As China explores the Arctic, Canada's military is preparing for confrontation

More than 3,000 kilometres north of the nation’s capital, soldiers, ships and aircraft of Canada’s Armed Forces gathered this week in one of the most remote areas of the country to answer one question ...
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Two Canadian Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships Named

Two new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) under construction for the Canadian Coast Guard were named during a ceremony at Irving Shipbuilding's Halifax Shipyard. The July 31 event also marked ...
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Canada’s final Arctic patrol ship launches ahead of schedule

The Royal Canadian Navy has launched its sixth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray, ...
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Last Canadian Navy Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has accepted the sixth and final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Robert Hampton Gray. The AOPVs are ice-capable patrol ships ...
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Patrolling the High Arctic, Rifles and Snow Shoes at the Ready

The soldiers clambered onto snowmobiles and disappeared into a whiteout, snaking across the frozen Arctic Ocean in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Members of the Canadian and American militaries, ...