Defence team, public gather on 77th anniversary of Battle of the Atlantic By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff With the Second World War era Corvette HMCS Sackville in the water, flypasts from Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft, and a large group of both military and civilian attendees, a bit of tradition […]
Other News
RCAF, RCN mark two years since Stalker 22 tragedy
A small ceremony was held on April 29 at the Stalker 22 Memorial Monument at 12 Wing Shearwater to remember the six RCN and RCAF members who lost their lives on April 29, 2020 when a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crashed in the Ionian sea while deployed with HMCS Fredericton on […]
Volume 56, Issue 09, May 2, 2022
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Op Reassurance: Strength in Unity / Op Reassurance: L’union fait la force
Op Reassurance: Strength in Unity, By Kamma Frederick, Fitness, Sport, and Recreation Supervisor – Op Reassurance, Latvia On the weekend of February 26 and 27, a team of 22 Canadian and 4 Italian athletes from Operation Reassurance Latvia competed in the first annual NATO Cross Country Ski Championship in Otepaa, […]
When Assiniboine brought word processing to the RCN
When Assiniboine brought word processing to the RCN By Don Sheridan, with CPO1(Ret’d) Bruce Cake, and CPO1 (Ret’d) John Arsenault In this article we are celebrating an innovation in the Royal Canadian Navy that started specifically on HMCS Assiniboine – when the ship’s office trialed a Canadian word processing system […]
Memorial Concert / Concert commémoratif
The Stadacona Band of the Royal Canadian Navy is performing the Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Concert at the Spatz Theatre in Halifax at 7pm, Thursday 5 May 2022. After two years of online performances, the Stadacona Band is proud to bring this annual FREE commemorative event back to live […]
Raising a glass to HMCS Halifax
Raising a glass to HMCS Halifax: Brewer supplies frigate with its own special brew By Joanie Veitch, Trident Staff When Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Halifax left Halifax on March 19 to join Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in northern Europe, the ship’s crew had a little something extra onboard — […]
Halifax Mariners return to the ice
Halifax Mariners return to the ice at Vince Ryan Memorial Hockey Tournament By Capt Dawn Macauley, The last Canadian Armed Forces Women’s Hockey National Championship game was played on March 13, 2020; just as the COVID-19 pandemic was arriving in Canada. This point in history has impacted countless aspects of […]
Padre’s Corner: Looking Forward as We Commemorate the Past
Padre’s Corner: Looking Forward as We Commemorate the Past By Padre Capt (Rabbi Dr) Noteh Glogauer, Fleet Chaplain Every year, the first Sunday in May is set aside to commemorate the sacrifice of those who served in the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Canadian Merchant […]
HMCS Harry DeWolf readies for Operation Caribbe
Crewmembers come alongside HMCS Harry DeWolf during a person-overboard drill while on route to participate in Operation Caribbe on April 5. The ship left Halifax on April 4, and soon afterward joined United States Coast Guard partners in the South-Eastern Pacific to contribute to counter-narcotic activities.