Should the Canadian Coast Guard be armed? The jury is still out, but the navy says no

Canada is the only Arctic nation that doesn't arm its coast guard fleet. The United States, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, ...

Canada sending Coast Guard vessel to Greenland for opening of new consulate: Anand

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada's "principled pragmatism" in foreign policy will be on full display next ...

The coast guard wants it scrapped, but owner hopes to sell Capt. Earl W. Winsor for $1M

The Canadian Coast Guard has deemed the MV Capt. Earl W. Winsor a wreck and plans to scrap it, but the owner says the former ...
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Coast guard patrol ships to be pulled from service 'sooner than expected,' amid pressures from new security mandate

OTTAWA — A long-troubled fleet of coast guard patrol ships that the Canadian government paid hundreds of millions to build will be pulled from service “sooner than expected,” an internal document ...
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MV Confederation leaked coolant into waters off Charlottetown, says Canadian Coast Guard

The coast guard says it was notified of 'a potential pollution incident' involving MV Confederation, shown here docked in Charlottetown Harbour on Monday. (Aaron Adetuyi/CBC - image credit) One of the ...
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Keel Laid for Canada’s Final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship

At a ceremony at Halifax Shipyard, the Canadian Coast Guard and Irving Shipbuilding have marked the official keel laying of the eighth and final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) – the future ...
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Echandia to Supply Battery System for Canadian Coast Guard’s Hybrid Icebreaker

Swedish maritime battery systems specialist Echandia has secured an order from ABB to supply a 3.7 MWh battery system for a new hybrid icebreaker vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard to be built at ...

Should the Canadian Coast Guard be armed? The navy says no

Last spring, the Liberal government announced the Canadian Coast Guard would be integrated into the Department of National ...