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Former military chaplain Roger Bazin in court on sex charges http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/former-military-chaplain-roger-bazin-in-court-on-sex-charges-92303059.html BARRIE, Ont. - A former chief Roman Catholic chaplain of the Canadian Forces is due in court today to...

And a few additional details on Lt(N) James Sebe's life and career in the CF. RIP http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2551605 Lt. James Sebe was a 'leader' Family and comrades remembered Naval Lt. James Sebe Monday as a man who was "all heart." Sebe, 41, was found dead in...

The latest: Base death natural causes: military officials http://www.intelligencer.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2548341 A soldier found dead in his quarters at CFB Trenton Wednesday died of natural causes, a military spokesman says. The soldier's family has asked that he not be identified, said...

Haven't seen this topic anywhere else so here we go: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/04/18/Canadian-generals-rifle-discharge-probed/UPI-35741271633387/ The general who leads Canadian troops in Afghanistan said he ordered an investigation into his actions after accidentally firing his rifle...

What about: Age is relative: I might be old at work but young when I go to the legion What do you mean you don't know what an FN is?

Extract from the Governor General Throne Speech on March 3rd. Today, however, a new generation of men and women in uniform continues to stand up for the values and principles Canadians hold dear. In Afghanistan, the Canadian Forces prepare for the end of the military mission in 2011 with the...

Letter of the Day in March 3rd Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/comment/letters/2010/03/02/13088481.html You can consider this is my love letter to Canada. The United States and Canada are inextricably linked — not only in the gold medal game in hockey, but on the battlefields of...

Thanks for the info. By the way, while on the subject of safety, did you know that there are restrictions on the use of the Thunderflash. QUOTE NOT TO BE USED WITHIN 10M OF PERSONNEL AND THAT ALL PERSONNEL WITHIN 30M FROM POINT OF INITIATION SHALL WEAR BALLISTIC EYEWEAR. DURING FUNCTIONING...

This accident happened for real, ther is an artcile about it in the Safety Digest (Edition 2 2010) for those who have access to the intranet (not sure if DSafeG is availble on the internet. There are all kinds of safety precautions associated with the item (To prevent possible injury to ears...

Bellesophie, I imagine that the services available here in Borden are similar to the ones in Valcartier and include (but not limited to): consulting one of the many padres or accessing the services of the Mental Health Clinic; the Canadian Forces Member Assistance Program (CFMAP) available to CF...

Furthermore: 3 CFB Borden soldiers found dead http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/02/24/13016456-qmi.html BARRIE - The 'sudden' deaths of three Base Borden soldiers are being probed by police and military officials. The body of Cpl. Jedd Vanden-Heuvel, 28, was found Sunday in Bon Echo...

Not much more: GATINEAU, Que. — A military judge has dismissed a constitutional challenge to the jury selection process in the court martial of Capt. Robert Semrau. Semrau is charged with second-degree murder for the alleged shooting of a disarmed Taliban insurgent on the battlefield in...

Interesting read http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/peter_worthington/2010/02/04/12742161-qmi.html Troops blend self-sacrifice with duty and their devotion to Canada is unwavering By PETER WORTHINGTON, QMI Agency We hear a lot these days about our soldiers in Afghanistan — especially...

from http://www.cfl.ca/ Riders lead Als at the half Darian Durant fired an eight-yard touchdown pass to Andy Fantuz late in the first quarter and the Riders D held the Als offence in check as the Riders have taken a 17-3 lead into the half. The Riders defence got off to a great start forcing...

May I suggest to get the latest news at TSN.CA (http://www.tsn.ca/)

Roughriders hold 14-3 lead in second quarter of Grey Cup With time winding down in the first half, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have opened up a 14-3 lead over the Montreal Alouettes in the 97th Grey Cup at MacMahon Stadium in Calgary. Luca Congi had an opportunity to get the Roughriders on the...

They have been doing it for a couple of years now in Ottawa. Here is a picture of the table in question

Here are other explanations from: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Regimental-nicknames-of-the-Canadian-Forces#R-Z "The Zipperheads or Zips[24] — This name is extended to all armoured regiments; some have explained it as a reference to the armoured corps' former use of zippered...

OTIS, What about Ammo Tech? We are still red as far as I know>

"Submarine ONONDAGA Finally Reaches Final Haven" the latest news. Seems like this web site gets updated periodically: http://www.shmp.qc.ca/html/the_onondaga_project.htm Also check out the following:http://www.radioman.ca/main_e3.htm