Ahmad Mukhtar is a producer for CBS News based in Toronto, Canada. He covers politics, conflict and terrorism, with a focus on news from Canada and his home nation of Afghanistan, which he left ...

The Canadian Armed Forces are a professional volunteer force that consists of approximately 68,000 active personnel and 27,000 reserve personnel, with a sub-component of approximately 5,000 Canadian ...

Egg yolks, heavy cream, sugar and bourbon are all things one might expect to see in a traditional holiday nog recipe. But our allies to the north have a much longer winter than we do, so their eggnog ...

Federal and provincial employees who volunteer for military service would be given a one-week training course, according to a directive. (Credit: Sean Kilpatrick) The Canadian Forces is counting on ...

The Royal Canadian Air Force (CAF) is set to buy a fleet of 11 MQ-9B SkyGuardian combat drones from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), the country’s defense officials announced. The ...

A contingent of Canadian Armed Forces members participating in the Nijmegen Marches Departure Parade at the Canadian War Museum. (Credit: ERROL MCGIHON) Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced pay ...

Canadian authorities have arrested four men in Quebec, including two active Canadian Forces members, for allegedly stealing military equipment to establish an anti-government extremist militia. The ...

In what is being described as the most extensive fighting involving western ground troops in Syria or Iraq since the beginning of the latest US-led intervention in September 2014, Canadian Special ...

US airmen and the Canadian air force delivered more than 100,000 pounds of cargo to Canadian Forces Station Alert. CFS Alert is located on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic, which is the ...

OTTAWA, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has launched a new software program for Canadian armed forces' dental healthcare. The company said in a statement last week that new software program would be ...

A closer look at Canada’s announcement that it’s buying 12 new submarines makes clear that it’s ‘business as usual’ in terms of defence spending. Canada is doing the bare minimum. The 20-year timeline ...

A member of an elite Canadian air force squadron died Sunday after a jet crashed into a British Columbia home during a celebration for front-line workers in the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said.