ship, staff work hard to create safe opportunities for fitness and recreation.  

HMCS Saskatoon sails in a column formation with Mexican Navy offshore patrol vessel, Revolucion, and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward astern in the eastern Pacific during a passing exercise as part of the North American Maritime Security Initiative on May 13, 2021.

Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 21-2 Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 21-2 took place from May 8-14 off the coast of Scotland, with SNMG1 ships and aircraft, including HMCS Halifax and its embarked CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, participating in realistic multi-threat scenarios at sea.

HMCS Harry DeWolf members perform lunges during a flight deck PT session on May 2, while the  ship was conducting warm weather trials in waters off Puerto Rico.

The ship’s company of HMCS Halifax can’t do much running on land right now, but that isn’t stopping them from taking part in their annual Run for Wishes in support of Make-A-Wish Canada. Sailors have been logging distance whenever they can on treadmills, on the flight deck or while alongside […]

Members of  HMCS Ville de Québec joined Habitat for Humanity on April 12 to help out in moving drywall into a pair of homes. The sailors said they were happy to assist volunteers and community partners to help build affordable housing for families in need.

Work continues on the Naval Large Tug (NLT) project at the Ocean Industries Inc. shipyard at L’Isle-aux-Coudres, QC. The project will deliver four new tugboats to the Royal Canadian Navy – two on each coast. The first two boats are expected to be delivered this year, with the remainder arriving […]

HMCS Halifax conducts advanced Naval Boarding Party small arms training on the flight deck on March 26 while sailing with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) in the Baltic. The team trains with a focus on safely and effectively operating firearms in response to various tactical scenarios. Halifax is currently […]

After missing their annual friendly hockey game in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, members of HMCS Queen Charlotte took on members of the Prince Edward Island Regiment and 36 Signals Regiment on March 24, with the Naval Reserve team taking a 2-0 victory.    

HMCS Windsor departed HMC Dockyard Halifax for sea trials in the Bedford Basin on March 16. It’s an early step as the submarine prepares to return to operations for the first time in two years, following maintenance work and modernization upgrades.