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 […]

Happy 25th Anniversary to Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott By Ashley Evans, FMF Cape Scott/Cape Breton April 4, 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the inception of Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott (FMFCS), the Royal Canadian Navy’s dedicated repair and maintenance facility situated within HMC Dockyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia.. […]

A piece of Navy history: HMCS Sackville model presented to NFS(A) By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff As the hull painting of HMCS Sackville neared completion in the submarine shed at HMC Dockyard, a replica of the Navy’s memorial ship was being presented to Naval Fleet School (Atlantic), where it is […]

HMCS Queen Charlotte fitness challenge keeping reservists in ship shape By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff Naval reservists at HMCS Queen Charlotte are getting more active, with some unit members lacing up their running shoes for road races or riding fat bikes in the snow this past winter. The Naval Reserve […]