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Canadians Continue Afghan Fight

January 7th, 2009 | Comments Off

As December passed its mid-way point, soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, found themselves in familiar territory; away from the relative safety of their Forward Operating Bases, taking the fight to the insurgents. Operation PANCAR, or “Claw” in Pashtu, is the latest Battle Group operation aimed at maintaining constant pressure on the insurgents through the winter months. The Battle Group operation saw elements manoeuvre into Eastern Zharey and Eastern Panjwayi and focus their efforts on the villages of Senjaray and Salavat. “We need to stay aggressive,” said Lieutenant Colonel Roger Barrett, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion. “We can and will dictate the pace through the winter months.” The three day operation took place from December 18-20, and was a success. Several weapons caches … Read entire article »

Filed under: Afghanistan, Our Allies, War on Terror

Canadian Troops Aid in Gustav Relief

September 3rd, 2008 | Comments Off

Canadian Troops Aid in Gustav Relief

U.S. and Canadian forces personnel help an evacuee of Hurricane Gustav to board a Canadian forces flight at Lake Front Airport in New Orleans, Aug. 31, 2008. As part of the civil assistance plan between the United States and Canada, the Canadian forces aircraft was brought in to help transport patients to destinations safely outside the hurricane’s path. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Disasters, Military, Our Allies

Propane Explosions Rock Toronto

August 10th, 2008 | Comments Off

Six alarm fire. Police have evacuated thousands of residents in the Keele and Wilson Sts. area after the explosions rocked the neighbourhood around 4 a.m. this morning. Toronto Sun … Read entire article »

Filed under: Disasters, Firefighting

Canada Deports Deserters

July 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Gateway Pundit says “Welcome home, boys!” Say what you will about Canada, they have seen through the tissue of falsehoods that these deserters tried to use as a scheme to get out of doing their sworn duty. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Crime and Punishment

Oh, Canada, eh

June 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment

On the site I have a category called Mocking and a subcategory from that called Canada. Why? Because it’s there. I live in one of the few areas of the United States ever invaded by a foreign power. I can stand on the shore of Lake Ontario, turn my gaze north towards Toronto, raise my fist and shout “Damn you, ya limey bastards! We’ll get you for that!” Two hundred years isn’t too long to carry a grudge. Many of us locals are getting our revenge, however. We get on the bus or drive on over to Casino Niagara and leave our devalued dollars in their Canadian slot machines. Take that, you hosers, take our devalued dollars! The joke’s on you… Now, I have written glowingly about the actions of the Canadian military … Read entire article »

Filed under: Canada, Mocking

Maher Arar

January 23rd, 2004 | Comments Off

The story of the Canadian deported to Syria after being denied entry into the United States continues. Yesterday, the Mounties raided a newspaper and a reporter’s home in Canada in a search for classified materials on this matter. The search and the warrants issued appear to confirm that Mr. Arar is, in fact, the subject of an ongoing anti-terrorism investigation. Found at Being An American in T.O.. Globe and Mail The RCMP relied on the security act in searching for the source of an alleged information leak stemming from a November story Ms. O’Neill wrote about Maher Arar, an Ottawa telecommunications engineer who became caught up in the global fight against terrorism. Mr. Arar, a Canadian citizen who hails from Syria, was deported to the country of his birth by U.S. authorities … Read entire article »

Filed under: War on Terror