Canadian navy chief defends submarine purchasing from Britain
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The Chief of Canada&#39;s maritime defence staff said the submarines Canada obtained from the Britishnavy would never be sent out without being &quot;prepared checked and tested,&quot; local press reported Saturday.
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The Chief of Canada&#39;s maritime defence staff is defending the submarines Canada obtained from the British navy, saying the vessels would never be sent out without being &quot;prepared, checked and tested.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (12/10/2004) - Relations between Canada and Britain were strained after an electrical fire broke out last Tuesday on board a submarine purchased by Ottawa from the British Royal Navy, killing one crewmember and seriously injuring two
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The nation's chief communications regulator on Thursday defended a public statement in which he said he wouldn't enforce some conditions imposed on AT&amp;T Corp. as a condition of approving its buyout of BellSouth Corp.
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The Serious Fraud Office head defends the dropping of a  probe into BAE Systems' dealings with Saudi Arabia.
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Britain's Defence Secretary Des Browne has defended the safety record of the Nimrod reconnaissance plane after one of the aircraft crashed in Afghanistan, killing 14 armed service personnel.
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With due pomp and ceremony the Royal Navy handed over the submarine HMS Upholder to the Canadians at the weekend. The vessel was renamed HMCS Chicoutimi - after the city on the edge of Quebec&#39;s vast northern wilds - and the maple leaf flag was hoisted.
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HALIFAX (CP) - Senior navy officials went on the offensive Thursday, challenging media reports that suggested they initially downplayed the severity of a fire that disabled HMCS Chicoutimi and led to the death of one of the submarine's crew members.
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The Canadian navy has said it was convinced that a submarine bought from Britain was seaworthy at the start of a disastrous voyage during which a fire injured nine crewmen and left it adrift in the Atlantic.
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LONDON -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday called for building a multibillion-dollar, new-generation nuclear submarine fleet to counter future threats from rogue nuclear states and nuclear terrorism.
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Canada&#39;s defence minister said he could not rule out suing the British government over the purchase of four second-hand submarines.
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LONDON, England -- Britain has launched a rescue operation to recover the crew of a Canadian submarine after a fire on board the vessel, the UK Ministry of Defense has said.
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OTTAWA - As HCMS Chicoutimi&#39;s 57 crew members continued to brave inclement North Atlantic weather aboard a powerless, damaged submarine, the search began in Ottawa for someone to blame over Canada&#39;s latest embarrassing naval mishap.
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A Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland was forced to call for assistance from the British Royal Navy after a small fire broke out on board, it is reported here Tuesday.
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Canada buried a sailor this week who died in a submarine fire that naval officers say was poorly handled by the vessel&#39;s skipper.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The navy is docking its submarine fleet in the wake of the fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi. Defence Minister Bill Graham said the move, which affects the three sister subs of the Chicoutimi, is a
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Canada&#39;s defense minister has spoken of his pride at the way the crew of a crippled submarine acted after a fire on board the vessel that killed an officer.