Canada’s first F-35A has taken to the skies 🇨🇦✈️ The RCAF first CF-35 aircraft, AR-1, completed its maiden flight on September 23 in Fort Worth, Texas — a major milestone as Canada prepares to replace its CF-188 Hornet fleet 📷 Eric Kilpatrick #RCAF #F35 #CAF #CanadianDefence

RT @LMCanadaNews: The first CF-35A took to the skies for the first time today.

The @RoyalCanNavy relies on work happening right here in Nova Scotia.   Over the past 5 years, our NS presence has supported hundreds of jobs, advanced technologies and regional innovation:   ⛴️ 941 total average annual jobs ⛴️ $478M total labour income ⛴️ $736M total value added

In March 2025, the last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain died at the age of 105. He had been shot down four times. He survived a burning cockpit, the sea, a parachute that snagged in a tree, and a fall behind enemy lines. When he died, the last of Churchill's "Few" was gone forever. This is the story of Paddy Hemingway..🧵1/6

Happy Terry Fox Run day! Today, people around the world will gather for the annual Terry Fox Run to support groundbreaking cancer research❤️🇨🇦

Today we honour the 86th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Of the many allied pilots engaged in the battle, more than 100 Canadians took part in the Battle of Britain. It was a turning point, won by extraordinary courage and resilience. As Winston Churchill famously said: “Never in the field of human conflict was so much been owed by so many to so few.” To learn more, watch this Military Moment from Legion Magazine: piped.video/watch?v=sBvUEhEk…

A few reflections heading home from the Bills game tonight as a Canadian. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🏈 There is a lot of noise in the Canada-U.S. relationship right now. Trade fights, tariffs, political rhetoric and plenty of frustration on both sides of the border. But then you spend a night in Buffalo. Canadians and Americans tailgating together. Singing both anthems. Cheering for the same team. Talking football, families and life. Nobody asking who won the latest political argument. It is a good reminder that our relationship is much bigger than whoever happens to occupy political office at any particular moment. We share communities, businesses, friendships, families, sports and a border that has connected us for generations. Governments will disagree. We should stand up for our respective interests when they do. But we shouldn’t lose sight of each other in the process. Tonight felt like a reminder of that. Break tables, not relationships. 🇨🇦🤝🇺🇸 #BillsMafia #GoBills

Tonight Josh Allen became the first player in the history of the National Football League with five passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns through the first two games of a season. Not the first in fifty years. The first. Here's where he came from. Firebaugh, California. A farming town in the Central Valley with about 7,600 people in it. His family grows cotton. His dad Joel was Firebaugh High School's starting quarterback in 1982. Josh threw for 5,269 yards and 59 touchdowns there. As a senior he had 25 touchdown passes and over 500 yards rushing. He graduated with zero scholarship offers. Not zero from the big schools. Zero, total. No FBS program called. No FCS program called. He didn't even get preferred walk-on offers. A couple of Division III schools floated academic money so he could come play for them. San Diego State said he could walk on, but couldn't promise he'd ever see the field. His father once played in a charity golf tournament with the head coach at Fresno State, the closest big program to home, and mentioned that his son wanted to play there. The coach decided he wasn't the right fit. Late in his senior year, Allen's high school coach pulled him out of class and drove him over to watch Fresno State's spring practice, just to see it. Allen watched their quarterbacks throw for a while. When practice ended, he tapped his coach on the shoulder. "Coach, I'm better than these guys." "You're what?" "I'm better." Nobody agreed with him. So he enrolled at Reedley College, a junior college 65 miles from home, where one of the assistant coaches happened to be married to his cousin. He didn't even start there at first. He sat for three games. In the fourth he came off the bench and ran for four touchdowns. His coordinator told him the offers would start rolling in now. They didn't. So Allen did the only thing left. He sat down and sent a mass email to every head coach, offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in Division I football. More than a thousand of them. Just his stats and a link to his highlight tape. Out of a thousand emails, he got a handful of replies. Out of those, two schools offered him a scholarship. Eastern Michigan and Wyoming. Then he took a visit to Wyoming, and Eastern Michigan pulled their offer. One. He had one. And Wyoming had only found him by accident. Their coaches had driven out to Reedley to scout a completely different player. "I truly felt like I was a Division I quarterback, and I'd felt that way for a long time," Allen said. "I just wanted other people to see it." He took the one offer. At Wyoming he threw for 5,066 yards and 44 touchdowns and turned a two-win team into an eight-win team. Buffalo drafted him seventh overall in 2018, the highest a quarterback had ever gone in franchise history. He won MVP in 2024. Last October, Firebaugh High School named its football field after him. His mother and father stood there for it. His grandfather had been one of the people who pushed for that town to have its own high school and its own field in the first place. The kid nobody wanted just put his name in a place in the record book where nobody else has ever been.

Happy birthday 76th birthday to '76 Canada Cup hero, Darryl Sittler #Leafs365 #LeafsForever

Before 2015, Canada had the richest middle class in the G7, the highest homeownership in the G7, and ranked among the happiest countries on earth. In just 11 years, the Liberals tore it all down. Highest food inflation in the G7, highest household debt, and an entire generation priced out of ever owning a home. 51% of parents are sending thousands each year to finance their adult children’s lives just to survive under this Liberal government. Canadians were raised to live, but are forced to survive under these Liberals.

Behind every serving member and Veteran is a strong, resilient family who shares in the sacrifice of service. Today, we recognize military families for their steadfast support, frequent relocations, and unwavering dedication to Canada. Read more: legion.ca/advocating-for-vet…

Operation Medusa, September 1 - 17, 2006, was one of the most intense and pivotal battles fought by Canadian Forces in recent Canadian military history. Today, we remember the brave Canadian soldiers who were wounded and who made the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Medusa. Their courage, sacrifice, and dedication to the mission of peace and security will never be forgotten. We honour their memory, support their families, and stand in solidarity with all who served. #CanadaRemembers L'opération Méduse, qui s'est déroulée du 1er au 17 septembre 2006, a été l'une des batailles les plus intenses et les plus cruciales menées par les Forces canadiennes dans l'histoire militaire récente. Aujourd'hui, nous nous souvenons des courageux soldats canadiens qui ont consenti le sacrifice ultime. Leur courage, leurs sacrifices et leur dévouement à la mission de paix et de sécurité ne seront jamais oubliés. Nous honorons leur mémoire, soutenons leurs familles et sommes solidaires de tous ceux qui ont servi. #LeCanadaSeSouvient Photo: Gunners from X Battery, 5e Régiment d’artillerie Légère du Canada (5 RALC) at Patrol Base Wilson, conduct a fire mission with the M-777 155mm howitzer, to support Coalition forces who have located a Taliban position. Photo: DND IS2007-0467

On this day in 1991, Canada defeated the United States to win the fifth and final Canada Cup. The tournament was replaced by the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 #Hockey365

Over the past few years, I have been very clear. Strengthening supply and value chains will not be easy. But for economic security and growth, it is vital. This is why I commend former Prime Ministers @stephenharper and Jean Chrétien for putting aside partisan politics to regain the foreign investment deficiency Canada experienced for 10 years under Justin Trudeau. Canada has what the world wants. We need investment to unlock our economic potential. Congratulations as well to @PremierScottMoe for bringing $50 billion in Bell investment to Saskatchewan. #cdnpoli #skpoli

Today, we honour the brave heroes of the Battle of Britain. 86 years ago, Allied pilots, including Canadians, took to the skies to defend freedom. They were brave and they stood tall against overwhelming odds to protect our future. We will always remember their courage, their sacrifice, and the legacy of service they left behind for not just Britain, but the world. Lest we forget.

✨ 5 DAYS ✨ When you join the #TerryFoxRun on September 20, you're supporting a national research network helping transform how cancer is studied, treated, and prevented in Canada. 🇨🇦 Together, we can finish Terry's marathon against cancer. ❤️ terryfox.org

It was an honour to attend the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Ottawa where 141 names were added to the memorial wall that contains over 2,200 names. Each name tells a story of a life of service and sacrifice and a family that carries their memory forward. As a member of the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation Partners Council, we are assisting in the development of a national peer support program to help families stay connected and to serve as a navigational resource that can guide them to the mental health supports they need and deserve. 🇨🇦🙏 @CanFirefighters

🚒 Never Forgotten 🇨🇦 🪓

hero/ˈhirō/: 'A hero is a person admired for great courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.' 🇨🇦

Deeply saddened by the passing of Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo. George was a proud Croatian Canadian, one of Canada’s greatest athletes, and a personal hero of mine growing up. In 93 professional fights, he was never knocked down, even going the distance twice with Muhammad Ali, who called George the toughest man he ever fought. Six years ago, my team and I had planned a special event to honour George alongside his son Mitch and former boxer Spider Jones, but sadly it was cancelled due to COVID-19. My deepest condolences to the Chuvalo family, and all who knew and admired him. Canada has lost a true champion, inside and outside the ring. 🇨🇦🥊 Rest in peace, George.