Navy

The centre block of the future HMCS Max Bernays sits at the Irving Shipbuilding facility in Halifax on Jan. 22, 2021 (CP/Andrew Vaughan)

It’s time to ban the buying of made-in-Canada warships

Scott Gilmore: Decades of waste and failure prove Canada is simply incapable of building ships for our navy. There’s only one way to end the insanity once and for all.

The world’s first ice-busting yachts open the High Arctic

But how will the polar-capable yachts stack up against new Canadian patrol ships?

The sinking of the Canadian Navy

A maritime nation has let its naval fleet fall apart. Here’s how a once-proud force fell into such an embarrassing state of disrepair

Peter C. Newman: The ‘bad joke’ of our Navy

Having escaped the Nazis in his youth, Peter C. Newman wanted to prove he was a true-blue Canadian. What he found, then and now, were dramatic shortcomings

Why the Navy’s woes are much like our own

Who hasn’t dealt with budget cuts in tough times?

Canada’s navy blues

Even before it was hit by a series of setbacks, Canada’s Pacific fleet faced questions about its readiness

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The navy’s great barrier grief

A floating security fence to protect warships in Halifax Harbour has fallen victim to a more modest assault: mussels

This navy is hardly shipshape

This navy is hardly shipshape

Alcohol and sex aren’t the only problems in the Australian military

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Why are we setting pirates free?

The U.S. is arresting pirates, but Canada is cutting them loose