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Once shouldered by nearly 50 armies, the Canadian Armed Forces is becoming the last national military in the world to retire the 114-year-old Lee-Enfield rifle from frontline service.

The first civilian ship built under the federal government's marquee shipbuilding program will have portions of its hull re-welded because an inspection has uncovered a series of defective joints, according to CBC News.

A Quebec court has approved a class-action lawsuit by men and women who claim they were bullied or harassed while employed by the RCMP in that province. In 2016, then Commissioner Bob Paulson said the Mounties had a "culture of bullying and intimidation and general harassment."

Japan’s homegrown defense industry continues to secure significant amounts of contracts from the U.S. government, but concerns linger over the high level of spending on big-ticket items acquired via the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program, and the outlook for Japan’s push into the global arms market remains cloudy.

The federal government is discussing a "refresh" of its national shipbuilding strategy, according to documents released under Access To Information but details are scant. Under the current program, major government ship construction is assigned to two shipyards but one of those companies, Irving Shipbuilding of Halifax is concerned the policy might change.

Shannon Stubbs, a Conservative MP from Alberta faces criticism after saying it’s an “utter embarrassment for Canada" that a lawyer who represented Omar Khadr has been appointed as a federal judge. Academics and opposition politicians point out that the Canadian system guarantees the accused legal representation.

Russia poses a serious threat to Britain because the military is failing to protect the Arctic flank, a new report says. Britain’s ability to defend against threats from the Arctic and the High North is at risk due to cost savings, skill fade and a lack of intellectual investment.

Between 1995 and 2016, encounters with the Canada goose have cost the United States Air Force about $94,000 in damages to aircraft. The American military is looking for new technology to prevent collisions with wildlife.

Italian authorities are looking into what caused a major highway bridge to collapse Tuesday in Genoa, killing at least 26 people. A large section of the Morandi Bridge fell during a violent storm, apparently without warning, sending some cars plunging 45 meters.

On Friday, a federal politician said Davie Shipyard would qualify for work under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. In a statement, Irving Shipbuilding calls on the government to confirm that the National Shipbuilding Strategy remains intact and ships for Canada’s Navy and Coast Guard will be done exclusively by Irving Shipbuilding and Vancouver Shipyards.

The government may be taking a closer look at private financial transactions than Canadians know. The law covering money laundering and terrorist financing is now under review, while US news reports suggest Canada has a low conviction rate for such crimes..

PGW Defence Technologies of Winnipeg will be delivering its LRT-3 .50 calibre sniper rifle to Ukraine’s military. The sale, worth about $1 million, was approved by Global Affairs Canada last week.