Month: May 2026

HMCS Charlottetown, a Halifax-class frigate based in Halifax with a crew of approximately 240, conducted what the Department of National Defence described as a “routine transit” through the 180-kilometre-wide waterway on May 22-23, 2026.

As June draws near, the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force are finalizing preparations to send a robust contingent to Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, the 30th edition of the planets biggest multinational maritime warfare drill.

The Republic of Korea Navy’s KSS-III attack submarine ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho arrived off the British Columbia coast today after completing a historic 14,000-kilometre trans-Pacific voyage, serving as a high-profile demonstration of South Korea’s capabilities in Canada’s multibillion-dollar submarine replacement program.

First announced in 2007 by then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Nanisivik facility was originally pitched as a bold assertion of Canadian sovereignty in the Northwest Passage. Located on the site of a former lead-zinc mine near Arctic Bay, about 20 kilometres from the community, it was intended as a seasonal docking and refuelling station to support the navy’s Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) and other government vessels operating in the Far North.

In a significant leadership shake-up at the top of Canada’s military, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, the outspoken commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), has been promoted to the position of Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS), the second-highest role in the Canadian Armed Forces.