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Fair dinkum... In November 2025, the Chief of Army's History Conference was held at Parliament House in Canberra. This year's topic: Mastering the Army Profession. As the Army faces a range of challenges in preparing for an increasingly complex strategic environment, we need to consider how...

Another one bites the dust... World Economic Forum CEO quits after Epstein ties scrutinized Borge Brende, who became president of the WEF in 2017, announced his decision in a statement following disclosures from the U.S. Justice Department that showed the Norwegian had three business dinners...

Service guarantees citizenship... Canada opens new residency paths for military recruits, other workers Ottawa is also launching a third stream of entry — skilled military recruits. “We are creating a new category for skilled military recruits to attract highly skilled foreign military...

Ouch... City staff stealing packages, working other jobs on sick leave: What Toronto's auditor uncovered in 2025 Toronto's auditor general will present her annual fraud hotline report Thursday Thousands of dollars in missing packages from mailrooms, a city employee taking weeks of paid sick...

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Imagine calling 911 in a panic as your husband goes into cardiac arrest. Imagine paramedics arriving and asking - as if there’s any relevance whatsoever to the task of keeping your loved one alive - whether they “self-identify as Indigenous.”

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Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you - literally... When We Were Lunch How being food for other animals has made us into the humans we are today Being the hunted has left a deep impact on our personal and collective memories, with imprints that have, in the language of...

Stay of execution... In Defense Bill, Congress Rejects Bid to Retire A-10s, F-15Es Lawmakers resolving differences in the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization bill want to stop cuts to the Air Force’s combat fleet by blocking scores of planned divestments of aging...

Sigh... that is NOT a C9 ;) Learning lessons of Ukraine war, Canadian military creates joint command New command will oversee expansion of health services for overseas missions The Canadian military is undertaking a structural reorganization designed to make the force more nimble and adaptable...

Et tu brute? We are mid-coup at the moment.... Rustad is refusing to stand down though. BC: never boring ;) Conservative caucus removes Rustad The B.C. Conservative caucus has ousted John Rustad from his position as party leader Wednesday, a source confirmed. The move follows a letter to...

Well written! Rounds complete... Final honour: Victoria armoury to be renamed for wartime leader 150 years after his birth It’s a tribute to a man who not only shaped the Canadian Army but also, in his own quiet way, helped shape Canada itself. John Ducker and Lt.-Col. (Ret'd) Vic Skaarupabout...

A familiar theme, unfortunately... Ford CEO Jim Farley laments he can’t fill 5,000 mechanic jobs paying $120K per year: ‘We are in trouble in our country’ Ford has been unable to fill some 5,000 openings for mechanics despite offering a salary of $120,000 a year — prompting the company’s...

Always be prepared... and have a good throwing arm ;) Prepared and calm, young Scouts help rain-soaked hikers in B.C. park A group of local scouts helped a trio of hikers in distress in Golden Ears Provincial Park on Saturday, Nov. 22, before they were rescued. Ridge Meadows Search and...

That's good news... The Great U.S. Military Recruitment Comeback Has Begun Key Points and Summary – After years of missing goals, the U.S. military’s recruiting slump has flipped. In FY2025 the Army hit its 61,000 target four months early, with other branches meeting or beating plans. Why...

Alot of Colleges and Universities are struggling for $, and these are some of the things that are going to go first... “It’s an absolute gut punch”: McGill athletes reeling after 25 teams cut Hundreds of McGill University student-athletes say they’ve been left devastated after learning the...

Well, that's outstanding news... GORE-TEX Unveils Next-Gen Flame-Resistant Combat Suits GORE-TEX Labs has introduced a new generation of PYRAD flame-retardant combat suits designed to keep soldiers cool, protected, and agile, even in temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees...

I guess stuff like this was inevitable... Navy SEAL who 'killed Bin Laden' suing podcasters for $25,000,000 for saying he lied The ex-Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama bin Laden is now suing a pair of podcasters after they claimed he was lying about assassinating the founder of al-Qaeda...

Hunters wanted ;) Japan has deployed troops to the country's mountainous north to help trap bears after local authorities said communities were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of attacks. The operation started in Kazuno, a town of around 30,000 people, on Wednesday. "As bears...