Fighter jets

A crew prepares to lift the iconic F-104 Starfighter for its move from the Comox Heritage Airpark to the B.C. Aviation Museum in North Saanich. (Olivier Laurin/Black Press Media)

VIDEO: Fastest aircraft to serve Canadian Forces en route to North Saanich

The F-104 Starfighter is moving from Comox to the BC Aviation Museum

 

Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, holds a media availability on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada officially buying F-35 fighter jet for $19B to replace CF-18s

Canada to purchase 88 F-35s, with the first aircraft to be delivered in 2026

 

Protestors from the Victoria Peace Coalition gathered January 7 on the corner of Government Street and Humboldt Street to protest against the federal purchase of 88 fighter-jets. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

Nationwide rally opposing purchase of fighter jets touches down in Victoria

Rally organizers dub jets a waste of resources

 

James (Stocky) Edwards is pictured in February 2022 with 19 Wing Commander Lt.-Col. Rhonda Stevens and Greg Sawchuck, senior B.C. director for Ducks Unlimited Canada. Photo by Erin Haluschak.

Comox war hero dies at age 100

James (Stocky) Edwards was a gentleman, and an icon

James (Stocky) Edwards is pictured in February 2022 with 19 Wing Commander Lt.-Col. Rhonda Stevens and Greg Sawchuck, senior B.C. director for Ducks Unlimited Canada. Photo by Erin Haluschak.