It was one of those damp, bone-chilling days so common in Halifax in late December when Andy Barber first caught sight of his new posting in the harbour. He didn't think much about it at first. For ...
It’s the most decorated warship in the history of the Canadian Navy, but its most dangerous assignment was to sail across Lake Ontario from Toronto to Port Weller. After 36 years as a showpiece at ...
Turns out there are limits to the Canadian military's appetite for used equipment. A bid to have the storied Second World War destroyer HMCS Haida recommissioned has been rejected by National Defence.
HMCS Haida, the storied Tribal-class destroyer once destined for the scrap heap, is being commissioned the Royal Canadian Navy’s first-ever ceremonial flagship. In naval circles, in military and ...
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It’s now permanently docked in Hamilton, but 75 years ago, the HMCS Haida helped to defend Allied forces ahead of the Normandy invasion. Parks Canada highlighted the ship’s role in the pivotal moment ...
For more than 30 years, it sat in the harbour at Ontario Place, a 115-metre-long monument to Canada's naval past. Yesterday, two tugboats, one pulling its stern and the other gently steering the bow, ...