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A man accused of plotting to derail a Via passenger train between Toronto and New York has sharply criticized the Canadian government for its military involvement in Afghanistan, labelling it a deadly and wrong form of "colonization." More...

The 70th anniversary of the single longest battle in Canadian military history is being marked across the country today. More...

Prince Philip has had a few health scares recently, but Queen Elizabeth's husband's short visit to Toronto, which begins today, reflects his stamina, longtime military interests and maybe even a love affair with a country he's visited over 70 times. More...

After more than a decade of waiting for a new search-and-rescue plane, the military today is barely a step closer to flying one

C/P:April 4th, 2012 01:15 PM ET (CNN) -- The United States on Wednesday announced charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of orchestrating the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four others accused of involvement in the plot. "If convicted, the five accused could be...

The lawyer for the Army staff sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage met his client for the first time Monday and said the solider has a sketchy memory of the massacre. Lawyer John Henry Browne said Robert Bales remembers some details from before and...

A member of NATO-led forces was injured in an "incident" as US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta arrived at a military base in Afghanistan Wednesday, the military said. More...

The Department of National Defence is changing how the military handles search and rescue calls following the tragic death of a teenage Labrador snowmobiler. More...

Nine members of the Canadian Forces are safe after their CC-130 Hercules military aircraft caught fire at a base in the Key West, Fla. More...

A member of Newfoundland and Labrador's house of assembly is questioning whether the life of a 14-year-old boy could have been saved if a military search and rescue helicopter had responded sooner. More...

AP - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry on Sunday accused the Obama administration of "over-the-top rhetoric" and "disdain for the military" in its condemnation of a video that purportedly shows four Marines urinating on corpses in Afghanistan. More...

Opposition MPs are asking for Defence Minister Peter MacKay's resignation after documents revealed he used a military helicopter to save 90 minutes of travel time. More...

The federal government will move ahead with its planned military facility in Resolute, Nunavut. The centre will focus on training for disasters instead of Arctic warfare. More...

AP - Egypt's military rulers rejected protester demands for them to step down immediately and said Thursday they would start the first round of parliamentary elections on time next week, despite serious unrest in Cairo and other cities. More...

AP - Tens of thousands of Islamists and young activists massed Friday in Tahrir Square, confronting Egypt's ruling military council with the largest crowd in months to protest the generals' attempt to give themselves special powers over a future elected government. More...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria faces a shapeless, shifting threat from a radical Muslim sect that has killed more than 100 people in recent days. While the country boasts one of Africa's strongest armies, a military crackdown could drive more supporters into the extremists' ranks. The U.S. is...

A Charlottetown woman says she wants to honour her late husband by wearing his military medals for Remembrance Day, but she doesn't want to break the law. More...

Sensitive data including Social Security Numbers, names, addresses, phone numbers and personal health data belonging to about 4.9 million active and retired U.S. military personnel may have been compromised. More...

For the first time, the U.S. has interpreted an existing treaty to include aggression in cyberspace as a trigger for international military cooperation. More...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The numbers are in from violence on the 38th anniversary of Chile's military coup: Police arrested 280 people and 45 people were injured, including a teenager who is in critical condition with a bullet in his chest. The disturbances during the commemoration of Chile's...