LCdr Justin Wong, Commanding Officer of HMCS Moncton, speaks to members of the media prior to departing for an Operation REASSURANCE deployment on July 7. HMCS Moncton and HMCS Edmonton are set to join Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) for four months in the North Atlantic and Baltic regions.  

The annual HFX Wanderers FC DND Appreciation Match took place on May 30, with a raucous crowd treated to a 1-0 Wanderers win in stoppage time over Vancouver FC. The day came with a Defence team takeover of the Wanderers Grounds — The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy and a […]

DND Family Days returns to His Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard in Halifax on Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13, bringing two days of excitement, connection, and community celebration for Canadian Armed Forces members, their families, and the wider Defence Team.  A tradition in Halifax for nearly three decades, Family Days continues to evolve. This year, visitors […]

Sailors about MV Asterix enjoy a yoga session led by Personnel Support Programs (PSP) while sailing in the Western Pacific Ocean as part of Operation HORIZON on April 21. Asterix is in the region supporting HMCS Charlottetown and allies.  

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Donald Allan of Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) is seen during transport to a dive location as part of Operation OPEN SPIRIT 2026 in the Bay of Riga, Latvia, on May 5. Royal Canadian Navy divers have been working alongside NATO allies to support cleanup of First […]

HMCS Charlottetown MV Asterix recently met up to conduct a replenishment at sea in the Pacific, with Charlottetown taking on fuel as it gets set to continue its ongoing deployment on Operations HORIZON and NEON. The ship left Halifax in February for the six-month Indo-Pacific mission. 

The weather wasn’t cooperative, but members of Maritime Forces Atlantic still showed out on April 15 for the first Fleet Run of the season across HMC Dockyard and onto the Halifax waterfront. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of National Defence David McGuinty visited HMCS Margaret Brooke in Halifax on March 26, where the ship served as the backdrop for an announcement of more than $2 billion in new defence spending for Nova Scotia.

Winners were recently announced for the 2025 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Imagery Contest, with two local Imagery Technicians taking top honours. Corporal (Cpl) Mitch Paquette claimed first place in the Military Community Life category for Her Watch Begins, while Cpl Morgan LeBlanc earned a win in the Military Operations category with The Formidable Ship 336. Contest judges praised both images as standout […]

Winners were recently announced for the 2025 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Imagery Contest, with two local Imagery Technicians taking top honours. Corporal (Cpl) Mitch Paquette claimed first place in the Military Community Life category for Her Watch Begins, while Cpl Morgan LeBlanc earned a win in the Military Operations category with The Formidable Ship 336. Contest judges praised both images as standout […]