• In shifting geopolitical landscape, Canada, U.S. and Denmark militaries train together in Greenland

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-01 08:30:00.0
  Tags: [National, Defence, Public Safety, Infrastructure]

  Under the NORAD-led Operation Arctic Vanguard, military forces from the Royal Canadian Air Force, United States Air Force, and Royal Danish Air Force conducted joint tactical and search-and-rescue exercises in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. The multinational operations utilized 5 Wing Goose Bay as a strategic northern staging point, which the federal government announced in April would receive up to $8 billion in infrastructure investments. The exercises aimed to improve operational readiness, communication, and sustainment in austere Arctic conditions amid shifting geopolitical security dynamics.

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• Canada's building a war-fighting army with tip of spear at CFB Edmonton

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-18 23:31:33.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, Defence, Public Safety, Infrastructure]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney's $82-billion federal defence funding package has triggered a major structural reorganization of the Canadian Army, establishing the 1st Canadian Division headquarters at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton with coast-to-coast operational and expeditionary command responsibilities. The reorganization marks Canada's first division-level war-fighting alignment since the Second World War, driven by security shifts stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. CFB Edmonton's workforce is set to expand by 1,000 personnel over the next five years, alongside the introduction of new operational capabilities including long-range precision strike systems, drones, air defence, electronic warfare equipment, and Canadian-made Colt rifles.

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