Canada

At any given moment, the United States military is actively engaged in multiple combat theaters around the globe, fighting, advising, or providing support in nations on every continent to ensure America and its allies continue to fight the important battles of today.  Despite the massive operational commitment America’s foreign policy dictates for its armed forces, […]

Two attacks that took place in Edmonton, Canada on Sunday have been linked to a single suspected terrorist by local authorities, after a man who was seen driving his vehicle into a police officer, then stabbing him, later went on to drive a truck into at least four pedestrians during a chase from police. At […]

An Air France flight suffered major engine damage during a flight scheduled to go to Los Angeles. An Air France flight bound for Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Newfoundland, Canada Saturday afternoon after one of the aircraft’s engines blew out over the Atlantic Ocean. Passengers on the Airbus A380 tweeted pictures […]

Chelsea Manning has been denied entry into Canada, according to a letter she recently posted to Twitter. According to the letter Manning received from the Canadian government, she was “inadmissible on grounds of serious criminality for having been convicted of an offense outside Canada,” the letter reads. The letter further describes Canada’s decision to bar […]

A surge in migrant crossings into Canada from the United States has the Canadian government looking to proactive solutions to stem the steadily rising numbers of asylum seekers in their country. Thousands of migrants, mostly Haitians, have been crossing the U.S.-Canada border with relative impunity since the start of this year. Perhaps not surprisingly, the […]

Samuel Straface thought he was the last one out the door one recent evening at the medical-technology startup he leads in suburban Boston. But as he passed a glass-walled conference room on the second floor, Dr. Straface says he saw a man he didn’t recognize, sitting by himself in front of two open laptops and […]

The US State Department has approved the sale of up to 18 F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft to Canada. The total worth of the agreement could be over $5 billion dollars. Talk about a cool paint job! The proposed deal includes 10 F/A-18E and eight F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft as well as supporting equipment and armaments […]

For decades, people all over the world have reported seeing saucer-shaped crafts darting across the sky.  These sightings are attributed to any number of things: swamp gas, ball lightning, and of course, extra-terrestrials visiting Earth.  If you happened to spot one near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the late 1950’s however, there’s a chance it […]

Omar Khadr, a Canadian-born man who killed an American Special Forces soldier in Afghanistan when he was 15 while fighting for Al Qaeda, will receive an apology and $8 million from the Canadian government. The decision was made this week following years of political controversy in Canada over the plight of a man who had […]

An executive vice president at Lockheed Martin said this week that he is ‘confident’ that Canada will decided to purchase F-35 aircraft to replace its aging fleet of CF-18 Hornets. There had been some suggestions that the Canadian government was considering F/A-18 Super Hornets instead of the F-35. Jeff Babione, executive vice president and general manager […]

An executive vice president at Lockheed Martin said this week that he is ‘confident’ that Canada will decided to purchase F-35 aircraft to replace its aging fleet of CF-18 Hornets. There had been some suggestions that the Canadian government was considering F/A-18 Super Hornets instead of the F-35. Jeff Babione, executive vice president and general manager […]

Since Afghanistan, the Canadian Forces have been testing various replacements for their current issue assault vest. Our current vest can hold a grand total of 4 AR magazines, and barely has any modularity (except for the side pouches which can be changed). The problem is with the CF, it has used some sort of weird Velcro and tab […]